Advanced Mental Health Practitioner

Slough Borough Council has secured funding through the Rough Sleeper Drug and Alcohol Treatment Grant to support an exciting new role within Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for a passionate and skilled Advanced Mental Health Practitioner to work across Turning Point and Community Mental Health Services, helping some of the most vulnerable people in our community access the right support at the right time. Many individuals experience overlapping mental health, substance use, housing, and criminal justice challenges, yet are often supported by only one service. This role is designed to change that. Working in line with the Community Mental Health Framework (2019), you will help create genuinely joined up care, ensuring people are not lost between services and can access holistic, person-centred support., + Shape and deliver an innovative primary care mental health model. + Build strong relationships across community services and promote early, proactive assessment. + Bring expert mental health insight to Turning Point, with regular onsite working. + Undertake rapid biopsychosocial assessments and deliver brief, evidence-based interventions. + Work with adults with complex needs, using a biopsychosocial and strengths-based approach. + Lead on care planning, stepdown pathways and multidisciplinary working. + Supervise junior colleagues and contribute to the smooth running of the service. + Engage fully with clinical and managerial supervision and ongoing professional development. + Deliver specialist psychosocial interventions as part of the role + Screening, triage, assessment and collaborative care planning. + Joint assessments with Slough CMHS and support for transition to primary care. + Preventing people from "falling through gaps" by leading cohesive partnership working. + Maintaining high quality clinical records in agreed formats. + Providing education, problem solving and training to primary care and community partners. + Supervising students, trainees and junior members of the team. + Supporting evaluation of the evolving HOLT model and contributing meaningful data to SBC, commissioners and Turning Point. + Staying up to date with relevant evidence and best practice. + Supporting service leadership tasks, KPIs and delegated management duties.

• Current registration (RMN, Social Worker, OT, or equivalent).
• At least two years' post-registration mental health experience.
• Experience supporting adults and older adults with complex/severe mental illness.
• Strong clinical risk assessment and management skills.
• Evidence of effective partnership working across agencies.
• Experience supervising and developing junior colleagues.
• Excellent IT, communication and decisionmaking skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage change and handle conflict sensitively.
• Strong understanding of health inequalities and recoveryfocused practice.
• Knowledge of psychotropic medications, assessment tools and relevant policies.
  
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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