Mental Health Practitioner

Role Overview

The post holder will work as a mental health practitioner within the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team based in HUB – Fixed term for Maternity Cover. The overall objective is to provide a very high standard of care to patients under the care of the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team as an alternative to an acute mental health admission.

The post holder will provide high quality and comprehensive assessments, treatment and brief, evidence-based follow up service to patients referred from the community mental health teams; psych liaison service or inpatient wards.

The post holder will be responsible for the formulation, execution and evaluation of a care plan, including signposting to other services. The post holder will ensure that each individual plan is developed in consultation/agreement with the service user and informed by the wider multidisciplinary team.

The post holder will operate within a multidisciplinary team and will be responsible for the delivery of care, risk management and evaluation of care, emphasising individual service user’s recovery.

The post holder will be confident in taking positive risk in accordance with the Trust Policy around Risk Assessment and management.

• The post holder will be a member of the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team based in the main HUB.
• The post holder will provide assessments to patients 18+ yrs, following appropriate induction and training.
• Maintain and develop relationships with professionals external to the area of service, service users and their significant others (where appropriate) within area of service/specialism.
• Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluation of specialist care, including evaluating the work of junior staff, and to be responsible for development and delivery of intensive crisis care plan, working collaboratively with multi‑agencies to ensure service users’ needs are met.
• Formulate and design physical interventions as part of the service user’s care plan, ensuring that clinical policies and procedures are followed correctly and risks inherent in any procedures are minimised.

Berkeley 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.

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

• 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

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

• Must hold a relevant qualification either registered mental health nurse or social worker
• Sound understanding of the acute care pathway
• Assessment and case formulation, evidence of skills utilised to manage risk

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’re 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 Lorraine Dune, Deputy Service Manager for CRHTT on  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.