Specialist Mental Health Practitioner for Primary Care | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

We areseekingto recruitanexperienced mental health practitioner tobe an integral part of the Mental Health Integrated Community Service (MHICS) forSlough.The postholderwillbe responsible forworking closely with General Practitioners and the primary care team to providebiopsychosocialassessments, briefinterventionsand care navigation for people with significant mental health issues living in the locality. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the development and shaping of a major new and innovative approach to providing mental health care within the community, working closely with all relevant providers within the individual's local community network. Frimley Integrated Care System has been awarded new NHS funding to transform community mental health services for people with significant mental health problems. A ground-breaking new model is being implemented within Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Surrey andBorders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust tobenefitthose patients within the primary care setting. The funding has enabled new Primary Care Network (PCN) mental health teams to be developed. EachPCN,comprisinga population ofapproximately 30- 50,000 patients, hosts a multi-disciplinary team which will work in close collaboration with a wide range ofstakeholders to provide support for people with significant mental health difficulties to meet their needs, closer to their communities and homes.

• Working as a senior level practitioner, supervising junior staffmembersand coordinating the day-to-day functioning and delivery of the clinical service.
• Working with people with significant mental health problems, whose mental health needs can be best met within primary care and whose difficulties are best understood within a biopsychosocial model.
• Building andfacilitatingcloser links between primary care networks and Community Mental Health Teams, Social Care teams, community services and a wide range of voluntary sector organisations, to achieve seamless transitions and support for people with significant mental health needs.
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
  
  Qualified as a registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or High-Intensity CBT Therapist.
• Experience of supporting people with significant mental health problems in community settings.
• Post registration training and development in relevant psychosocial interventions.
• Experience of effective collaborative working in partnership to deliver holistic health and social care outcomes., Disability Confident
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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
The "must haves" for you to be considered for this role