Job Description
Interview date 6 June
There has never been a better time to join Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the Out of Area Placements (OAPs) as an expanding service.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered Occupational Therapist/Social Worker/or Registered Mental Health Nurse or equivalent professional to play a pivotal role in delivering this service, as well as planning, evaluating, and contributing to its development. We are looking for a professional who is driven, passionate and excited to be part of a strategically important service provision, in line with our programme of Community Mental Health Transformation which is aiming to transform and enhance the way we deliver our mental health services and aligned with the Trust’s vision as ‘One-Team’.
The service will employ an innovative model to provide out of area service delivery, gatekeeping for S117 after care applications, out of area placements/independent hospitals and individual funding requests for specialist complex mental health care for people with severe mental health issues. The role will offer an opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives by working very closely with the mental health locality teams, ICBs, Local Authorities, Care Providers, and other key stakeholders.
The role will offer autonomy, variety, and significant development opportunities, both in leadership and clinical skills.
To provide both clinical and managerial leadership at an operational level, ensuring the safe and effective provision of Out of Area Placements (OAPs) services on a daily basis. To manage the service through a period of structural and organisational change and drive lasting improvements to service delivery and staff morale. To ensure that Out of Area Placements deliver Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-Led service with desired outcome as per care plan.
This will include delivering a service to enable service users to live healthy, fulfilling lives in a least restrictive manner as well as working across boundaries in a seamless manner to maximise a ‘value for money’ care provision to achieve the best possible outcomes for our service users.
The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
- A registered professional with recognised degree-level qualification.
- Experience working with patients with complex mental health and social care needs.
- Kindness, empathy, and a passion for supporting people to live independent, fulfilling lives.
For our people who work here that means we want Berkshire Healthcare to be a great place to work where everyone can thrive and grow. Some of the benefits of joining our team:
- Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance.
- Annual leave – 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff.
- Excellent learning and development opportunities.
- Salary sacrifice scheme for a new car.
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff.
- Advanced IT enablement and support.
- Confidential telephone care service providing independent support and advice for staff.
- And so much more.
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.