Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a warm and forward-thinking team dedicated to improving the lives of older people with mental health challenges. This role offers an exciting opportunity to rotate across various teams, manage your own caseload, and engage in meaningful community visits. You'll be involved in assessments, training, and research initiatives, all while enjoying a supportive work environment. With flexible working options and a commitment to professional development, this position is perfect for passionate professionals looking to make a difference in mental health services.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days annual leave

Cycle to Work scheme

Access to wellbeing tools

Discounts at retailers

Free parking across Trust sites

Generous maternity and paternity leave

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse or equivalent required.
• Experience in integrated multi-disciplinary environments is essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct memory assessments and manage a personal caseload.
• Collaborate with integrated teams to provide support and advice.

Skills

Mental Health Nursing

Occupational Therapy

Social Work

Risk Assessment

Team Collaboration

Communication Skills

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Occupational Therapist

Social Worker

Tools

IT Systems

Cognitive Tests

Job description

Site 1st Floor, Nicholsons House Town Maidenhead Salary £39,205 - £47,084 per annum (Inc. of HCAS) Salary period Yearly Closing 02/01/2025 23:59

Job overview

Are you a passionate, caring, and driven registered Mental Health nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker keen to embark on the next chapter of your career? Or perhaps you’re seeking a fresh challenge within Older People’s Mental Health Services?

Well, look no further! Join our warm and forward-thinking team, offering the perfect balance between work and personal life.

In this role, you’ll have the exciting opportunity to rotate across various teams including the Memory Clinic, CMHT, and HTT, soaking up a wealth of diverse experiences along the way. You’ll take the reins in managing your own caseload while collaborating closely with colleagues from both statutory and voluntary sectors, all while lending your expertise to shape the future of our service.

Get ready to explore areas of special interest, whether it’s working closely with carers or making a difference in the lives of Younger People with Dementia. Plus, you’ll have a hand in delivering engaging training sessions, diving into educational programs, and even dipping your toes into audit and research initiatives.

Based at Nicholson House in Maidenhead, your days will be filled with meaningful visits to clients in their homes within the local community. You’ll need to have a car to travel to your appointments.

And while we mostly catch-up virtually, occasional in-person team meetings, training sessions, or other service-related gatherings may take place at our office base.

Main duties of the job

1. Undertaking Memory assessments of patients and conducting semi-structured interviews with family members and others involved in a patient’s care.
2. Using Memory assessment cognitive tests.
3. Assessing current risks and identifying how the risk and patient health needs would be best met.
4. Promoting and developing evidence-based practice working within NICE guidelines.
5. Collaborating with members of the integrated Older Adults Mental Health team to provide advice and support where required.
6. Supervising junior staff and students.

Working for our organisation

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.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:

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

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

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
• 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

If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The “must haves” for this role:

• Registered Mental Health nurse or equivalent.
• Experience of working within an integrated multi-disciplinary environment.
• Ability to drive and have a car for use at work.

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’re 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 call: Gbolahan Lamuye on 01189047300 or email: [e-mail] who’ll be delighted 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.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

• Registered Mental Health Nurse / Social Worker / Occupational Therapist

Continuous Professional Development

• Willingness to undertake further personal and professional development

Previous Experience

• Experience of working with older people with mental health problems
• Two years post qualification experience
• Can demonstrate skills in assessing and managing risk in a variety of settings.
• Proven ability in assessing the needs and strengths of people and their carers.
• Ability to deliver a range of therapeutic techniques which can be incorporated into one to one and/or group interventions
• Working within an integrated multi-disciplinary environment and co-working with other teams within team meetings, case conferences and professional meetings

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Working knowledge of recent government legislation e.g. Mental Health Act, Health & Safety, Care Programme Approach, Care Act & Safeguarding
• Able to work incorporating principles of Clinical Governance
• Knowledge of working collaboratively with people and their carers to ensure their involvement in the assessment and care planning process.
• Shows awareness of cultural diversity and is able to incorporate this into care planning and the delivery of care.
• Knowledge and evidence of using IT systems.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of audit processes
• Knowledge of carer services/issues/assessment

Additional Requirements

• Driving License and access to a car.

These are the values that we live by atBerkshire Healthcare:

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

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Please find attached the behaviour framework that underpins these values for this job role.

At Berkshire Healthcare, we foster an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs.

We welcome talent from all backgrounds and offer guaranteed interviews to disabled applicants and armed forces community members who meet the minimum criteria.

Please note we may close positions before the advertised date.

Once you have applied, please check your email regularly for updates. All appointments are subject to NHS Employment Checks, and false information may result in withdrawal of offers. For information on how we store your information, please review our privacy statement.

No agencies, please.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Gbolahan Lamuye Job title Joint Service Manager Older People Mental Health Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01628640200