The Wokingham Older Adult Mental Health Service is looking for an enthusiastic, caring and highly motivated Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioner (Social Worker, Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist) to join our friendly and innovative Home Treatment Team (HTT).

The Home Treatment Team is a multi-disciplinary team with specialist skills in caring for older people with mental health needs in the community. The successful candidate will have a shared responsibility for managing the HTT caseload and tasks which are shared between the HTT practitioners on shift. You will also hold a community case load, monitoring the mental health needs of patients and working alongside their carers.

Your base would be Wokingham Community Hospital where we have access to free parking facilities, staff room and a friendly and welcoming team.

The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:

• Shared responsibility for managing the HTT caseload and tasks which are shared between the HTT practitioners on shift.
• Holding their own community case load, monitoring the mental health needs of patients and working alongside their carers.
• Undertaking initial, comprehensive assessments in a range of settings, taking into account the person's physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs.
• Identifying and selecting from a range of health, social and voluntary agencies which could assist and improve the care of individuals and their families.
• Holding knowledge of a variety of therapeutic interventions including short term problem solving, crisis intervention and basic CBT techniques.

There may be an opportunity to work remotely once or twice a week in line with service and caseload needs.

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.

Our Values At Berkshire Healthcare Are

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the 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
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites