Senior Mental Health Practitioner

6 months ago


Reading, United Kingdom Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We understand that supporting, developing, and nurturing our staff leads to outstanding patient care. We have a variety of opportunities to help you develop both your skills and your career, introduce, and implement innovations within your service and make a true difference to the lives of our service users.

Our service operates five days a week, not including bank holidays and is offering full, part time and hybrid flexible working opportunities.

Are you passionate about making a difference and enjoy working as part of a larger team? Are you eager to use your clinical skills to provide excellent care and progress your career?

Applicants will need to be enthusiastic and able to work flexibly and reliably to contribute to the delivery of outstanding care to our patients.

As a Senior Mental Health Practitioner, you will have responsibility for the line management of students and junior staff, undertaking their annual appraisals, PDP’s and proactively supporting their development review cycle.

You should have the ability to think calmly and logically under pressure and have a positive attitude to maintaining high standards of work at all times and be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills. You will be quick to learn, be able to work as part of a team but also possess the ability to work unsupervised, using your own initiative.

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

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

**The “must haves” for this role**:
Qualified Psychiatric Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist with +2 years post registration experience preferred.

Promote, monitor, and maintain best practice in health, safety and security.

Ability to form positive therapeutic relationships with service users, carers, and other professional bodies.

Ability to use technology to underpin professional practice.

If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.



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