Are you a Community Psychiatric Nurse/Mental Health Practitioner or newly qualified eager with enthusiasm and ready to take on new challenges? We’re on the lookout for someone just like you to join our vibrant team dedicated to caring for older adults in our community.
In this role, you’ll be at the heart of our Older Adults Service, where your passion for supporting individuals with mental health needs, including dementia, will shine through.
As part of our Older Adults Community Mental Health Team, you’ll provide compassionate mental health care and treatment, following the latest guidelines like the Dementia Living well Strategy and NICE recommendations.You will have the opportunity to work across CMHT(e), HTT and Memory Clinic and you will be responsible for managing your own caseload, working collaboratively with other disciplines from both statutory and voluntary sectors.
Got great people skills? Check! Understanding of mental health frameworks and legislation? Double check! You’ll also need to be savvy with Clinical Risk policies and procedures.
This full-time role (37.5 hours per week) offers the chance to make a real difference, plus you’ll be part of a supportive team that’s all about creating a caring environment.
The role is based at Nicholson House, Maidenhead and your time in this role will be spent visiting clients in their homes in the local community so you will need a car to get to appointments.
• Work collaboratively as an integral part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, managing a diverse caseload of patients with care and compassion.
• Conduct thorough assessments of patients, ensuring active involvement of their caregivers and family members in developing comprehensive care plans.
• Take ownership of formulating, implementing, and assessing the effectiveness of care plans for a specific group of patients, including those with complex needs, in close collaboration with patients and the multi-disciplinary team.
• Offer direct supervision and guidance to Support Workers and/or students, fostering their growth and development within the team.
• Provide expert advice to team members and external agencies regarding the unique needs of service users, contributing to the overall improvement of service delivery.
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
• 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
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.
The "must haves" for this role:
1. Registered Mental Health Nurse or equivalent.
2. Good understanding of the relevant legislation surrounding the Mental Capacity Act / Mental Health Act
3. Ability to drive and have 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 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 call: Gbolahan Lamuye on 01189047300 or email: Gbolahan.Lamuye@berkshire.nhs.uk 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.
This advert closes on Monday 11 Nov 2024
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