Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Slough, United Kingdom - Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Slough, United Kingdom

8 hours ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Are you a Nurse / Social worker or OT looking for a change, perhaps you are wanting to be a part of something new and exciting? Are you keen to develop your career with a group of likeminded professionals?

The service has recently undergone a sensational transformation creating new posts across the CAMHS Rapid Response team in Slough.

As a Senior Mental Health Practitioner you will offer high-quality mental health assessments and short-term intervention to young people experiencing mental health crisis.

You will work closely with the wider CAMH services in Berkshire as well as local authority, education colleagues and other services as required.

Excitingly, we are now performing a 24 hour service for our clients which means you will be required to work some evenings and weekends on a rota basis.

You will need to have excellent communication skills as well as a compassionate nature to ensure you are giving your full support to both patients and their families.

As a service we are very committed to the development of our staff and can offer both internal & external training and development opportunities with this role.

Complete comprehensive psychosocial crisis assessments for young people who have presented in crisis.

Offer short term intervention to stabilise the crisis (follow up appointments, multi-agency consultation-liaison)

Identify ongoing care plan needs for young people and their families to ensure they are referred to appropriate services.

Maintain and develop key relationships with professionals external to the area of service, as well as patients and their families

To be responsible for the accurate maintenance of clinical record keeping and ensuring all systems, records and data are stored and transferred correctly

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:
A degree in relevant field as well as a core profession eg Social worker, Nurse, OT

Experience in working with mental health and complex needs

Demonstrable skills in mental health assessments and formulation

Full UK driving license with access to a vehicle

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