Are you passionate about making a difference and enjoy working as part of a larger team? Are you eager to use your clinical skills to provideexcellent care and progress your career?
Applicants will need to be enthusiastic and able to work flexibly and reliably to contribute to the delivery of outstanding care to our patients.
As an AdvancedMental Health Practitioner, with theShort TermTeam, you will have responsibility for the line management of students and junior staff,undertaking their annual appraisals, PDP’s and proactively supporting their development review cycle.
You should have the ability to think calmly and logically under pressure and have a positive attitude tomaintaininghigh standardsof work atall timesand be able todemonstrateexcellent communication skills.
You willbe able to work unsupervised, using your own initiative, but also to be able to work as a part of the wider team and be able to work in multiagency partnership.
Accuracy and attention to details is essential for this post witha good levelof competency in using Microsoft applications. Strong organizationaland leadershipskills are essential.
Our serviceoperatesfive days a week, not including bank holidays and is offering full, part time and hybrid flexible working opportunities.
• You willbe responsible forthe formulation,implementationand evaluation of a care plan for a designated number of patients who may present with significant complexity withinthemultidisciplinary team
• You will alsobe responsible fordevising a risk and safety plan with each individual patientmanaging their risks in close partnership with wider team
• You will be conducting assessments and reviews at Place within One Team. You will be contributing to establishment of the specialist offer for the service users assessed at Place.
• You will apply up to date professional and other knowledge to ensure any options of care for individuals isevidencedbase and informed by theoreticalanpractical learning and experience.
• You will work closely with colleagues in specialist community mental health services to ensure smooth transitions between teams and services andfacilitatean ‘easy in, easy out’ approach to improve access to evidence-based interventions.
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. Qualified Psychiatric Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist with +2 years post registrationexperience preferred.
2. Promote,monitorand maintain best practice in health,safetyand security.
3. Ability to form positive therapeutic relationships with service users, carers, and other professionalbodies.
4. Ability to use technology to underpin professional practice.
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. For further application tips- see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
Ifyou’resomeone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us andlet’sbe outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Pleasedon’thesitate to call:Joanna Jelonekon01189605612 or emailJoanna.Jelonek@bershire.nhs.ukwho’llbe delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants whererequired.
This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Jul 2024
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