Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Join Our Dynamic Team as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Are you a passionate and enthusiastic professional looking to make a real difference in the field of mental health? Are you looking for a rewarding role with 9am to 5pm working hours and flexible working options available to enhance your work/life balance? Read on to find out more

The Community Mental Health Team in West Berkshire, based at Hillcroft House, Thatcham, is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our innovative and dynamic team.

We are dedicated to supporting individuals aged 18 to 75 who are experiencing severe and enduring mental illness and we support our clients to understand their experiences and return to college, university or employment.

Why Join Us?

**Impactful Work**: You'll play a vital role in helping individuals and their families on their recovery journey.
**Professional Growth**: Lead complex cases, provide support and guidance to colleagues, and collaborate with an integrated team of psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, social workers, and STR workers.
**Collaborative Environment**: Work closely with local crisis teams, Mental Health Integrated Care Services (MHICS), and other specialist services within BHFT, as well as community services and statutory organisations in West Berkshire.

If you are seeking a new challenge and the opportunity to make a significant impact, we want to hear from you

Contribute to the delivery of specialist interventions, with a particular focus on psychosocial interventions, physical health/wellbeing and supporting informed treatment decisions in severe and enduring mental illness.
Deliver and /or contribute to medicines optimisation using a person-values centred approach.
Demonstrate expert clinical knowledge through provision of highly specialist advice and support to patients, families, BHFT staff and external stakeholders.
Demonstrate effective communication and liaison with other care providers in order to ensure high standards of care are maintained.
Deliver specialist training to BHFT staff and external stakeholders regarding severe and enduring mental illness, psychotropic prescribing and shared decision making.
Contribute to development and implementation of the service strategy, performance metrics, key objectives and efficient use of resources.
Undertake and support medicine and physical health-related audits and quality improvement projects.
Lead on implementation and support the use of shared care protocols where appropriate.
Undertake a fluid and flexible approach to work.

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

**The “must haves” for this role**:

- Professional registration
- Post graduate qualification in specific speciality or equivalent experience
- Minimum 5 years post-registration experience (Band 7 or above) in speciality are

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