Duty Support Practitioner | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 08 November 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,857 - £30,570 per annum (inc. of HCAS) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 December 2024 |
| Location: | Wokingham, RG41 2RE |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6787928/371-MHS589 |
Summary
This post is a 2 year Fixed Term Contract with an end date of 4th December 2026.
The Wokingham Community Older Adult Mental Health Service is looking for an enthusiastic, caring and highly motivated Assistant Practitioner with 2 years mental health experience / or NVQ 4 qualification to join our friendly and innovative Community Team.
Your base would be Wokingham Community Hospital where we have access to free parking, staff room and a friendly and welcoming team. Due to the nature of this role, you will be office based – core hours 9-5 Monday to Friday.
• The post holder’s primary duties will be supporting Mental Health Practitioners with the delivery of our duty system within our community team which will be office based.
• The successful candidate will, with support, completeallocatedtasks as directed by The Clinical Lead / Mental Health Practitioners to provide safe and effective advice and support to carers and patientsrequiringsupport from Wokingham Older Adults Mental Health Service. These tasks may include-printing results, requesting and following up on information from GPs and liaising with patients and carers. The role also involvesaccompanyingMental Health Practitioners on duty visits along with the relevant administrative duties.
• Appropriate training and support will be provided as needed
• The post holder will be expected tooperatewithin the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures with support provided through supervision.
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
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the 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 you to be considered for this role:
• Be a car driver and have access to a car for community visits
• The successful applicant must display a passion & understanding for working with Older People
• The successful applicant will have a proactive and can do approach and be a team player.
• The successful applicant will have experience / knowledge in mental health and it is desirable to have some understanding of dementia
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
If you would like to know more or have any questions, please do not hesitate to make contact with Clare Bailey 0118 904 7200 clare.bailey@berkshire.nhs.uk.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
This advert closes on Sunday 17 Nov 2024
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