Mental Health Practitioner | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £31,049 - £37,796 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 December 2025 |
| Location: | Thatcham, RG18 3HR |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7593505/371-MHS879-B |
Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) in Newbury as Mental Health Practitioner Band 5. The team delivers high-quality, compassionate care to individuals experiencing acute mental health crises, offering a viable alternative to hospital admission through intensive home-based support.
Operating 24/7, the multidisciplinary service includes professionals from medicine, pharmacy, psychology, and mental health disciplines. You’ll be part of a well-supported team, including a Service Manager, Deputy Manager, Nurse Consultant, Clinical Managers, and administrative staff.
This role is pivotal in reducing inpatient admissions and enhancing community-based crisis care, aligning with our strategic goals for integrated mental health services. The post holder will be actively involved in formulating plans and support the delivery of care specified within the plans of care formulated and directed by the broader multidisciplinary team.
We welcome applications from qualified Registered Mental Nurse (RMN), Occupational Therapist (OT), Allied Health Professionals (AHP), or Social Workers with additional clinical or leadership qualifications. This is a full-time role (37.5 hours/week) based in Newbury, with flexible shift patterns across five days. Hybrid working is not applicable.
• To be a consistent point of contact andmaintainrelationships with professionals external to the area of service, serviceusersand their significant others (whereappropriate)within area of service/specialism.
• Todeliverinterventions and elements of planned programmes of care to service usersautonomously as well asunder the direction and clinical supervision of a clinical lead.
• To ensure services are delivered in a manner that isappropriate,relevantand respectful to all community members, recognising the diversity of ethnicity, culture, belief, privilege and capacity of service users and carers
• To have a flexible approach in providing support, including administrative tasks,dutiesand activities as and whenrequiredacross the service
• To effectively communicate routine information and advice to service users, other professionals, and external agencies.
• To help service users gain access to relevant information and advice on services and external support (such as benefits and housing)
• Tobe responsible fortheaccuratemaintenance of clinical record keeping and the required communication of individual patient care packages for the post holder’s area of responsibility/specialism
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 this role:
• Previous knowledge and experience of working in a care environment and with service users who have complex mental health needs.
• 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.
• Able to work flexibly on a shift pattern to cover 24hrs of CRHTT Service as required and the ability to travel independently between locations to fulfil the requirements of the position
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.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Zvino Mufuka, Clinical Manager on 07825115651 or zvinofadza.mufuka@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll 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 Tuesday 11 Nov 2025
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