Job summary
Advanced Clinical Practitioner: CARE PATHWAYS WOKINGHAM
15 Hours per Week - Permanent
The closing date is 13 August 2025.
Are you a Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist ready for your next challenge?
Do you want to use your skills in adults mental health to make a real difference?
We're looking for Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our Adult Mental Health Service Team in Wokingham. We offer a 9-5 service to adults with enduring mental health difficulties.
Main duties of the job
This is a varied, front-line role in a compassionate and forward-thinking team where you'll:
Utilise scope of practice to undertake Non-Medical Prescribing role and provide advice on medicine management issues associated with the patient specialty group. Work within Trust policy for Medicines Management. Undertake the role of Non-medical Prescriber within the clinical area and in line with Trust policy, professional regulatory and national guidance.
* Maintain competence in prescribing according to level of prescribing qualification
* Maintain competence in prescribing according to level of prescribing qualification and participate in regular continuing professional development in relation to the role.
* Prescribe in accordance with the Trust's Medicine Policy; it's Non-medical Prescribing Policy; BFHT Formulary and other local and national prescribing guidance.
* Prescribe within the limits of their individual competence.
This part time role is a 0.4wte. You'll be based at Resource House during the day.
We're a friendly, progressive service that champions staff wellbeing and development. As part of a wider CMHT/MHICS team, we embrace innovation and quality improvement to deliver great care.
About us
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
* Professional registration
* Post graduate qualification in specific speciality or equivalent experience
* MSc level qualification or equivalent CATs
* Non-medical prescribing course
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.
Were 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 dont hesitate to call: Godfrey Karambakuwa on 01189890707 or email: Godfrey.Karambakuwa@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
* Professional registration
* Post graduate qualification in specific speciality or equivalent experience
* MSc level qualification or equivalent CATs
* Non-medical prescribing course
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.
Were 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 dont hesitate to call: Godfrey Karambakuwa on 01189890707 or email: Godfrey.Karambakuwa@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl 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.
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
* Professional registration
* Post graduate qualification in specific speciality or equivalent experience
* MSc level qualification or equivalent CATs
Desirable
* Non-medical prescribing course
Experience
Essential
* Minimum 5 years post-registration experience (Band 7 or above) in speciality area
* Evidence of on-going CPD
* Evidence of teaching in a variety of environments
* Experience working with service users who present with challenging and complex behaviour
* Experience in clinical audit
* Experience in project facilitation
* Experience of MDT mental health team working
* Experience of providing information to mental health patients
* Experience in supervising staff
* Experience in training of other staff
* Experience in carrying out medicines information queries, providing both verbal and written specialist advice
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential
* Excellent written and verbal skills for communicating with public and other healthcare professionals
* Demonstrate initiative and problem-solving skills
* Ability to demonstrate attention to detail, accuracy and numeracy/ calculation skills
* Ability to evaluate quality of own work
* Ability to use highly complex analytical, interpersonal and communication skills to make clinical judgements, manage difficult and ambiguous problems; deal with highly sensitive, confidential and complex situations; tolerate uncertainty, negotiate treatment options and make decisions with limited information
* Demonstrate awareness of and commitment to the clinical governance agenda
* Ability to prioritise and manage own workload
Additional requirements
Essential
* Ability to travel across sites
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
* Professional registration
* Post graduate qualification in specific speciality or equivalent experience
* MSc level qualification or equivalent CATs
Desirable
* Non-medical prescribing course
Experience
Essential
* Minimum 5 years post-registration experience (Band 7 or above) in speciality area
* Evidence of on-going CPD
* Evidence of teaching in a variety of environments
* Experience working with service users who present with challenging and complex behaviour
* Experience in clinical audit
* Experience in project facilitation
* Experience of MDT mental health team working
* Experience of providing information to mental health patients
* Experience in supervising staff
* Experience in training of other staff
* Experience in carrying out medicines information queries, providing both verbal and written specialist advice
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential
* Excellent written and verbal skills for communicating with public and other healthcare professionals
* Demonstrate initiative and problem-solving skills
* Ability to demonstrate attention to detail, accuracy and numeracy/ calculation skills
* Ability to evaluate quality of own work
* Ability to use highly complex analytical, interpersonal and communication skills to make clinical judgements, manage difficult and ambiguous problems; deal with highly sensitive, confidential and complex situations; tolerate uncertainty, negotiate treatment options and make decisions with limited information
* Demonstrate awareness of and commitment to the clinical governance agenda
* Ability to prioritise and manage own workload
Additional requirements
Essential
* Ability to travel across sites
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address
Resource House
20 Denmark Street
Wokingham
RG40 2BB
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