Job vacancy: Mental Health Practitioner, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Maidenhead

Job summary

Main area

CMHT WAM

Grade

Band 5

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week

Job ref

371-TAPMHS088-E

Employer: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Nicholsons House
Town: Maidenhead
Salary: £29,828 - £36,311 per annum (Incl. of HCAS)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/07/2024 23:59

Mental Health Practitioner

Band 5

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The “must haves” for this role:

Be a Mental Health Nurse along with relevant professional registration
Hold a full UK Driving license and have use of a car for work purposes
Broad post qualification experience within a mental health setting.

If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Ishumael on 07929 841000 or email: Ishumael Nyachengwe

[email protected] who’ll be delighted to help.

Please note suitable applicants are interviewed on a first come first serve basis for this role. It may close before the due closing date if a candidate has been appointed. We advise you submit your application early to avoid missing the opportunity to apply.

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 where required

Person specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential criteria

Degree/ Diploma in Mental Health Nursing
Current NMC Registration

Desirable criteria

Specialist knowledge acquired through training in a specialised discipline.

Continuous Professional Development

Essential criteria

Evidence of continuous learning

Previous Experience

Essential criteria

Previous knowledge and experience of working in a care environment and with service users who have complex mental health needs.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

Experience of clinically supervising junior and unqualified staff and mentoring students
Ability to administer depot medication.
Substantial experience of managing a busy caseload of service users with a range of mental health conditions
Experience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environment
Excellent knowledge and understanding of relevant Health and Social Care legislation including Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Care Act 2014
Effective and competent interpersonal, influencing, communication, observation, and reporting skills.
Strong organisational skills and the ability to analyse situations and be able to make the right decisions.
Able to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others as well as being able to cope with distressing circumstances.
Ability to cope in a pressurised environment and apply practical problem-solving skills in everyday situations.
Competent IT skills and the ability to navigate around various systems and software packages (such as outlook, databases, MS office and the internet)
Able to work flexibly on a shift pattern as required and the ability to travel independently between locations to fulfil the requirements of the position.
Ability to work effectively in a team, work on own initiative, work unsupervised and manage own workload.
Manage difficult situations with service users that have complex mental health conditions and challenging behaviours.
Hold a full UK Driving Licence and have use of a car for work purposes.

These are the values that we live by 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.

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

Berkshire Healthcare helps people manage their health in their local area, through a range of specialist and community services across the county. We promote independence and quality of life through community and mental health services and aim for seamless delivery of the best care in the right place. We get to know communities and the people in them so we can deliver the best services that meet their health needs.

Our team of 4,300 staff provide specialist mental health and community health services to a population of around 900,000 within Berkshire. We provide healthcare to people in their own homes and from different sites across the county.

Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information.

Please ensure your application is submitted with a valid email address for your referees in order to minimise delays in the recruitment process. Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email, therefore applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly.

Applicants are advised that as a result of the high level of response we receive for some of our vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date.

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.

No agencies to contact Berkshire Healthcare directly please.

Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Ishumael Nyachengwe
Job title: Joint Service Manager
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01628640200

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Job summary

Employer heading

Mental Health Practitioner

Band 5

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Continuous Professional Development

Essential criteria

Previous Experience

Essential criteria

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact