Community Mental Health Nurse - Home Treatment Team / Slough OPMH
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 14 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £31,469 - £38,308 per annum (Incl. of HCAS) |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 13 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Slough, SL1 2BJ |
| Cwmni: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7342317/371-MHS765-A |
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A Vacancy at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Slough OPMH has an exciting opportunity for a Community Psychiatric Nurse who wishes to join our dynamic Home Treatment Team. You will work alongside a very experienced clinical team and take responsibility for the assessment and implementation of intensive care and treatment in the home of people with mental health needs, as well as people with dementia.
You must have specialist knowledge of the care of older adults with mental health problems and mental health crises. You will have a good understanding of Mental Health Framework and legislation in addition to clinical risk policies and procedures is desirable.
The service operates 7 days per week, so flexibility with regard to unsocial hours/ shift patterns will be required. You will be required to travel within the community for the performance of your duties.
We are a friendly, dynamic and supportive team. You will be actively encouraged to develop professionally in your role within the team, and have regular access to supervision and peer support in your role.
• Participating as a member of a multi-disciplinary team managing a caseload of patients
• To undertake assessments of patients, involving their carers and family members in the patient's care and care plans.
• To be 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.
• The post holder will direct and supervise Support Workers and/or students.
• Post holder will provide advice to other members of the service and agencies on the needs of service users.
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
FOR SECONDMENT ROLES ONLY - If the secondment role becomes permanent, the successful candidate may be offered the permanent position.
The "must haves" for you to be considered for this role:
• Have the relevant professional qualification for a Mental Health Nurse
• Able to work flexibly on a shift pattern to cover CRHTT Service as required and the ability to travel independently between locations to fulfil the requirements of the position.
• Previous knowledge and experience of working in a care environment and with service users who have complex mental health needs
• Good understanding of the relevant legislation including the Mental Capacity Act / Mental Health Act
• The ability to assess risk in both routine and urgent situations
For this special opportunity, you will require:
- Good interpersonal, communication, observation, and reporting skills
- Able to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others as well as being able to cope with distressing circumstances
HOURS:37.5 hours (unsocial hours may be required)
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 are 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.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Rashieda Ebrahim on 0300 247 2001 or email: rashieda.ebrahim@berkshire.nhs.uk who will be delighted to help.
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 Monday 21 Jul 2025
Slough OPMH has an exciting opportunity for a Community Psychiatric Nurse who wishes to join our dynamic Home Treatment Team. You will work alongside a very experienced clinical team and take responsibility for the assessment and implementation of intensive care and treatment in the home of people with mental health needs, as well as people with dementia.
You must have specialist knowledge of the care of older adults with mental health problems and mental health crises. You will have a good understanding of Mental Health Framework and legislation in addition to clinical risk policies and procedures is desirable.
The service operates 7 days per week, so flexibility with regard to unsocial hours/ shift patterns will be required. You will be required to travel within the community for the performance of your duties.
We are a friendly, dynamic and supportive team. You will be actively encouraged to develop professionally in your role within the team, and have regular access to supervision and peer support in your role.
• Participating as a member of a multi-disciplinary team managing a caseload of patients
• To undertake assessments of patients, involving their carers and family members in the patient's care and care plans.
• To be 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.
• The post holder will direct and supervise Support Workers and/or students.
• Post holder will provide advice to other members of the service and agencies on the needs of service users.
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
FOR SECONDMENT ROLES ONLY - If the secondment role becomes permanent, the successful candidate may be offered the permanent position.
The "must haves" for you to be considered for this role:
• Have the relevant professional qualification for a Mental Health Nurse
• Able to work flexibly on a shift pattern to cover CRHTT Service as required and the ability to travel independently between locations to fulfil the requirements of the position.
• Previous knowledge and experience of working in a care environment and with service users who have complex mental health needs
• Good understanding of the relevant legislation including the Mental Capacity Act / Mental Health Act
• The ability to assess risk in both routine and urgent situations
For this special opportunity, you will require:
- Good interpersonal, communication, observation, and reporting skills
- Able to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others as well as being able to cope with distressing circumstances
HOURS:37.5 hours (unsocial hours may be required)
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 are 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.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Rashieda Ebrahim on 0300 247 2001 or email: rashieda.ebrahim@berkshire.nhs.uk who will be delighted to help.
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 Monday 21 Jul 2025
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