Mental Health Practitioner

BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Taplow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional mental health services provider in Taplow seeks a qualified Mental Health Practitioner to join their community team. You will engage in delivering recovery-oriented interventions, maintain a caseload, and work autonomously within a multidisciplinary setting. The role offers flexible working hours, extensive learning opportunities, and a supportive work environment dedicated to high-quality care.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days' annual leave

Generous NHS pension scheme

Access to wellbeing tools

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive relevant experience of working with service users in various settings.
• Ability to engage in training for professional development.
• Keen interest in mental health issues with updated knowledge of treatments.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality clinical services to mental health service users.
• Work autonomously and flexibly to meet service needs.
• Maintain a caseload focusing on recovery-oriented interventions.

Skills

Mental Health Practice

Decision-making

Community Engagement

Team Collaboration

Education

Professional Qualification in Mental Health

Job description

Overview

The post holder will be joining a well-established operational team working within the Adults Community Mental Health Team in WAM (Windsor, Ascot & Maidenhead). Our working hours are Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm, full-time. The WAM Community Mental Health Team is a multi-disciplinary team comprised of social workers, community mental health nurses, consultant psychiatrists, psychologists, psychological therapists, community support workers, employment specialists, and administrators/reception staff. The CMHT is jointly funded by Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Local Authority.

You will work within the WAM Community Integrated Mental Health Services. You will hold a caseload and focus on delivery of a specific time-limited intervention using the recovery model. The care and treatment will focus on empowering service users to use their strengths, skills and special interests to help in their recovery whilst under the secondary services working with our Multidisciplinary Team. You will be offered regular clinical supervision and support from the Clinical Lead.

Responsibilities

• Be an enthusiastic, professionally qualified Mental Health Practitioner committed to providing responsive and high-quality clinical services to mental health service users and their carers.
• Demonstrate extensive relevant experience of working with service users in a range of settings, ideally with some community experience, but this is not essential.
• Maintain a keen interest in all mental health issues affecting service users with up-to-date knowledge of treatments and protocols.
• Work autonomously with clear and coherent decision-making skills and flexibly to meet the needs of the wider service.
• Engage in training to further develop knowledge and understanding of this client group.

About Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we are committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we are committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish. Our values are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Benefits

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• Cycle to Work and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites