Senior Mental Health Practitioner

at  NHS Professionals

Job Title: Senior Mental Health Practitioner
Trust :- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Resource House
Pay Rates: Day £ 22.99 per hour
Sat/Nights £29.89 per hour
Sun/Bank Hols £36.79 per hour
Contract length: On going – full time
Shift Patterns: Monday-Friday 9-5

WHAT YOU’LL NEED: QUALIFICATION/EXPERIENCE:

Qualifications:

• Qualified Psychiatric Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist with +2-year post registration experienced preferred.
• Competent IT skills and the ability to navigate around various systems and software packages (such as MS Outlook, MS Office, MS TEAMs and the internet).

Experience:

• Previous knowledge and experience of working in the community and with service users who have complex mental health needs.
• Knowledge and experience of applying evidence-based strategies and psycho-social interventions to effectively engage with service users and their carers.
• Experience of formulating risk assessments.
• Experience of working with mental health services (or able to demonstrate transferable skills).
• Experience of clinically supervising junior and unqualified staff and mentoring students.
• Experience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environment.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Specialist knowledge acquired through training in a specialised discipline.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of the health and social care systems and operating frameworks, clinical observations and the Mental Health Act.
• A clear understanding of complex needs support issues such as homelessness, substance misuse and offending.
• Knowledge of safeguarding protocols.
• Knowledge and understanding of how to deal with challenging individuals.
• Effective and competent interpersonal, influencing, communication, 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 pressurised environment and apply practical problem-solving skills in everyday situations.
• Ability to manage risk.
• Demonstrate an ability to maintain clear boundaries.
• Demonstration of Psychological awareness of others strengths and weaknesses.
• Demonstration of an ability to have flexibility in their coping style and an awareness to see problems from a different perspective.
• Ability to work effectively in a team, work on own initiative, work unsupervised and manage own workload.
  *Depending on the Trust, you may require variable additional certification and skills.