The Berkshire Wellness Hub (BWH) delivers advice and support to individuals experiencing situational problems and /or mental health difficulties across Berkshire. We are primarily a web-based and telephone support service for patients with a variety of mental health related presentations, with dedicated provision for weekly virtual and face to face contacts in all Berkshire localities . This post will require travel across the Berkshire area for drop-in support and we offer hybrid working to facilitate support.
The team will use the Elemental platform to manage support plans for clients, connecting them to appropriate bodies including housing support , financial support, social support and VCSE organisations in order to :
Facilitate appropriate self- management
Support recovery
Facilitate timely intervention to prevent crisis escalation & potential need for secondary care mental health.
The post holder will work closely with experienced BWH leads and Mental Health Practitioners in the Common Point of Entry (CPE) service to develop appropriate individual plans for signposting to other agencies, where applicable. They may also be responsible for offering some follow up sessions to clients, to support engagement in the plan/s identified in their initial session.
They will contribute towards developing and maintaining the close working relationships with other statutory and non-statutory agencies within Berkshire. With the support of the wider CPE Leadership Team these roles will embed the “helping you help yourself” ethos for all our clients and carers.
The service will operate from 8 am to 7 pm Monday to Thursday , and 8am-5pm on Fridays, excluding bank holidays. The post holder will be expected to cover 1-2 later shifts per week to cover service hours.
BWH staff will be given operational and line management supervision by senior members of the BWH team, with further clear escalation routes to CPE Leads. There are ample other in-site learning opportunities such as BHFT training packages, peer supervisions and comprehensive individually tailored induction programme.
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
The “must haves” for this role:
Experience of working/training in mental health services or studying psychology/health studies
Previous experience in health or social care work
Experience of working/training in or with a diverse or multi-cultural community
Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
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 contact Kelly Jarrett on email:
[email protected] 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.
