Mental Health Practitioner, Health Advisor | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company:
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Company:
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Salary: £28,392 - £31,157 per annum

Hours:

Full-time

Location:

Reading, RG30 4EJ
Job type:
Permanent Posting date: 12 Aug 2026 Closing date: 11 Sept 2026

Based in Readingat Prospect Park Hospital you will work as part of the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team supporting patients in the community to avoid Hospital admission.

The post holder will provide brief clinical risk and mental state assessment, formulation and brief psychosocialinterventions for people presenting in mental health crisis. Working via telephone,validating, de-escalating crisis and coaching people in distress tolerance and emotional regulation strategies. Using a range of brief psychosocialinterventions, empower patients,carersand families to manage distress and crisis effectively.

With experience working within Mental Health,you will enjoy working as part of a large team and thrive in a busy fast paced environment.

• he post involves working with clients of the Mental Health Crisis Service over the phone. The working environment includes exposure tohigh levelsof distress in others. There is a requirement for substantial periods of concentration and sitting
• Work with supervision to deliver brief psychosocialinterventions via telephone.
• Undertake clinical risk assessments, based on latest empirical evidence and compliant with local policies and procedures.
• Supervise and support Apprentice and Trainee staff.
• Ensure that individual episodes of care are delivered ina timely,effective and integrated manner.
• Promote a recovery model that empowers patients,carersand relatives to be at the forefront of decision making and ownership of their packages of care and treatment.
• Act as the patients andrelativesadvocate.
• Tobe responsible fortheaccuratemaintenance of clinical record keeping and the required communication of individual patient care packages for the post holder’s area of responsibility/specialism

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
• 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

FOR SECONDMENT ROLES ONLY - If the secondment role becomes permanent, the successful candidate may be offered the permanent position.

Themust havesfor you to be considered for this role:

• 1. Previousknowledge and experience of working in a care environment and with service users who have complex mental health needs
• 1. Good interpersonal, communication, observation, and reporting skills
• 1. Able to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others as well as being able to cope with distressing circumstances
• 1. Able to work flexibly on a shift pattern as required and the ability to travel independently between locations to fulfil the requirements of the position

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

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