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Interviews will be held on 30 May 2024.

The post is based at our main central hub, Wentworth Avenue in Slough, which is a very accessible part of town, but which gives quick access to the main areas as well the neighbouring localities. 

The ideal candidate will be someone who has worked in an acute health care setting at Band 6 and feels ready for a next level challenge. They need to be motivated to work in a high demand and clinically exciting service. The ideal candidate will be someone who truly values the opportunities that the mental health professionals have in assisting people going through difficult times in their lives.  They will be passionate about helping people with SMI getting back on their recovery journeys following relapses. We pride ourselves of our accessibility and about our high ranking on consecutive national benchmarking network reports.

Rotas are always completed 2 months in advance to give individuals time to plan their lives. 

The team is very supportive with many very experienced practitioners from different clinical backgrounds.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

•         Taking or discussing referrals to the service.
•          Carrying out reviews for patients referred to the crisis resolution home treatment team.
•          Involved in the delivery of care of the patients taken under the care of CRHTT
•         Attendance to referral meetings
•         Take part in complaints and serious incident investigations
•          Liaising with other parts of the mental health service
•          Assessing and supporting patients both via home visits and phone/video calls 
•          Participating in the QMIS process for service improvement
•          Supervising junior staff and student

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

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.

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

Berkshire Healthcare helps people manage their health in their local area, through a range of specialist and community services across the county. We promote independence and quality of life through community and mental health services and aim for seamless delivery of the best care in the right place. We get to know communities and the people in them so we can deliver the best services that meet their health needs.

Our team of 4,300 staff provide specialist mental health and community health services to a population of around 900,000 within Berkshire. We provide healthcare to people in their own homes and from different sites across the county.

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.

Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information.

Please ensure your application is submitted with a valid email address for your referees in order to minimise delays in the recruitment process. Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email, therefore applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly.

Applicants are advised that as a result of the high level of response we receive for some of our vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date.

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.

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