Specialist Staff Nurse

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust; Slough; Presencial; GBP 52.000 - 59.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible working

27 days annual leave – increasing with

Cycle to Work

Car leasing scheme incl. electric

Wellbeing tools & services

Staff networks (Diversity & Equality)

Maternity/paternity/adoption leave

Free parking

Descripción de la vacante

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Staff Nurse (Band 7) to join a newly established Assertive Outreach team in Slough. The role focuses on intensive, flexible engagement with people living with severe mental health conditions to prevent crises and admissions.

Based at Slough hubs (Prospect House or New Horizons), the post involves delivering outreach, care planning, and close collaboration with carers and partner agencies.

Formación

• Current NMC registration is required.
• Significant experience working with people with severe mental illness in community settings.
• Experience in multidisciplinary and multi-agency environments.
• Leadership or management experience including line management and supervision.

Responsabilidades

• Manage a protected caseload of individuals with complex mental health needs.
• Deliver proactive and persistent outreach including community visits.
• Develop collaborative care plans focused on recovery and relapse prevention.
• Work with carers, families and partner agencies including housing, social care, primary care, police and voluntary services.
• Act as an expert practitioner within the multidisciplinary team, providing clinical leadership and supervision.

Conocimientos

NMC registration

Community mental health experience

Multi-agency collaboration

Leadership & supervision

Educación

RMN (Registered Mental Nurse)

Mentorship qualification / experience

Masters level knowledge (specialist)

Descripción del empleo

Berkshire Healthcare is developing an innovative Assertive Outreach service to provide intensive, flexible and compassionate support to people living with severe and enduring mental health conditions who find it difficult to engage with traditional services. To support this, we are looking for a Specialist Staff Nurse.

This is an exciting Band 7 opportunity to join a newly established specialist multidisciplinary team and play a key role in leading and shaping how Assertive Outreach is delivered across Berkshire. Working from our Slough hub, you will support individuals with complex needs, helping them remain engaged with services, avoid crisis and admission, and achieve the outcomes that matter most to them.

Location: Prospect House OR New Horizons, Slough

Main duties of the job

As a Specialist Staff Nurse, you will:

Manage a protected caseload of individuals with complex mental health needs, significant risk factors and multi-agency involvement.

Deliver proactive and persistent outreach, including community visits and flexible engagement approaches.

Develop collaborative care plans focused on recovery, relapse prevention and admission avoidance.

Work closely with carers, families and partner agencies including housing, social care, primary care, police and voluntary services.

Act as an expert practitioner within the multidisciplinary team, providing clinical leadership, supervision and specialist advice.

Contribute to service development, quality improvement and the implementation of innovative approaches to engagement and care.

About us

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
• 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

Job responsibilities

The must haves for this role:

• Current NMC registration.
• Significant experience working with people with severe mental illness in community settings.
• Experience of working within multidisciplinary and multi-agency environments.
• Leadership experience or equivalent management experience, including line management and supervision.

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

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Stonewall Proud Employer, 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: Eunice Malahleka on [e-mail] or Debra on [e-mail] (Head of Service for Slough CMHS) 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 or training

• Registered Mental Health Nurse
• NMC Registration
• Mentorship Qualification or equivalent experience
• Highly specialist knowledge acquired through education to Masters level, training or equivalent experience, in your relevant specialty

Continuous Professional Development

• Evidence of highly developed continuous professional development relevant to your area of specialism

Previous Experience

• Demonstrable experience of working autonomously to deliver high quality and evidence-based nursing care.
• Experience in providing supervision to junior colleagues and students in the completion of routine nursing and clinical skills.
• Uphold the Trust's values of being caring, committed and working as team through demonstrable examples and experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to demonstrate highly specialist clinical nursing skills relevant to the role.
• Demonstrable ability to effectively identify risks or deviations from normal and elevate concerns in a timely way.
• Ability to prioritise workload to meet conflicting demands, where there may be a variety of conflicting pressures.
• Advanced use of digital tools and applications including Word, Outlook and patient management systems.
• Ability to maintain written records which are tailored for the situation, such as patient notes, patient reports or presentations.
• Ability to travel between multiple Trust sites and non-Trust locations, including patient homes, some of which may be challenging to access via public transport.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

New Horizons, Pursers Court, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 5BX

£51,657 to £58,785 a yearper annum (Incl. of HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

371-MHS1160-A

Job locations

New Horizons, Pursers Court, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 5BX