Job Title: Senior Mental Health Practitioner
Location: Resource House
Pay Rates: Day £22.89 per hour
Sat/Nights £29.42 per hour
Sun/Bank Hols £35.96 per hour
Contract length: On going – full time
Working hours: Monday-Friday 9-5
About the Trust – Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT), a community and mental health trust, are rated ‘Outstanding’ in their most recent CQC report as well as being recognised as a Global Digital Exemplar. In this role you will be located in and working across an area with all the benefits of country living with the convenience of big city life.
As a member, you’ll have fantastic benefits:
* Competitive pay rates – work this week, get paid next week
* Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go – access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
* Essential support when you need it – 24/7 365 days – Call us anytime
* Multi-locational - work across neighbouring Trusts
* First choice of shifts or placements at your Trust – access before they are made available to agency
* Varied working options to suit your lifestyle– access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or fixed term placements
* Training and development opportunities
* Build holiday allowance for every shift you work
* Stakeholder pension scheme available
What you’ll be responsible for:
Clinical:
* The post holder will be responsible for the formulation, execution and evaluation of a care plan for a designated number of patients who may present with significant complexity within a multidisciplinary team.
* The post holder will ensure that each individual plan is developed in consultation/agreement with the patient and informed by the wider multidisciplinary team.
* The post holder will be responsible for identifying the specific interventions and skills required from the multidisciplinary team to deliver the plan of care and expected health/social outcomes which are evidence-based and lead to recovery and minimise risk.
* The post holder will be responsible for devising a risk and safety plan with each individual patient and alerting the crisis/home treatment team services as required.
* The post holder will operate within the principles of recovery and as such support each patient to develop a Wellness Recovery Action Plan and reduce dependence on Secondary Mental Health Services enabling a planned integration into local community facilities and the discharge as part of the patient’s recovery plan.
GENERAL:
* This is a varied role where you’ll be expected to undertake the range of responsibilities specified above, working together with your line manager and colleagues to ensure that the activities of this post make a real difference to our patients. Your line manager may ask you to undertake other reasonable duties to facilitate the smooth running of your service or team.
* We are an equal opportunities employer and you’ll be expected to role model equality of opportunity, live the values and always operate in accordance with our Equal Opportunities Policy.
* Health and Safety at work is important to us and we would like you to role model the highest standards of behaviour and go above and beyond by adopting excellent practice where it links to the health and wellbeing of our colleagues. It is important that you cooperate with us to ensure that statutory and departmental safety regulations are adhered to.
The role will involve, but not be limited to, you performing the above.
You’ll have the following qualification/experience:
Qualifications:
* Qualified Psychiatric Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist with +2-year post registration experienced preferred.
* Competent IT skills and the ability to navigate around various systems and software packages (such as MS Outlook, MS Office, MS TEAMs and the internet).
Experience:
* Previous knowledge and experience of working in the community and with service users who have complex mental health needs.
* Knowledge and experience of applying evidence-based strategies and psycho-social interventions to effectively engage with service users and their carers.
* Experience of formulating risk assessments.
* Experience of working with mental health services (or able to demonstrate transferable skills).
* Experience of clinically supervising junior and unqualified staff and mentoring students.
* Experience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environment.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
* Specialist knowledge acquired through training in a specialised discipline.
* Excellent knowledge and understanding of the health and social care systems and operating frameworks, clinical observations and the Mental Health Act.
* A clear understanding of complex needs support issues such as homelessness, substance misuse and offending.
* Knowledge of safeguarding protocols.
* Knowledge and understanding of how to deal with challenging individuals.
* 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.
* Ability to manage risk.
* Demonstrate an ability to maintain clear boundaries.
* Demonstration of psychological awareness of others' strengths and weaknesses.
* Demonstration of an ability to have flexibility in their coping style and an awareness to see problems from a different perspective.
* Ability to work effectively in a team, work on own initiative, work unsupervised and manage own workload.
*Depending on the Trust, you may require variable additional certification and skills.
Who are NHS Professionals?
We specialise in putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.
As an equal opportunities' organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.
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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.
Disclaimer:
Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £22.89-£35.96 per hour
Schedule:
* 10 hour shift
* 12 hour shift
* 8 hour shift
* Day shift
* Monday to Friday
* Night shift
* Weekend availability
Experience:
* Senior Mental Health Practitioner: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
* NMC (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: 190924-802
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