Maidenhead - Mental Health Practitioner
Job overview
Are you a qualified or newly qualified Community Psychiatric Nurse or Mental Health Practitioner looking for a new challenge? We’d love to hear from you!
We’re looking for someone enthusiastic and compassionate to join our friendly and supportive team, caring for older adults in the Maidenhead community. This is a full-time role (37.5 hours per week) based at Nicholson House, Maidenhead, with regular home visits to clients – so you’ll need access to a car.
About the role:
You’ll play a key part in delivering mental health care and treatment to older adults, including those living with dementia. You’ll work across our Community Mental Health Team (CMHT), Home Treatment Team (HTT), and Memory Clinic, managing your own caseload and working closely with colleagues from health, social care, and voluntary sectors.
What you’ll need:
- A passion for working with older adults
- A good understanding of mental health frameworks, legislation, and clinical risk procedures
- Great communication and teamwork skills
- A commitment to following best practice, including NICE guidance and the Dementia Living Well Strategy
This is a great opportunity to grow your skills, make a real impact, and be part of a dedicated, caring team.
Main duties of the job- Work collaboratively as an integral part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, managing a diverse caseload of patients with care and compassion.
- Conduct thorough assessments of patients, ensuring active involvement of their caregivers and family members in developing comprehensive care plans.
- Take ownership of formulating, implementing, and assessing the effectiveness of care plans for a specific group of patients, including those with complex needs, in close collaboration with patients and the multi-disciplinary team.
- Offer direct supervision and guidance to Support Workers and/or students, fostering their growth and development within the team.
- Provide expert advice to team members and external agencies regarding the unique needs of service users, contributing to the overall improvement of service delivery.
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.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The "must haves" for this role:
- Registered Mental Health Nurse or equivalent.
- Good understanding of the relevant legislation surrounding the Mental Capacity Act / Mental Health Act
- Ability to drive and have car for use at work
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: Gbolahan Lamuye on 01189047300 or email: [email protected] 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
Essential criteria- Registered Mental Health nurse or equivalent
Training
Desirable criteria- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Previous Experience
Desirable criteria- Experience in a mental health setting
- Care Management
- Experience in dealing with challenging behaviour
- Supporting and empowering carers
- Multi-agency working
- Community working experience
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria- Knowledge of mental health legislation
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including verbal and written communication
- Ability to manage and prioritise workload
- Ability to manage stress
- Ability to work on own initiative and/ or with a team
- Ability to deal with sensitive issues and manage conflict situations
- Intervention and outcome monitoring skills
- Good IT skills
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria- Flexible & innovative
- Proactive and dynamic
- Well organised & highly motivated
- Commitment to equal opportunity
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria- Ability to drive and have a car for use at work
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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