Interviews will be held on the 12th September 2024.

The post holder will be a key member of the Care Home Support Team (CHST). CHST team includes a Pharmacist, Registered General Nurses, Registered Mental Health Nurses, Palliative care specialist nurse and Therapists.

Based at Church Hill house in Bracknell you will be a team player within the East Berkshire locality and expected to work collaboratively with staff from all disciplines whilst maintaining high professional standards. The post holder will be required to liaise with their team colleagues in the other localities covered by the service to ensure cross cover can be provided during annual leave, care home crisis and service need.

CHST works 5 days a week, Monday to Friday, 9-5, however the post holder has some flexibility depending on the needs of the care homes. This is fixed term post for 22.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

• To build good working relationships with the care homes in the area
• Advise care homes on management of dementia, mental health symptoms and management, mental capacity, DOLs and safeguarding.
• Provide education to care homes via TEAMS or face to face on mental health issues, champion work and areas of care the home has identified as a need. This could be formal or informally with role modelling/upskilling.
• Provide a holistic assessment to aid medical diagnosis, management and treatment of complex residents in the care home environment and prevent unnecessary hospital admissions or placement failure.
• Work in collaboration with other members of the MDT, Mental Health teams, LA Care Quality teams and the Integrated Care Board.
• Work alongside the RMNs in the other localities on innovations to improve practice across Berkshire.

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 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 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 occasionally 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:

• You must be a RegisteredMental Health Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC Register.

• Experience in elderly mental health and some teaching skill or enthusiasm.

• Enthusiastic and committed to developing skills and knowledge

• A team player with the ability to work collaboratively with other disciplines

• Car driver with business insurance, ability and readiness to travel to multiple sites

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. For further application tips see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.

If youre 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 dont hesitate to call: Hannah Healey on 07813393167 or email: Hannah.Healey@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl 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

• Current NMC Registration
• Diploma/Degree in Mental Health Nursing
• Formal post-graduate qualification in a relevant area
• Leadership / Teaching qualification
• Post graduate training in a relevant clinical speciality such as Accredited courses in Dementia Accreditation of proactive educators

Desirable

• Nurse Independent and Supplementary Prescriber Qualification
• Membership of relevant specialist interest group
• Masters degree

Continuous professional development

Essential

• Evidence of continuous professional development

Previous experience

Essential

• At least 5 years experience working within older people's mental health
• Knowledge and participation in clinical governance relevant to Mental Health
• Experience of completing complex mental capacity assessments and coordinating best interest's decision frameworks
• Proven clinical leadership ability
• Use of standardized assessments
• Experience of group teaching and role modelling.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Highly specialist knowledge of mental health in patients with highly complex needs
• Knowledge of Audit and Research
• Evidence of own self development through CPD I PDP
• Ability to develop others through CPD I PDP I In-service training
• IT skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent time management
• Flexible and adaptable in order to meet competing priorities
• Able to maintain judgment under pressure and set priorities
• Ability to lead a team
• Ability to autonomously as well as working well within a team
• Knowledge of social services processes
• Willingness to continue professional development
• Ability to pass on skills and knowledge to others - both formally and informally

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Ability to travel between multiple sites efficiently
• UK Driving Licence
• Daily use of a car with business insurance

Employer details

Employer name

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Churchill House

51-51 Turing Drive

Bracknell

RG12 7FR

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