Senior Mental Health Practitioner

2 weeks ago


Wokingham, Wokingham, United Kingdom Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

You will be an enthusiastic, professionally qualified Mental Health Practitioner who is committed to providing responsive and high quality clinical services to mental health service users and their carers.

You will have extensive relevant experience of working with service users in a range of settings, ideally with some community experience but this is not essential.

A keen interest in all mental health issues affecting service users is required and up to date knowledge of treatments and protocols.

You will be able to work autonomously, exercise clear and coherent decision making skills and be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the wider service.

Training will be given to further develop your knowledge and understanding of this client group.


You will be expected to travel around your allocated county (Berkshire) to hold satellite clinics and liaise with local resources in that county.

About the Job/role

You will work within the Wokingham Community Integrated Mental Health Services. You will hold a caseload and focus on delivery of a specific time-limited intervention using the recovery model.

The care and treatment will focus on empowering service users to use their strengths, skills and special interest to help in their recovery whilst under the secondary services working with our Multidisciplinary Team.

You will be offered regular clinical supervision and support from the Clinical Lead.

Some of the benefits of joining our team:

  • AfC Salary ranging from£33,706
  • £40,588 per annum (inclusive of HCAS)
  • Business mileage applicable for appropriate travel
  • Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
  • Annual leave27 daysfor new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasingto 29 days after 5 yearsand33 days after 10 yearsNHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
  • Excellentlearning and development opportunities
  • Salary sacrificescheme for a new car
  • Generousmaternity,paternityandadoption leavefor eligible staff
  • AdvancedIT enablementand support
  • Confidential telephone care service providingindependent support and advice for staff
  • And so much more

The 3 "must haves" for you to be considered for this role:

  • Be aMental Health Nursealong with relevant professional registration.
  • Hold afull UK Driving licenseand have use of a car for work purposes
  • Broadpost qualification experiencewithin amental health setting


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