Memory Clinic - Mental Health Practitioner - NHS - ref. f34865123

Job overview

Interviews are due to be held on 11 February 2025.

The Wokingham Older Adult Mental Health Service is looking for an enthusiastic, caring and highly motivated Mental Health Practitioner with a relevant and current professional qualification (Social Worker, Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist) to join our friendly and innovative Memory Clinic.

Your base would be Wokingham Community Hospital where we have access to free parking facilities, staff room and a friendly and welcoming team. We work flexibly to meet service needs both from the office and remotely.

The post holder would therefore be expected to work towards helping the service maintain these accolades of high standards.

• The post holder will undertake comprehensive assessments in a range of settings including the patient’s own home
• Participate in planning and facilitating group work including cognitive stimulation therapy, as well as group work within the wider service where required.
• To provide the appropriate clinical follow up
• To identify and select from a range of health, social and voluntary agencies which could assist and improve the care of individuals and their families.
• To be jointly responsible for the Memory Clinic caseload working collaboratively with other Memory Clinic practitioners.
• To monitor and evaluate care plans, making adjustments as appropriate

Working for our organisation

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. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the 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 site

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The “must haves” for this role:

• Hold the relevant and current professional qualification (Social Worker, Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist)
• To have excellent problem-solving abilities, communications skills and a person-centred approach
• A passion for working with older adults and those living with dementia
• Group work experience
• Valid UK licence with the ability to travel in a timely manner between work bases and community settings, including transporting patients where required. (public transport would not be suitable)

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.

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 on 01189047200 or email: [email protected] who will 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

• RMN or equivalent Professional Qualification (OT, SW)

• RGN (i.e. dual qualified)
• Mentorship or equivalent
• Diploma in Dementia Studies or willing to undertake
• Completion of post-graduate courses related to specialism e.g. Advanced Dementia Care, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Communicating & Caregiving in Dementia etc

Continuous Professional Development

• Evidence of Statutory & Mandatory Courses

Previous Experience

• Experiences of working in groups

Competences In

• Basic computer skills

Additional Requirements

• Ability to travel to a variety of settings (public transport not suitable)
• Car driver with clean licence
• Use of Car

These are the values that we live by 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.

Please find attached the behaviour framework that underpins these values for this job role.

At Berkshire Healthcare, we foster an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs.

Watch our careers video to learn more.

We welcome talent from all backgrounds and offer guaranteed interviews to disabled applicants and armed forces community members who meet the minimum criteria.

Please note we may close positions before the advertised date.

If you need help with your application, please contact us on [email protected]

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