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This is an exciting new role within East and West Psychological Medicine Services across the two sites of Wexham Park Hospital in Slough, and Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. We are looking for an experienced clinical practitioner from a mental health background in either nursing, social work or equivalent profession who is keen to support in the development of each team in their clinical practice. 

Through strong clinical and evidence-based practice, the Practice Development Nurse will lead and support the promotion of excellence across both Psychological Medicine Services to develop the teams in ensuring that the patient experience and clinical records are of the highest quality. This will be achieved through coordinating governance activities, partnership working, teaching, coaching, supervision, high visibility, and surveillance. The post holder will be expected to work in clinical practice and develop training initiatives across teams as well as offering specialist knowledge and skills in the clinical area.

The post holder will be joining a well-established team working with all adults over 18 years old who are referred from the Emergency Department or the wards at Wexham Park Hospital and Royal Berkshire Hospital. The post holder will develop strong working relationships with our key stakeholders at Wexham Park Hospital and Royal Berkshire Hospital as well as across mental health services. Working hours will be 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday 9am until 5pm

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

• The post holder will lead work across professional and service boundaries using creative reasoning and problem-solving.
• Support and manage clinical and operational development and change
•  Lead on patient and carer experience and engagement initiatives to drive  improvement, innovation and change.
•  Lead the development of robust professional, best practice standards of documentation in risk assessments, risk management plans and Safety planning, working across boundaries to support complex presentations and communication excellence.
•  To lead on the development and delivery of training
•   To embed within the Teams, the use of appropriate evidence     based  therapeutic intervention in addressing the physical and     mental health needs of service users and their families.
•    Develop and maintain an internal audit programme.
•    Provide feedback and learning regarding clinical incidents.
•   Act as a role model demonstrating high standards and expert     knowledge  of care, excellent advanced communication skills and     expertise and providing clinical leadership to others

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

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. 

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:

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

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

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

If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.

Berkshire Healthcare helps people manage their health in their local area, through a range of specialist and community services across the county. We promote independence and quality of life through community and mental health services and aim for seamless delivery of the best care in the right place. We get to know communities and the people in them so we can deliver the best services that meet their health needs.

Our team of 4,300 staff provide specialist mental health and community health services to a population of around 900,000 within Berkshire. We provide healthcare to people in their own homes and from different sites across the county.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information.

Please ensure your application is submitted with a valid email address for your referees in order to minimise delays in the recruitment process. Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email, therefore applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly.

Applicants are advised that as a result of the high level of response we receive for some of our vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date.

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.

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