Senior Perinatal Mental Health Practitioner

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust ,
Wokingham, Berkshire
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*** BHFT Internal Applicants Only *** What's special about this opportunity? Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust can provide you with a dynamic, people-centred environment, where you will be empowered to support patients with complex conditions, adopting a personalised approach to patient care that maximises independence, choice and control, following our philosophy of enabling people to reach and maintain their optimum level of health and wellbeing. We value our employees and put people first. As a Global Digital Exemplar, we will provide you with an excellent working environment that has just been recognised as having a 'Outstanding' rating overall, having being an 'Outstanding', well-led, organisation, and having an 'Outstanding' Older Adults Community Mental Health Team in our latest CQC inspection, which found that: 'There was a clear vision, underpinned by a set of values that were well understood by staff across the trust.' Working in a passionate team, you will have access to our Trust-wide Learning and Development programme and be supported in your career and personal growth, with opportunities to help you build your Continuing Professional Development portfolio, enabling you to extend your skills and ensure that you excel. We are pioneers in compassionate leadership and Quality Improvement, which is about creating a culture where everyone has a voice and where service users and staff collaborate to have a direct impact on the things that matter most. About you: The Berkshire Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service has been developing and expanding since the introduction of Wave 1 (NHSE) funding in 2016 and continues to grow. We are currently looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated mental health clinician to work in Care Coordination role. We work with patients, who are either experiencing acute and severe mental health issues or are at high risk of relapse during the perinatal period. We aim to help them to understand and manage their illnesses and symptoms in relation to their experience of pregnancy and motherhood, as well as facilitating their recovery, engaging with families and carers and other agencies. We also have a specialist Birth Trauma Pathway, which provides assessment, information and treatment for patients significantly affected by their birth experience. We are a health driven team with multi-professionals such as; medical staff, psychology, nursery nurses, peer support, mental health nurses and social workers all based together. This allows us to provide locally based services which are responsive to the needs of those open to our service. The Care Coordination role provides lots of opportunities for learning, career development, as well as multi-agency whilst supporting patients who require a specialist level of mental health care and intervention. BHFT provide exceptional training opportunities and are undertaking numerous initiatives to improve quality and encourage innovation. What's next? If you share our passion for people and the dedication to excel, we'd love to hear from you. We are happy to answer any questions that you may have. Please don't hesitate to call Samantha Danesh-Pour on 07500 783606 or email: Samantha.DaneshPour@berkshire.nhs.uk who'll be delighted to help. In addition to a competitive salary, as a valued member of our team, you will receive generous annual leave, have access to a car salary sacrifice scheme (available to all permanent staff over the age of 21), we as a respected member of the NHS, discounts from high street retailers and restaurants. We'd love to welcome you to our warm, friendly team, who want to help you to make your career reflect your ambitions. For further details / informal visits contact: Samantha Danesh-Pour, Telephone 07500 783606 Email Samantha.DaneshPour@berkshire.nhs.uk Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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