Mental Health Practitioner

An enthusiastic and experienced Senior Practitioner with an in-depth knowledge of the treatment of older people with mental health problems. With a passion for caring for patients with complex needs, you will have excellent communication and people skills, a warm personality, and the resilience to help us transform our patients’ lives.

You will be proactive, ensuring seamless delivery across a multi-disciplinary team. You will be an inspirational leader, striving to be your very best and supporting colleagues in the delivery of compassionate, safe, and structured care.

You will be enthusiastic to share your knowledge when managing and mentoring more junior team members and a sympathetic advocate for patients, ensuring that they are supported in their preferences, their dignity is maintained, and cultural and spiritual values met. A calming influence, you will be able to deal with difficult and distressing situations professionally and with sincerity. Your energy and drive will be rewarded with the support of a dedicated team that strives to create a progressive, warm, friendly, and considerate environment. You will enjoy working across multiple sites and have access to your own car. The post is 9-5pm including some evenings and one or two weekends per month.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participating as a highly skilled member of a multi-disciplinary team managing a caseload of patients as a mental health practitioner.
• Taking responsibility for the provision of Occupational Therapy to older people with functional and/or organic mental health needs, as well as younger people with dementia.
• Undertaking assessments of patients and conducting semi-structured interviews with family members and others involved in a patient’s care.
• Being responsible for the formulation, execution, and evaluation of care plans for a designated number of patients who may present with significant complexity, in consultation with the patient and the multi-disciplinary team.
• Directing and supervising junior staff and/or students and resources within their area of responsibility and taking an active role in clinical quality assurance and learning programmes.
• Providing advice to other members of the service and agencies on the needs of service users.

About Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust:
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. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our Values At Berkshire Healthcare Are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority.
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services.
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions.

Benefits of Working With Us:

• 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.