Health Team Lead (Learning Disability Services)

at  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Interview will be held on 2nd July 2024
You will be the Health Team Lead for Reading CTPLD. You will be an enthusiastic and dedicated clinician with excellent experience working with people with learning disabilities. Primarily you will support the Reading CTPLD team, however there may be occasions when you will be required to provide trust wide cover which may involve the need to travel across Berkshire on occasion.
You will be able to demonstrate a strong track record in ensuring the delivery of high quality, effective and personalised services to meet the needs of people with learning disabilities.
A commitment to supporting effective team working, with an excellent value base will be crucial to your success in this role.
You will understand that service users and their carers are our number one focus and will want to work to provide the best level of care possible.
The successful candidate will continue to develop and lead Reading CTPLD to ensure the provision of specialist psychological and behavioural assessments of people referred to the Community services. This candidate will also support safe care provision within the other trust wide CTPLDs in line with the cross-cover arrangements.
Strong clinical skills will support determining the correct care pathways, whilst contributing to assessment and treatment options with your own discipline related training, to overall care and team risk management, promoting least restrictive options.
Excellent communication skills that must be adaptable to support engagement with clients and carers accessing our service, the multi-disciplinary team and representation to external agencies and services.
This role requires continued personal development and training, empowering the team to continue with their learning, development, and supervision.
A good working knowledge of legislation, organisational policies and trust expectations is required. Competency in auditing and service development, working closely with the service manager for assurance in service efficiency and general day-to-day management of team sickness, annual leave and ensuring team well being and stability will be pivotal to this role.
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.

• You should be self-motivated with excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritize your workload.
• A key strength will be your ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in written form with the people we support and their families/carers’, our staff teams, the multi-disciplinary team, and other wider stakeholders.
• A driving license and access to a car are essential to this post.
  For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
  If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
  We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Lisa Hollis, Service Manager, 07929185186, who’ll be delighted to help.
  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