Advanced Mental Health Practitioner

Are you passionate about mental health and ready to make a real difference in people's lives? We have an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Mental Health Practitioner to join our vibrant, multi-disciplinary Adults Community Mental Health Team in Slough. Our team is a well-established group of dedicated professionals, including social workers, community mental health nurses, consultant psychiatrists, psychological therapists, occupational therapists, community support workers, employment specialists, and administrative staff. Jointly funded by the Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Slough Borough Council, we are committed to providing top-class care and support to adults with significant mental illnesses and their carers. Why Join Us?

• Collaborative Environment: Work alongside a diverse team of experts in a supportive and dynamic setting.
• Impactful Work: Play a crucial role in delivering a range of treatment interventions, including medication and psychological therapies, to improve the lives of our service users.
• Professional Growth: Gain valuable experience and training while making a tangible difference in the community, Provide clinical advice, training, and supervision to team members. Develop and maintain relationships with other local services for seamless client transitions. Support the allocation of new patients, including conducting risk assessments and care recommendations. Manage your own caseload, addressing complex mental health needs. Your Role: As an Advanced Mental Health Practitioner, you'll: Provide Clinical Leadership: Offer continued clinical advice, training, and supervision to staff within our multi-disciplinary team. Coordinate Care: Liaise with local services to ensure smooth transitions and effective support for our clients. Manage Caseloads: Handle your own caseload of clients with complex mental health needs, conducting risk assessments and formulating care plans. Collaborate: Work closely with service users, their families, and carers to ensure the best possible outcomes.
  
  We need someone with significant experience in adult mental health settings, skilled in applying a range of interventions. If you are dedicated to working collaboratively with service users and their families, and ready to take on a varied and rewarding role, we want to hear from you!
  
  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