INTERNAL ONLY - This post is open to Berkshire Healthcare NHS Employees Only
SUN is exclusively a group network, which is aimed at providing ongoing support for SUN members through attending groups as and when they feel they need support. The post holder will be managing a team of Lived Experience and Core Professional Facilitators who jointly co-facilitate SUN groups, and the team meets weekly for supervision, training and reflective practice.
The SUN Team sits within the Intensive Management of Personality-disorder Clinical Therapies Team, (IMPACTT) and the post holder will have line management with a Senior Psychological Therapist in the wider team.
BHFT 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.
Through co-production, Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust has developed a comprehensive care pathway for individuals who may have difficulties associated with a diagnosis of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD).The SUN (Service User Network) service is a relatively new component of the pathway, based on a national model for SUN.
We are seeking an enthusiastic professional with experience working with this client group, ideally with relevant service development skills to appoint in a key leadership role to support the growth and integration of the SUN offer within the Berkshire Personality Disorder pathway.
The post holder will provide operational oversight, line management, service co-ordination and support the team in the delivery of groups, stepping in to provide group facilitation if needed and be responsible for the ongoing growth and development of this exciting service. Groups will be delivered across various sites in Berkshire as well as online, and the successful candidate will be working regularly from our base in Reading, travel to sites across Berkshire as needed or work remotely when appropriate.
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.
The “must haves” for this role:
1. Diploma or degree level professional qualification such as Nurse, OT, Psychologist or Social Worker and registered with relevant professional body;
2. Completed a management and/or leadership training programme alongside strong experience in a management role and service development;
3. Experience of working in multiple mental health settings and experience of working with people with a diagnosis of EUPD;
4. Excellent communication skills
5. Experience of co-production and working alongside people with Lived Experience;
6. Hold a clean driving licence and have use of a car for work.
Interviews will be held on 06 August 2024.
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. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Sorana Berry, Head of Service, IMPACTT on sorana.berry@berkshire.nhs.uk or Alex Tagg, Consultant Psychotherapist via email:alex.tagg@berkshire.nhs.ukor telephone on 0300 365 8000who’ll be delighted to help.. We would encourage any external shortlisted candidate to get in touch and arrange a visit to a SUN group prior to interview.
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.
This advert closes on Wednesday 31 Jul 2024
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