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Interviews are due to be held on 23 September 2024.

The Wokingham Community Older Adults Mental Health Team is looking for TWO enthusiastic, caring and highly motivated Senior Mental Health Practitioners (Social Worker, Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist) to join our friendly and innovative Home Treatment Team (HTT).

Your base would be Wokingham Community Hospital where we have access to free parking facilities, staff room and a friendly and welcoming team. There is also the opportunity to work remotely, and a balance of office and home would be encouraged.

The normal rota hours are either 9-5pm or 11-7pm, including weekend shifts which are 9-3pm usually once a month (Appropriate supervision will be provided for weekend cover). We would also welcome candidates who may wish to work long days / and or work their shifts flexibly across the week. There will be the opportunity for NHSP overtime to cover sickness and leave.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate must display a passion and understanding for working with Older People, but appropriate training and support will be provided as needed.

You must be enthusiastic, caring and highly motivated to contribute towards maintaining standards of high-quality care to our patients. In our latest CQC inspection we achieved 'Outstanding' and therefore the successful candidate would be expected to work towards helping the service maintain these accolades of high standards.

The post holder will be well supported and guided by our Clinical Lead and HTT Lead as necessary and have day to day responsibility for their own allocated caseload and HTT caseload. They will act as a keyworker assessing the patient's needs and providing high quality mental health interventions appropriate to the individual, including care management.

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust isa 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

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:

1. Have the relevant professional qualification (Social Worker, Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist) and clinical mental health experience

2. A passion and understanding for working with Older People.

3. Good understanding of the relevant legislation surrounding the Mental Capacity Act / Mental Health Act.

4. The ability to assess risk in both routine and urgent situations.

5. Be a car driver with the ability and readiness to travel.

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 are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Clare Bailey (Service Manager) on 0118 904 7200 or email: clare.bailey@berkshire.nhs.uk who'll be delighted to help.

Please note, 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.

Person Specification

Education Qualifications Training

Essential

• RMN or equivalent Professional Qualification (OT, SW)
• Mentorship or equivalent
• Evidence of Statutory & Mandatory Courses

Experience

Essential

• Broad experience, gained over a minimum of 3 years, acquired by caring for Older People with mental health needs in a range of clinical setting
• Experience in multidisciplinary working
• Experience in the use of evidence based interventions and provision of training of these to others within the wider primary and secondary team

Desirable

• Experiences of working in groups

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Current Government policies concerning the provision of Mental Health Care
• CPA and Risk assessment
• Therapeutic intervention
• Ability to demonstrate effective team working and ability to work autonomously
• Advanced assessment & clinical reasoning skills
• Skilled in identifying and differentiating between a wide range of diagnoses
• Confident to recommend treatment approaches appropriate to patients' psychological needs
• Thorough knowledge of the network of support services for patients and carers, and the means of accessing them

Competences In

Essential

• Leadership Abilities
• Teaching & group facilitation skills
• Time management & workload prioritisation skills
• Basic Computer skills

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Valid UK licence
• Use of Car

Employer details

Employer name

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Wokingham Hospital

41 Barkham Road

Wokingham

RG41 2RE

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