Senior Mental Health Practitioner/SUN Facilitator – Erlegh House, University of Reading University of Reading, RG6 6BZ.
Band 6 positions available, with opportunities for Band 7 development.
Permanent, full and part-time options available.
We’re looking for dedicated professionals for key clinical roles in the SUN service. You’ll play a crucial part in the delivery and ongoing development of this supportive group-based service, co-facilitating sessions alongside Core Professional Facilitators and Lived Experience Facilitators.
What You’ll Be Doing:
Facilitating Groups: Deliver a mix of face-to-face and online SUN groups, with sessions taking place at various locations across Berkshire. The successful candidate will help to create a safe and welcoming space where individuals feel empowered to seek help on their terms.
Service Development: Contribute to the growth, promotion, and continuous improvement of the SUN Service, ensuring it meets the needs of its members.
Collaboration: Work closely with colleagues across the SUN Team, which sits within IMPACTT (Personality Disorder Pathway Services), benefiting from comprehensive training, weekly group supervision, and reflective practice sessions.
Applications for this role will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as this vacancy may close early.
SUNis exclusively a group network, which is aimed at providing ongoing support for SUN members through attending groups as and when they feel they need support.The main duties of this roleareto co-facilitate regular SUN groups and tocontribute to the development and promotion of theSUNservice.
The SUN Team sits within IMPACTT (Personality Disorder Pathway Services)and line management is provided by the SUNTeamManager. TheSUN Team of facilitators have specific SUN facilitation training provided at commencement with the service and will attend mandatory weekly group supervision, training and implementation and reflective practice sessions.
There may be opportunities toassistin the delivery ofother aspects of the EUPD pathway,including the Managing Emotions Programme.
Additionally, there will be opportunities to develop into a band 7 rolewhich will include furtherresponsibilitiessuch as supervising junior staff, deliveringtraining, anddeputising for the service manager asrequired. Service growth and development will also be at the forefront, and the post holder will be expected to attend networking events and work with both internal and external agencies to support this. Please see job description for further information.
This post will involve travel across all localities in Berkshire. Use of a car for work ispreferable.
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
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites
The essential criteria for you to be considered for this role include:
• Diploma or degree level professional qualification such as Nurse, OT, Social Worker, Psychological Therapist or Psychotherapist and registered with relevant professional body.
• Minimum 2 years post-qualification experience of working with people with mental health problems, group facilitation, and supporting people with complex emotional needs or difficulties associated with personality disorders.
• Strong working knowledge of mental health services, peer support and co-production.
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 welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Pleasedon’thesitate to call: Charlie Thomas, SUN Service Manager on 0300 365 8000or email:Charlie.Thomas@berkshire.nhs.uk orwho’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 Sunday 29 Dec 2024
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