Job Description

Job Title:

Mental Health Practitioner

Trust:

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Locations:

Hillcroft House, Thatcham RG18 3HR

Ward:

West Berkshire Community Mental Health Team

Banding:

Band 6

Pay Rates:

22.99 per hour excluding holiday pay

Shift Patterns:

37.5 hours, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Why might this job interest you?

Berkshire Healthcare's vision is to provide the best care in the right place; developing and delivering excellent services in local communities with people and their families to improve their health, well-being and independence. We pride ourselves in recruiting staff who display our values and the right behaviours and work hard to create a culture which respects all of our staff for the unique contribution they make to ensuring high quality care is delivered.

What you can add:

Be responsible for the formulation, execution and evaluation of a care plan for a designated number of patients who may present with significant complexity within a multidisciplinary team. To communicate complex and sensitive information and advice to service users, carers and professionals, including information about diagnosis and prognosis, to find ways of enabling the information to be understood, providing empathy and reassurance. Provide effective analysis of a range of facts and inputs to establish and apply an evidence based formulation and options of care that can be negotiated with the service users and appropriate judgments made that best improve the opportunity of the service users recovery and which mitigates risk to themselves of others. Effectively manage complex and sensitive situations and condition related information and situations to service users, other professionals and external agencies, where there may be barriers to understanding or a hostile and antagonistic working environment. Maintain and develop relationships with professionals external to the area of service, service users and their significant others (where appropriate) within the area of service/specialism.

What you'll need:

To be a Registered Mental Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist.

Qualification in Mental Health Nursing.

Evidence of post qualification and ongoing commitment to learning.

Experience through previous roles of working in a multi-disciplinary team (essential) and in community settings (desirable).

Driving Licence and car as this is a Community post.

The benefits we can offer you in return:

Putting People in Places to Care

- be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.

Weekly pay

to give you access to your wages more quickly.

Blue Light Card - NHS Discount Provider

First choice of shifts/placements

at the Trust of your choice over agencies.

Our team is always happy to help -

access our support line any time.

Working options to suit your lifestyle

- being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.

Training and development opportunities

via the Trust and NHSP's own academy.

Explore different wards

, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.

Being part of the NHSP Community

means you'll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more.

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements

Apply

Today

By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of our client Trusts in England.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 3 months

Pay: 22.99 per hour

Benefits:

Company pension
Schedule:

Day shift Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 79844