Are you working as a Social Worker / OT or Nurse and looking for that new role, perhaps to be a part of something new and exciting?
Are you looking to develop your career with a group of likeminded professionals?
We're recruiting for Advanced Mental Health Practitioners at Band 7. As part of the Rapid Response team, you'll offer high-quality mental health assessments & short-term intervention to young people experiencing mental health crisis. We work closely with the wider CAMH services, local authorities, education colleagues & other services.
The role is based at Erleigh Rd, Reading during the day & Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading when working nights.
Current shift patterns are:
1. Assessment Clinician 09:00 - 20:00
2. Late Assessment Clinician 11:00 - 22:00
3. Follow Up shift 09:00 - 17:00
4. Shift Lead 08:00 - 19:00
1. Weekend/Bank holidays 08:00 - 17:00
2. Night Shift 20:15 - 08:15
You'll be allocated a combination of shifts on a rota basis to complete your contracted hours.
You'll use your excellent communication skills & a compassionate nature to give full support to patients & their families.
We are committed to your development and offer both internal & external training with this role.
Applications are processed as they are received. We would encourage you to apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early!
Main duties of the job
No day will be the same, so here are a few (but not limited to) duties of the role:
* Provide high quality assessment and clinical formulation
* Respond to crisis calls from young people and their families
* Provide short term interventions/Follow ups when required and make ongoing referrals based on the clinical needs
* Ability to manage and lead the shift by prioritising and delegating tasks
* Identify appropriate interventions for young people and their families as well as the improvement of resilience and recovery which mitigates risks to themselves or others
* Maintain and develop key relationships with professionals external to the area of service, as well as patients and their families
* To be responsible for the accurate maintenance of clinical record keeping and ensuring all systems, records and data are stored and transferred correctly
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.
We value diversity and 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 close roles early that have a high number of applications.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for you to be considered for this role:
* A degree in relevant field as well as a core profession e.g. Social worker, Nurse, OT
* Registration with relevant recognised body (e.g.: NMC, HCPC)
* Experience in working with mental health and complex needs
* Demonstrable skills in mental health assessments and formulation
* Full UK driving license with access to a vehicle
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. 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.
If you're someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to contact: Emily Perrin on emily.perrin@berkshire.nhs.uk who will be 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 where required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
* Registered Mental Health Nurse
* OR Recognised and relevant qualification as below: Registered Social Worker
* OR Qualified Systemic Family Therapist Masters level
* OR Qualified Psychotherapist
* OR Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
* OR Occupational Therapist
* Registration with NMC or HCPC or other recognised professional body
Desirable
* A supervisory qualification in the relevant professional discipline.
Previous Experience
Essential
* Significant post-qualifying experience of undertaking comprehensive assessment of mental health needs, developing care plans, and offering appropriate support based on psychological formulation of presenting difficulties.
* Experience of working with service users with high-risk presentations and undertaking risk assessment and risk management plans.
* Experience of hard-to-reach diverse community groups and individuals with emerging complex needs, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities and safeguarding.
* Experience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environment.
Desirable
* Experience of working within mental health settings supporting children, adolescents and their families.
* Experience of providing supervision or leadership to others.
* Experience of contributing to service improvement initiatives.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
* Knowledge and skill to assess acute mental health crisis, and deliberate self-harm at Tier 3 levels.
* Demonstrates up to date knowledge of legislation and National strategies and requirements for CAMHS.
* Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
* Ability to motivate and inspire others and to support others to develop key competencies.
* Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
* Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
* Ability to take clinical responsibility for patient care and treatment.
* Ability to work to timescales and comfortably cope in pressurised situations, applying practical problem-solving skills in everyday and complex situations.
* Ability to work autonomously and effectively in a team, reprioritising work and that of others to reflect changing needs.
* Competent IT skills and the ability to navigate around various systems and software packages (such as outlook, databases, e.g. RiO MS office and internet).
Additional Requirements
Essential
* Ability and willingness to work in a flexible way including working outside of normal hours to facilitate out of hours clinics as required.
* Able to maintain professional boundaries and conduct.
* Supportive approach towards colleagues and service users.
* Enthusiastic, self-motivated team player.
* Able to negotiate, be confident and assertive.
Employer details
Employer name
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address
25 Erleigh Road
Reading
RG1 5LR
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