Job summary
Slough OPMH has an exciting opportunity if you are interested in integrated working and you are a registered social worker, occupational therapist or registered mental health nurse.
As a member of the OPMH Service, you will represent BHFT mental health services at locality LAP/Cluster/IPCT meetings and be the main point of contact with local multidisciplinary and multi-agency LAP/Cluster/IPCT meetings. The purpose of these meetings is to deliver an integrated approach to care planning and decision making for frail patients with long term conditions, in line with the Integrated Care Decision Making (ICDM) initiative of the Frimley STP. You will use your specialist mental health knowledge to support formulation within the LAP and meetings as well as to support the multidisciplinary team to identify which patients discussed could benefit from mental health intervention.
We are a friendly, dynamic and supportive team and you will have regular access to supervision and peer support in your role, as well as opportunities to prioritise your wellbeing.
Main duties of the job
To fulfil the requirements of the role, you will need to provide clinical leadership, and offer mental health expertise & guidance to professional colleagues to support integrated decision making and care provision. You will also need to utilise advanced clinical skills and expert knowledge to deliver evidenced based person centred interventions to a small caseload of people with complex mental health needs and offer practical advice and emotional support to their family carers.
You will have the opportunity to meet the multiple and often complex needs of frail patients with long term conditions who are discussed at LAP/Cluster/IPCT meetings through on-going joint assessment of health and wellbeing, including risk assessment, developing, implementing and evaluating intervention plans. You will help to identify the appropriate level of psychosocial support for individual patients. To achieve this you will need to be aware of, and understand the full range of support available locally, from third sector through to secondary Mental Health provision.
You will have the opportunity to promote the benefits of integrated working to mental health colleagues and maintain strong links with Integration Leads across the network and colleagues from other agencies.
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust isa 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.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you'll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
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
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
- Free parking across Trust sites
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our Older persons mental health with being an Outstanding, well-led, organisation, and having an Outstanding Older Adults Community Mental Health Team in our latest CQC inspection. The post holder would therefore be expected to work towards helping the service maintain these accolades of high standards.
For this special opportunity, you will require:
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of the health and social care systems and operating frameworks, clinical observations and the Mental Health Act.
- Knowledge and experiencing of managing situations concerning safeguarding, risk management, complaints and investigations.
- Specialist knowledge acquired through Masters level training /equivalent experience gained in an older peoples mental health service
- An understanding of the wider health and social care system and how to operate across boundaries in the STP footprint
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Rashieda Ebrahim on 0300 247 2001 or email: Rashieda.Ebrahim@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our Older persons mental health with being an Outstanding, well-led, organisation, and having an Outstanding Older Adults Community Mental Health Team in our latest CQC inspection. The post holder would therefore be expected to work towards helping the service maintain these accolades of high standards.
For this special opportunity, you will require:
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of the health and social care systems and operating frameworks, clinical observations and the Mental Health Act.
- Knowledge and experiencing of managing situations concerning safeguarding, risk management, complaints and investigations.
- Specialist knowledge acquired through Masters level training /equivalent experience gained in an older peoples mental health service
- An understanding of the wider health and social care system and how to operate across boundaries in the STP footprint
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Rashieda Ebrahim on 0300 247 2001 or email: Rashieda.Ebrahim@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications /Training
Essential
- Degree in Mental Health Nursing or equivalent professional qualification
Desirable
- Dual Qualification eg RGN or Psychological Therapy training
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of operating successfully within the Care Programme Approach
- Experience of clinically supervising junior and unqualified staff and mentoring students.
- Substantial experience of managing complex caseloads
- Experience of working effectively in a multi- disciplinary team and multi- agency environments
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of the health and social care systems and operating frameworks, clinical observations and the Mental Health Act.
- Knowledge and experiencing of managing situations concerning safeguarding, risk management, complaints and investigations.
- Specialist knowledge acquired through Masters level training /equivalent experience gained in an older peoples mental health
- Exceptional interpersonal, influencing, communication, observation and reporting skills. Ability to engage and communicate with a wide range of professionals, staff and other service stakeholders.
- Understanding of the wider health and social care system and how to operate across boundaries in the STP footprint
- Excellent presentation, facilitation and teaching skills.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to analyse situations and be able to make the right decisions
- Ability to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others as well as being able to cope with distressing circumstances.
- Ability to work to timescales and comfortably cope in pressurised situations, applying practical problem solving skills in everyday and complex situations.
- Advanced IT skills and the ability to navigate around various systems and software packages (such as outlook, databases, MS office and the internet)
- Ability to work autonomously and effectively in a team, reprioritising work and that of others work to reflect changing needs.
- Ability to contribute to service development and evaluation.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Flexible approach to meet the needs of the service. Willing to work flexible hours if required between 8am - 8pm
- Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service with the ability to travel independently between locations to fulfil the requirements of the position. Ability to work on own initiative.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications /Training
Essential
- Degree in Mental Health Nursing or equivalent professional qualification
Desirable
- Dual Qualification eg RGN or Psychological Therapy training
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of operating successfully within the Care Programme Approach
- Experience of clinically supervising junior and unqualified staff and mentoring students.
- Substantial experience of managing complex caseloads
- Experience of working effectively in a multi- disciplinary team and multi- agency environments
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of the health and social care systems and operating frameworks, clinical observations and the Mental Health Act.
- Knowledge and experiencing of managing situations concerning safeguarding, risk management, complaints and investigations.
- Specialist knowledge acquired through Masters level training /equivalent experience gained in an older peoples mental health
- Exceptional interpersonal, influencing, communication, observation and reporting skills. Ability to engage and communicate with a wide range of professionals, staff and other service stakeholders.
- Understanding of the wider health and social care system and how to operate across boundaries in the STP footprint
- Excellent presentation, facilitation and teaching skills.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to analyse situations and be able to make the right decisions
- Ability to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others as well as being able to cope with distressing circumstances.
- Ability to work to timescales and comfortably cope in pressurised situations, applying practical problem solving skills in everyday and complex situations.
- Advanced IT skills and the ability to navigate around various systems and software packages (such as outlook, databases, MS office and the internet)
- Ability to work autonomously and effectively in a team, reprioritising work and that of others work to reflect changing needs.
- Ability to contribute to service development and evaluation.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Flexible approach to meet the needs of the service. Willing to work flexible hours if required between 8am - 8pm
- Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service with the ability to travel independently between locations to fulfil the requirements of the position. Ability to work on own initiative.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
