Senior Staff Nurse

at  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Are you an experienced Nurse, looking for a varied role where you can develop skills in both inpatient and community? Are you keen to be part of a new model of care?
We are a unique and modern day-hospital CAMHS service based in Wokingham looking for a band 6 Nurse to join us on either a full or part time basis.
Our service provides interventions for young people with complex mental health issues requiring tier-4 level care, but who benefit from a more flexible, community-based approach.
In this role you will work with young people who use our service during the day as well as doing outreach visits and offering home support to patients and their families. This gives you a rare opportunity to develop skills in both inpatient and community at the same time.
As an innovative CAMHS service we strongly support the development of our clinicians and can offer you both internal and external training whist giving you the opportunity in the role to make a real difference in the lives of our patients.
The service operates Monday to Friday 08:00 – 20:00 and 09:00 – 17:00 at weekends and you will work on a rota basis doing averagely one weekend per month.
Providing care to patients with a variety of mental health issues.
Planning, and implementing holistic care plans.
Administering medications and treatments as prescribed.
Developing relationships with other professionals, patients and their families/carers.
Planning interventions, ensuring that clinical policies and procedures are followed correctly, and risks are minimised.
Supporting young people with eating disorders via therapeutic meal support.
Providing clinical supervision to a small number of junior staff or student nurses.
Ensuring services are delivered in the area of specialism that meets quality and clinical effectiveness standards.
Complying with all national, statutory, legislative, professional and local policy.
Role modelling the highest standards of behaviour in relation to health and safety at work, cooperating to ensure that statutory and departmental safety regulations are adhered to.
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.

Be a qualified, RGN or MH registered Nurse
Previous experience working with people with a range of mental health conditions
Demonstrable leadership experience
Full UK driving license and access to vehicle
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.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Jennifer Hill on 07929 184981 or email jennifer.hill@berkshire.nhs.uk 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