Advanced Mental Health Practitioner
BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, Reading
Advanced Mental Health Practitioner
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BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, Reading
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 16 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: c046b2d2cc1f4a2c88a127698375892d
Full Job Description
- The role will be to provide specialist mental health care to patients who are in Royal Berkshire Hospital
- You will undertake initial assessments of older adults who have been referred by Royal Berkshire Hospital and will focus on their mental health needs but adopting a holistic approach
- You will offer continued mental health support of patients when necessary while on their journey within Royal Berkshire Hospital
- You will use your skills to formulate a working diagnosis and relevant risk and management plan
- The cases will be complex at times, and you will participate in and lead professionals meetings
- A collaborative approach will be used included the view of the patients, family, and carers.
This is a role within the Psychological Medicine Service older adults team at Royal Berkshire Hospital. The role would suit an experienced practitioner from a mental health nursing background or other similar profession who is looking to further their experience in an acute clinical setting.
The post holder will be joining a well-established and supportive team working with older adults admitted to Royal Berkshire Hospital. The team supports patients on all medical wards across the hospital as well as the emergency department, and is patient centred. Patients present with mental health or cognitive difficulties in the context of declining physical health and/or neurological or neurodegenerative conditions. The work is dynamic and there are many opportunities to develop close working relationships with specialist departments within Royal Berkshire Hospital as well as with other mental health services., 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 site