Job summary
- Main area
- East Berkshire Psychological Medicine Service
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 371-MHS964-B
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wexham Park Hospital
- Town
- Slough
- Salary
- £50,008 - £56,908 per annum (inc. of HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Practice Development Clinician
Band 7
Job overview
This is an exciting vacancy 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 Clinician 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.
Main duties of the job
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.
Working for our organisation
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The “must haves” for this role:
- RMN, Social Worker or equivalent Professional Qualification
- Masters degree or equivalent
- Experience of working as Band 6 in mental health services
- Evidence of current and relevant on-going professional development
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: Sue Barclay on 07890 606956, or email: [email protected] who’ll be delighted to hel.
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
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- RMN or equivalent Professional Qualification
- Master’s Degree in relevant subject, specialist training, Professional Qualification or equivalent experience
Continuous Professional Development
Essential criteria
- Student mentorship
- Evidence of current and relevant on-going professional development
Desirable criteria
- Completion of relevant post graduate courses related to the specialism eg NMP, dual diagnosis, psychosocial interventions, Professional nurse advocate
- Other specialist practitioner role
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working as Band 6 grade in mental health services
- Demonstrable Involvement in service development projects and policy reviews
- Supervision of others
- Evidence of involvement in quality improvement projects
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in urgent care
- Support and empowerment of carers
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Advanced assessment and clinical reasoning skills
- Skilled in identifying and differentiating between a wide range of diagnoses
- Confident to recommend to non mental health staff treatment approaches and/or medication for a patient’s psychological needs
- Awareness of National and local policy regarding mental health urgent care
- Time management and identifying priorities
- Risk assessment and management skills
- Experience of conducting staff supervision/appraisals
- Good IT skills
- Able to work unsocial hours
- Ability to travel efficiently in line with the service needs
Desirable criteria
- Thorough knowledge of the network of support services for patients and carers, and the means of accessing them
- Teaching and facilitating group work
- Comprehensive knowledge of Mental Health Legislation
- Experience of conducting audit/research
- Excellent presentation skills
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sue Barclay
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07890606956
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