Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Care Co ordinator

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Job summary

Are you looking for the opportunity to develop knowledge, skills and understanding within Perinatal Mental Health Service. This is an 11-month fixed term Band 6 Care coordinator role being part of the specialist service supporting mental health needs of the birthing population in Berkshire.

We are a community-based service and cover the entire Berkshire County. Our care coordinators operate remotely but also work together with the multidisciplinary team including psychiatrist, psychologist, CBT therapist, social workers, and senior support workers.

This post is for Reading area and you will work with a colleague care coordinator, senior support worker to provide care to our clientele. You will receive supervision, guidance, and support from clinical lead for west Berkshire area. This is an exciting time to join Berkshire Specialist Mental Health Service which continue to expand in structure and its offer to the birthing population.

You will be required to provide / willing to develop skills in providing high quality, responsive services working as an integral member of the team. You will also work closely with social services and voluntary organization for clients with complex mental health and psychosocial needs.

You will work autonomously under the guidance of senior clinicians as required having a clinical responsibility for a designated caseload.

Band 5 Development Role to Band 6 will be considered.

Interviews to be held 23rd June 2023

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the clinical triage of service users who access Mental Health Services during pregnancy and in the first-year post-partum and signposting on to the most appropriate service which may include follow up with the perinatal mental health service.

You will conduct social and health choice assessments involving assessment of risk within the support framework of the perinatal mental health team and in a location acceptable to the service user usually within the service user's home, using the perinatal assessment document.

You will be responsible for assigning service users to a planned care pathway with a formulation, cluster and care recommendation within 7 days of assessment.

To communicate complex and sensitive information and advice to service users, carers and professionals, including information about diagnosis and prognosis, to find ways of enabling the information to be understood, providing empathy and reassurance.

To maintain and develop relationships with professionals external to the area of service, service users and their significant others (where appropriate) within area of service/specialism.

To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating of specialist care, including evaluating the work of junior staff. And to be responsible for developing care packages and programmes of care, including the involvement of multi-agency input around the service users' needs.

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.

The trust employs almost 5,000 people over more than 100 sites and community settings across Windsor & Maidenhead, Slough, Bracknell Forest, Wokingham, Reading and West Berkshire.

As an inclusive employer, we value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall 100 Top Employer. Whatever your background or individual needs, at Berkshire Healthcare you'll be supported by friendly and professional managers to succeed.

These are the values that we live by at Berkshire Healthcare:

o Caring for and about you is our top priority

o Committed to providing good quality, safe services

o Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 leave Generous NHS pension scheme 20.68% employer contribution Excellent learning and career development opportunities Advanced IT enablement Cycle to Work and car leasing scheme Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants via the Blue Light Card Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and more to support equality Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave and access to our three staff nurseries

If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.

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.

Job description
Job responsibilities

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 leave Generous NHS pension scheme 20.68% employer contribution Excellent learning and career development opportunities Advanced IT enablement Cycle to Work and car leasing scheme Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants via the Blue Light Card Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and more to support equality Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave and access to our three staff nurseries

If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.

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.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential

• Professional qualification
• Hold a relevant professional qualification at diploma or degree level i.e. RMN, SW

Continuous Professional Development

Essential

• Specialist knowledge acquired through training in a specialised discipline

Previous Experience

Essential

• Working effectively with a range of professional staff and external agencies

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Experience in working with women during the perinatal period and able to demonstrate some experience/interest of working with women experiencing perinatal mental health issues
• Knowledge and understanding of the health and social care systems and operating frameworks, clinical observations and the Mental Health Act
• Knowledge and experience of working in a care environment and with service users who have complex mental health needs
• Experience of clinically supervising junior and unqualified staff and mentoring students
• Substantial experience of managing a busy workload/caseload and be able to demonstrate significant knowledge, skills and some experience in working within the field of perinatal mental health
• Experience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environment
• Observation and reporting skills
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to analyse situations and be able to make the right decisions
• Able to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others as well as being able to cope with distressing circumstances
• Ability to cope in a pressurised environment and apply practical problem solving skills in everyday situations
• Competent IT skills and the ability to navigate around various systems and software packages (such as outlook, databases, MS office and the internet)
• Ability to work effectively in a team, work on own initiative, work unsupervised and manage own workload

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Manage difficult situations with service users that have complex perinatal mental health conditions and challenging behaviours
• Able to work flexibly on a shift pattern as required to match the service requirements
• Must hold a clean driving licence and be able and willing to travel both within Berkshire and to other locations as directed to meet the needs of the service

Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential

• Professional qualification
• Hold a relevant professional qualification at diploma or degree level i.e. RMN, SW

Continuous Professional Development

Essential

• Specialist knowledge acquired through training in a specialised discipline

Previous Experience

Essential

• Working effectively with a range of professional staff and external agencies

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Experience in working with women during the perinatal period and able to demonstrate some experience/interest of working with women experiencing perinatal mental health issues
• Knowledge and understanding of the health and social care systems and operating frameworks, clinical observations and the Mental Health Act
• Knowledge and experience of working in a care environment and with service users who have complex mental health needs
• Experience of clinically supervising junior and unqualified staff and mentoring students
• Substantial experience of managing a busy workload/caseload and be able to demonstrate significant knowledge, skills and some experience in working within the field of perinatal mental health
• Experience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environment
• Observation and reporting skills
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to analyse situations and be able to make the right decisions
• Able to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others as well as being able to cope with distressing circumstances
• Ability to cope in a pressurised environment and apply practical problem solving skills in everyday situations
• Competent IT skills and the ability to navigate around various systems and software packages (such as outlook, databases, MS office and the internet)
• Ability to work effectively in a team, work on own initiative, work unsupervised and manage own workload

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Manage difficult situations with service users that have complex perinatal mental health conditions and challenging behaviours
• Able to work flexibly on a shift pattern as required to match the service requirements
• Must hold a clean driving licence and be able and willing to travel both within Berkshire and to other locations as directed to meet the needs of the service

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.
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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
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Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address

Perinatal Mental Health, The Old Forge

Peach Street

Wokingham

RG40 1XJ

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