Are you passionate about mental health and ready to make a real difference in people's lives? We have an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Mental Health Practitioner to join our vibrant, multi-disciplinary Adults Community Mental Health Team in Slough.
Our team is a well-established group of dedicated professionals, including social workers, community mental health nurses, consultant psychiatrists, psychological therapists, occupational therapists, community support workers, employment specialists, and administrative staff. Jointly funded by the Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Slough Borough Council, we are committed to providing top-class care and support to adults with significant mental illnesses and their carers.
Why Join Us?
* Collaborative Environment: Work alongside a diverse team of experts in a supportive and dynamic setting.
* Impactful Work: Play a crucial role in delivering a range of treatment interventions, including medication and psychological therapies, to improve the lives of our service users.
* Professional Growth: Gain valuable experience and training while making a tangible difference in the community.
Main Duties of the Job
Your Role: As an Advanced Mental Health Practitioner, you'll:
* Provide Clinical Leadership: Offer continued clinical advice, training, and supervision to staff within our multi-disciplinary team.
* Coordinate Care: Liaise with local services to ensure smooth transitions and effective support for our clients.
* Manage Caseloads: Handle your own caseload of clients with complex mental health needs, conducting risk assessments and formulating care plans.
* Collaborate: Work closely with service users, their families, and carers to ensure the best possible outcomes.
Job Responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
* Mental health practitioner experience ideally within Adult mental health and professional registration with an approved Nursing professional body.
* Leadership or management qualification, or equivalent experience.
* Experience of working with adult mental illness and applying a range of interventions.
* Experience of relevant legislation (i.e. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act) and their application in practice.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
* Current professional registration with an approved professional body.
* Leadership or management qualification, or equivalent experience.
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
Desirable
* Where professionally applicable, teaching and mentoring experience or course.
Previous Experience
Essential
* Significant experience of working with people with mental ill health and applying a range of interventions.
* Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
* Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a community environment.
* Working in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environment.
Desirable
* Experience of managing complaints and SI investigations.
* Mentoring students on practice placement.
* Quality improvement activities.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
* Demonstrate knowledge of evidence-based practice in caring for patients in the designated field.
* Understanding of relevant legislation (eg. Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Care Act 2014).
* Evidence of an understanding of the Care Programme Approach and its application in practice.
* Detailed understanding of safeguarding and its application of practice.
* Key skills in literacy, numeracy and IT.
Desirable
* Experience and understanding of clinical risk assessment and management and its application in practice.
* To demonstrate an understanding of Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
* Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment.
Additional Requirements
Essential
* Car User.
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.
Employer Details
Employer Name: Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address: CMHT Slough, New Horizons, Pursers Court, Slough, SL2 5BX
Employer's Website: https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/
Salary: £48,270 to £54,931 a year (Incl. of HCAS)
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