Job summary
Are you passionate about improving the mental and physical wellbeing of care home residents? We're seeking a Senior Mental Health Practitioner tojoin our Care Home Support Team, working alongside Registered Nurses, Therapists, GPs and wider MDT colleagues to deliver holistic, person-centred care across East Berkshire.
This is a unique role for someone who is passionate about supporting care homes to build their knowledge and embed therapeutic techniques through teaching, reviewing care plans, signposting and guiding care pathways. You'll have the opportunity to support holistic management of complex mental health needs, acting as a key resource for care home teams to enabling them to ensure residents receive safe, person-centred care to the highest standards in line with the Enhanced Health in Care Homes Framework.
You will work closely with care home staff and multidisciplinary teams, using coaching techniques to build staff confidence and competence in managing mental health conditions, promoting best practice and reducing avoidable hospital admissions. Giving care homes the opportunities engage in areas of practice that they wish to develop and enabling you to embark in projects to improve mental health care.
Excellent communication, compassion and a holistic approach are key in this role in driving improvements in resident care.
Apply now to help shape mental and physical health support for care home residents.
Main duties of the job
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Advise care homes on management of dementia, mental health symptoms and management, mental capacity, DOLs and safeguarding.
About us
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
The3/4 must haves for you to be considered for this role:
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You must be a Registered Mental Health Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC Register.
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Experience in elderly mental health and some teaching skill or enthusiasm.
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Experience of informal teaching
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Car driver with business insurance, ability and readiness to travel to multiple sites
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. For further application tips see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
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.
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
Applications for this role will be considered on a first come first serve basis and we may close the vacancy early if the right candidate is found.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The3/4 must haves for you to be considered for this role:
-
You must be a Registered Mental Health Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC Register.
-
Experience in elderly mental health and some teaching skill or enthusiasm.
-
Experience of informal teaching
-
Car driver with business insurance, ability and readiness to travel to multiple sites
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. For further application tips see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
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.
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
Applications for this role will be considered on a first come first serve basis and we may close the vacancy early if the right candidate is found.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Current NMC Registration
- Diploma/Degree in Mental Health Nursing
- Formal post-graduate qualification in a relevant area
- Post graduate training in a relevant clinical speciality such as Accredited courses in Dementia Accreditation of proactive educators
Desirable
- Leadership / Teaching qualification
- Nurse Independent and Supplementary Prescriber Qualification
- Membership of relevant specialist interest group
- Masters degree
Continuous professional development
Essential
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Previous experience
Essential
- At least 5 years experience working within older people's mental health
- Knowledge and participation in clinical governance relevant to Mental Health
- Experience of completing complex mental capacity assessments and coordinating best interest's decision frameworks
- Proven clinical leadership ability
- Experience of group teaching and role modelling.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Highly specialist knowledge of mental health in patients with highly complex needs
- Knowledge of Audit and Research
- Evidence of own self development through CPD I PDP
- Ability to develop others through CPD I PDP I In-service training
- IT skills
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent time management
- Flexible and adaptable in order to meet competing priorities
- Able to maintain judgment under pressure and set priorities
- Ability to lead a team
- Ability to autonomously as well as working well within a team
- Knowledge of social services processes
- Willingness to continued professional development
- Ability to pass on skills and knowledge to others - both formally and informally
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between multiple sites efficiently
- UK Driving Licence
- Daily use of a car with business insurance
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Current NMC Registration
- Diploma/Degree in Mental Health Nursing
- Formal post-graduate qualification in a relevant area
- Post graduate training in a relevant clinical speciality such as Accredited courses in Dementia Accreditation of proactive educators
Desirable
- Leadership / Teaching qualification
- Nurse Independent and Supplementary Prescriber Qualification
- Membership of relevant specialist interest group
- Masters degree
Continuous professional development
Essential
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Previous experience
Essential
- At least 5 years experience working within older people's mental health
- Knowledge and participation in clinical governance relevant to Mental Health
- Experience of completing complex mental capacity assessments and coordinating best interest's decision frameworks
- Proven clinical leadership ability
- Experience of group teaching and role modelling.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Highly specialist knowledge of mental health in patients with highly complex needs
- Knowledge of Audit and Research
- Evidence of own self development through CPD I PDP
- Ability to develop others through CPD I PDP I In-service training
- IT skills
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent time management
- Flexible and adaptable in order to meet competing priorities
- Able to maintain judgment under pressure and set priorities
- Ability to lead a team
- Ability to autonomously as well as working well within a team
- Knowledge of social services processes
- Willingness to continued professional development
- Ability to pass on skills and knowledge to others - both formally and informally
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between multiple sites efficiently
- UK Driving Licence
- Daily use of a car with business insurance
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
