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Mental Health Practitioner

4 months ago


Wokingham, United Kingdom Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Interviews will be held on 10 June 2024.

The Wokingham Community Older Adults Mental Health Team is looking for an enthusiastic, caring and highly motivated Mental Health Practitioner with a relevant professional qualification ( Social Worker, Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist ) to join our friendly and innovative team.

The post holder will be an experienced practitioner with e xcellent assessment and communication skills, offering support to older people with mental health problems and their carers: providing advice, information and treatment in the service-users own homes and the clinic setting.

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.

Wokingham Memory Clinic is proud to be an accredited Memory Clinic by the Royal College of Psychiatrists Memory Services National Accreditation Programme (MSNAP). Combined with being an ‘Outstanding’, well-led, organisation, and having an ‘Outstanding’ Older Adults Community Mental Health Team in our latest CQC inspection. The post holder would therefore be expected to work towards helping the service maintain these accolades of high standards.

The post holder will also offer support to older people with mental health problems and their carers, providing advice, information and treatment in the service-users own homes and the clinic setting. You will be jointly responsible for patients on the Memory Clinic caseload, working collaboratively with the other Memory Clinic practitioners, the wider team and other disciplines from both statutory and voluntary sectors, as well as contributing towards the development of the service.

**The post holder will**:

- Undertake comprehensive assessments in a range of settings including the patient’s own home
- Provide the appropriate clinical follow up with training and support
- Identify and select from a range of health, social and voluntary agencies which could assist and improve the care of individuals and their families.
- Be jointly responsible for the Memory Clinic caseload working collaboratively with other Memory Clinic practitioners.
- Monitor and evaluate care plans, making adjustments as appropriate
- Have excellent problem-solving abilities.

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 you to be considered for this role**:
1. Have the relevant professional qualification ( Social Worker, Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, )

2. You must be enthusiastic, caring and highly motivated with a passion and understanding for working with Older People

3. You will be an experienced practitioner with the relevant mental health / clinical experience.

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

If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare