This is an exciting opportunity to join the South East Op Courage Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service. As a Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker, you, as a part of a multi disciplinary team, will primarily deliver the service across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight with the occasional need to support colleagues in other regions.
You will provide specialist assessment and formulation for veterans and transitioning military personnel presenting with complex mental health, substance misuse and social care issues. You will deliver psycho-educational packages as well referring on to relevant services/agencies and offering advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to multidisciplinary mental health staff, third-sector agencies and other, non-professional carers.
This is a busy service and your self-care is important to us. We offer a blended model of delivery including face to face and online and there are opportunities for home working to ensure a good work / life balance. We will also consider part-time/flexible working patterns.
• have clinical responsibility for a case load as specified by the Service Manager or Team Lead.
• be responsible fordelivering specific mental health interventions within their scope of practice and will work with the multidisciplinary team to deliver the plan of care in line with the NICE and other relevant standards and guidelines.
• be responsible fordevising high quality holistic mental health assessments and risk assessments/safety plans/crisis prevention plans with people on their caseload.
• have leadership skills and as an experienced mental health practitioner will direct and supervise junior staff and/or students within their area of responsibility
• assertively engage with clients,striving at all timesto develop good therapeutic relationships.
• establish andmaintaingood liaison with colleagues working in emotional wellbeing and mental health services in the locality includingveteranscharities and other 3rdsector organisations
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:
• Registration with a recognised approved body and relevant qualification.
• Registered Mental Health Nurse (NMC)/ Occupational Therapy level qualification and registered with HPCP/ Registered Social Worker with relevant social work qualification.
• Experience of managing complex caseloads (substance misuse, traumatised people, PTSD) and applying a range of evidence based interventions (risk assessments and safety planning) .
• A passion for working with veterans and a knowledge of the issues surrounding common mental health difficulties and social care needs in the military veteran population.
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: Maria Warburton – 07812469253 or email: maria.warburton@berkshire.nhs.uk
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 3 Dec 2024
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