Job summary Exciting Opportunity for a Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Memory Clinic. Are you an experienced Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker looking for the next step in your career? Whether you're seeking a fresh challenge or the chance to deepen your expertise in Older People's Mental Health Services, this Memory Clinic role offers variety, professional growth, and a supportive team environment. Why Join Us? Diverse Experience : Rotate across teams including the CMHTe, and HTT, gaining a breadth of knowledge. Autonomy & Impact : Manage your own caseload while collaborating with colleagues across statutory and voluntary sectors. Specialist Interests : Focus on areas such as supporting carers, working with Younger People with Dementia, or shaping service development. Professional Growth : Contribute to training, education, audits, and research to influence best practices. Based at Nicholson House, Maidenhead, you'll provide community-based support, visiting clients in their homes. A car is required for travel. While much of our work is virtual, occasional in-person team meetings, training, and service events take place at our office base. If you're ready for a rewarding, flexible, and impactful role, we'd love to hear from you Applications for this role will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as vacancies may close early. Main duties of the job Comprehensive Assessments: UndertakingMemory assessments of patients and conduct semi-structured interviews with family members and others involved in a patient's care.Conduct assessments in various settings, including patients' homes, considering physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs. Caseload Management: Oversee and coordinate an assigned caseload, ensuring care aligns with the Memory Clinic Care Pathway. Clinical Support: Assist medical staff in Memory Clinics using assessment tools (MOCA, ACE, etc.) and gathering collaborative patient histories. Medication & Care Monitoring: Conduct Memory Clinic reviews to track patient responses to prescribed medications and adjust care plans accordingly. Care Planning & Coordination: Develop, evaluate, and adapt personalised care plans, involving families, carers, and appropriate health, social, and voluntary agencies. Crisis & Referral Management: Respond to acute psychiatric issues, accept new referrals, and apply therapeutic interventions such as crisis intervention, problem-solving, and Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) techniques. Liaison & Communication: Maintain strong partnerships with Primary Care, Local Authorities, and Voluntary Organisations to ensure seamless patient care. Service & Quality Improvement: Contribute to service development projects, ensuring high standards of care and compliance with CPA and Risk Assessment policies. 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: Caring for and about you is our top priority Committed to providing good quality, safe services Working Together with you to develop innovative solutio 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 Date posted 07 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £39,205 to £47,084 a year per annum (Inc. of HCAS) Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 371-TAPMHS533-F Job locations 1st Floor, Nicholsons House Nicholsons Walk Maidenhead SL6 1LD Job description Job responsibilities The must haves for this role: Registered Mental Health nurse or equivalent. Experience of working within an integrated multi-disciplinary environment. Ability to drive and have a 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. Were 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.Lamuyeberkshire.nhs.uk who'll be delighted to help. Please note, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible. Job description Job responsibilities The must haves for this role: Registered Mental Health nurse or equivalent. Experience of working within an integrated multi-disciplinary environment. Ability to drive and have a 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. Were 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.Lamuyeberkshire.nhs.uk who'll be delighted to help. Please note, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible. Person Specification Essential Essential Registered Mental Health Nurse or equivalent Experience of working within an integrated multi-disciplinary environment Ability to drive and have a car for use for work Person Specification Essential Essential Registered Mental Health Nurse or equivalent Experience of working within an integrated multi-disciplinary environment Ability to drive and have a car for use for work 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Address 1st Floor, Nicholsons House Nicholsons Walk Maidenhead SL6 1LD Employer's website https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)