Mental Health Practitioner - Memory Clinic | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 28 March 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,162 - £44,629 Per Annum (Incl. HCAS) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 April 2024 |
| Location: | Maidenhead, SL6 1LD |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6192379/371-MHE598-J |
Summary
Are you an enthusiastic, caring and highly motivated registered Mental Health nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker looking to secure the next step in your career or to take on a new challenge within Older People’s Mental Health Services? If so, come and join our friendly and innovative team where you’ll enjoy a Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm working pattern and the opportunity to work across the teams in the Memory Clinic, CMHT and HTT to gain variety of experience.
You will be responsible for managing your own caseload, working collaboratively with other disciplines from both statutory and voluntary sectors as well as contributing towards the development of the service.
You may get the opportunity to take a lead in an area of special interest, such as working with carers or Younger People with Dementia. You’ll also be involved in delivering training and educational programmes as well as participating in audit and research.
The role is based at Nicholson House, Maidenhead and your time in this role will be spent visiting clients in their homes in the local community so you will need a car to get to appointments. You will be required to come to the office occasionally for team meetings, training or for other service-related reasons as necessary, although currently we conduct most team meetings virtually this may change in future.
• Undertaking Memory assessments of patients and conduct semi-structured interviews with family members and others involved in a patient’s care.
• Using Memory assessment cognitive tests
• Assessing current risks and identify how the risk and patient health needs would be best met.
• Promoting and developing evidence – based practice working within NICE guidelines.
• Collaborating with members of the integrated Older Adults Mental health team to provide advice and support where required.
• Supervising junior staff and students.
Berkshire Healthcare has a record of achievement and success that places us as one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We are rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC, we have a history of strong financial performance, and we have a highly skilled and engaged workforce. We aspire to be an outstanding organisation for everyone: our people, our patients, their families, and their carers.
Some of the benefits of joining our team:
• Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work / life balance
• Annual leave - 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
• Excellent learning and development opportunities
• Salary sacrifice scheme for a new car
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
• Advanced IT enablement and support
• Confidential telephone care service providing independent support and advice for staff.
• And so much more
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
The Trust may close any vacancy prior to the advertised closing date due to the high level of responses we receive for some of our vacancies.
The “must haves” for this role:
1. Registered Mental Health nurse or equivalent.
2. Experience of working within an integrated multi-disciplinary environment.
3. Ability to drive and have a car for use at work
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Gbolahan Lamuye on 01189047300 or email: Gbolahan.Lamuye@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
This advert closes on Thursday 4 Apr 2024
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