Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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Wokingham, Berkshire
Senior Mental Health Practitioner
Overview
Job Description
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, being an 'Outstanding', well-led, organisation, and having an 'Outstanding' Older Adults Mental Health Team in our latest CQC inspection, which found that: 'Managers across Berkshire Healthcare promoted a positive culture that supported and valued staff, creating a sense of common purpose based on shared values.' 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: Are you eager to use your clinical skills and develop further within child and adolescent mental health settings? The post requires an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual who is willing to make a real change. Are you enthusiastic, motivated and ready for a challenge, possess excellent communication and organisational skills? If you have a 'can do' attitude and are quality focused then we would love to hear from you. This is a fantastic opportunity to join energetic, friendly and progressive services, where you will be well supported and supervised by a team of experienced CAMHs clinicians. You will learn and develop through attending multi-disciplinary supervision meetings, monthly team meetings and training, and you will be able to attend team building and service development days. If you are the person who is able to engage well with parents, carers, young people and professionals in a positive way then this is great opportunity for you to join us to enhance your skills in a well-supervised environment. This unique role combines assessment, care coordination and assessing risk with a role in proactively supporting families waiting for intervention and requiring urgent support within the CAMHS Specialist Community Team for Bracknell and Wokingham. Berkshire Healthcare is committed to compassionate care and was recently rated 'Good' by CQC. It offers the full range of children, psychologist, mental health and community services. If you share our values and want to join our expanding services, we look forward to hearing from you Our package includes: * Excellent learning and development opportunities * Competitive pay and leave arrangements * Flexible working opportunities * Advanced IT enablement and support * Lease car scheme * Child care vouchers 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 Clarah Muzira, Service Manager 07787 714236 or email: clarah.muzira@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) and, 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: Clarah Muzira, telephone 07787714236, email Clarah.Muzira@berkshire.nhs.uk Employment Type: FULL_TIME