Service Manager, Psychological Medicines Service

at  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

IINTERNAL ONLY - This post is open to Berkshire Healthcare NHS Employees Only
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Mental Health Urgent Care Services in Berkshire. As Service Manager, you will be responsible for leading the Psychological Medicines Services (PMS) for the Trust and become part of the Senior Leadership Team for the MH Urgent Care Services.
Supporting two Acute Trusts in Reading and Slough, working across 2 ICBs and in partnership with six Local Authorities, the Service Manager will be responsible for ensuring that patients requiring mental health support in both the Emergency Department and wards within the Acute Trusts receive timely assessments, interventions, referrals into other services and signposting to other organisations as required.
Proactive management is required to continuously enhance the service offered, working with the Acute Trust, Police, SCAS, VCSE and all other relevant partners to support patients presenting in crisis or in need of other mental health support. Relationship building and visible leadership are key to the successful administration of this post.
The post is full time, working across a 5 day period, although the Trust does support flexible working requests which meet the needs of the service.
To provide both clinical and managerial leadership at an operational level, ensuring the safe and effective provision of area services on a daily basis. To manage the service through a period of structural and organisational change and drive lasting improvements to service delivery.
The post holder will develop and maintain key relationships within the Acute Trusts at Wexham Park Hospital (WPH), Slough and The Royal Berkshire Hospital (RBH), Reading
The post holder will be responsible for providing and monitoring clinical advice, training and supervision for staff operating within Psychological Medicine Service (PMS) in the RBH and East Berkshire Psychological Medicines Service (EBPM) in WPH multidisciplinary teams, and for ensuring appropriate and consistent clinical decisions and plans are made in the delivery of the Berkshire wide Psychological Medicines Service model.
The post holder will proactively and professionally provide support to the Head of Service for the joint development and embedding of PMS clinical best practice, strategic and operational policies, procedures and delivery of quality standards and performance targets.
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.

1. Professional Registration
2. Non-Medical Prescribing
3. Significant experience working within Psychological Medicines Services
4. Extensive experiencing of managing serious incidents and situations concerning safeguarding, risk management, complaints and formal investigations, including presenting evidence at court
   The post holder will be based in either Wexham Park Hospital, Slough or the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading
   Interviews are due to be held on 19 February 2025.
   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 have identified that this is a role where we have underrepresentation of ethnically diverse colleagues. As part of our commitment to inclusion and Unity Against Racism we offer guaranteed interviews to candidates who meet the essential criteria and identify as: Asian or Asian British, Black or Black British, Mixed and ‘Other’ Ethnic Groups
   We are 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: Kenny Byrne on 07766991079 or email: kenny.byrne@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.
   Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible