Mental Health Practitioner | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health and community services provider in Slough is hiring a Band 5 Mental Health Practitioner. You will support individuals experiencing first episode psychosis, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. The role offers flexibility and excellent benefits, including generous annual leave and a supportive work environment focused on recovery and community integration.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Generous NHS pension scheme

Excellent learning and career development opportunities

Discounts at popular retailers and restaurants

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in a mental health setting.
• Ability to work flexibly, onsite 4 days a week and 1 day from home.
• Recent experience in adult mental health.

Responsibilities

• Develop individual care plans in consultation with patients.
• Deliver evidence-based care and support recovery.
• Work in partnership with patients and families to promote independence.

Skills

Risk Assessment skills

Leadership experience

Experience in adult mental health

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse / Occupational Therapist / Social Worker

Job description

The Berkshire Early Intervention in Psychosis Service (EIP) is looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Band 5 Mental Health Practitioner to join their innovative and dynamic team.

The EIP team is a trust-wide service, with teams based at each locality. We are a specialist service working with individuals experiencing a first episode of psychosis or who are presenting with an at-risk mental state, between the ages of 18 to 65.

We operate a Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm service, although some flexibility is required and working onsite or in the community. This advert is for Slough New Horizons, working four days per week onsite/in the community and 1 day from home as needed.

You will have a clear passion for supporting people and their family in their recovery. You will work with our integrated team of psychiatrists, psychologists, psychological therapists, and STR workers to empower and support our clients to understand their experiences and return to college, university or employment.

We work with our clients for up to 3 years and the majority do get transferred back to their GP, therefore it is a rewarding team to work with.

• The post holder will ensure that each individual plan is developed in consultation/agreement with the patient and informed by the wider multidisciplinary team.
• The post holder will be responsible for delivering a plan of care as identified from the multidisciplinary team to deliver the plan of care and expected health/social outcomes which are evidence-based and lead to recovery and minimise risk.
• To work in partnership with the individual service user and their families and carers as appropriate to ensure the delivery of the care plan, and to enable the development of a plan to facilitate their safety, promote their well-being and support their independence and inclusion in the community. This may include working closely with partner agencies such as voluntary sector agencies, schools and colleges which may be able to more appropriately help the service user complete these tools.
• The post holder will operate within the principles of recovery and as such support each patient to develop a Wellness Recovery Action Plan and Relapse Prevention Plan to reduce dependence on Secondary Mental Health Services and enable a planned integration into local community facilities.
• To have clinical responsibility for a case load as specified by the EIP Clinical Lead.

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

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare 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

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• 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

The "must haves" for this role:

• Registered Mental Health Nurse / Occupational Therapist / Social Worker
• Experience in a leadership role
• Recent and relevant experience in an adult mental health setting.
• Excellent Risk Assessment skills and understanding of triangulation of risks
• Able to work onsite four days a week and one day from home at New Horizons Slough.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to contact Ashim Goswami on 07983 702549 or email [e-mail], who'll be happy to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

This advert closes on Tuesday 4 Nov 2025