Op Courage Specialist Veteran Mental Health Practitioner
- NHS
- Full Time
- Basingstoke
- 37338.00 - 44962.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
Interviews are due to be held on 16 April 2025.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Southeast Op Courage Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service. As a Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker, you, as a part of a multi-disciplinary team, will primarily deliver the service across north Hampshire with the occasional need to support colleagues in other regions.
You will provide specialist assessment and formulation for veterans and transitioning military personnel presenting with complex mental health, substance misuse and social care issues. You will deliver psycho-educational packages as well referring on to relevant services/agencies and offering advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to multidisciplinary mental health staff, third-sector agencies and other, non-professional carers.
This is a busy service, and your self-care is important to us. We offer a blended model of delivery including face to face and online and there are opportunities for home working to ensure a good work / life balance. We will also consider part-time/flexible working patterns.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will have clinical responsibility for a case load as specified by the Service Manager or Team Lead.
- The post holder will be responsible for delivering specific mental health interventions within their scope of practice and will work with the multidisciplinary team to deliver the plan of care in line with the NICE and other relevant standards and guidelines.
- The post holder will be responsible for devising high quality holistic mental health assessments and risk assessments/safety plans/crisis prevention plans with people on their caseload.
- The post holder will have leadership skills and as an experienced mental health practitioner will direct and supervise junior staff and/or students within their area of responsibility.
- To assertively engage with clients, striving at all times to develop good therapeutic relationships.
About us
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 site
Job responsibilities
The "must haves" for this role:
- Registration with a recognised approved body
- Experience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environment
- Experience of managing complex caseloads and applying a range of evidence-based interventions
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing, communication, observation and reporting skills.
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 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: Michaela Waspe on 0118 904 7222 or email on michaela.waspe@berkshire.nhs.uk who will 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.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Registration with a recognised approved body.
- Relevant degree level qualification e.g.: Registered Mental Health Nurse (NMC) or Occupational Therapy degree level qualification and registered with HPCP or Registered Social Worker with relevant social work qualification
- Plus: additional relevant experience/ specialist training/, short courses to diploma level
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of ongoing Continuous Professional Development
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environment
- Experience of managing complex caseloads (substance misuse, traumatised people, PTSD) and applying a range of evidence based interventions (risk assessments and safety planning)
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Competent IT skills and the ability to navigate around various systems and software packages (such as outlook, databases e.g. RiO, MS office and the internet). Good keyboard skills.
- Ability to work autonomously and effectively in a team, reprioritising work and that of others work to reflect changing needs.
- Ability to manage clinical risk and understanding of current government policies concerning the provision of mental health care
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address
Vickers House
Business Center
Basingstoke
RG24 9NP
Employer's website
https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
