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Are you a qualified mental health nurse looking for a change in direction? Why not apply to join our CQC rated 'Outstanding' Trust at Berkshire Healthcare to secure a new role?

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has vacancies for Band 5 nurses across Berkshire, if you would like to discuss our opportunities please apply here and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will call you.

By making this one application you will be able to select the team/s and location/s you wish to work in. We will be in touch, to either set you up with an interview at the earliest opportunity or to discuss your desired role so we can contact you when that position becomes available. We will do the work for you to find your perfect role!

We have a wealth of opportunity for you to enhance your Band 5 Nursing Career Pathway and for you to make a true difference to the lives of our service users and have an impact on the innovation of our services. 

Opportunities available:

• We have Mental Health Nurse roles covering Newbury, Reading, Wokingham, Bracknell, Windsor, Maidenhead and Slough.
• Some of the teams currently recruiting are:
  • Memory Clinic
  • Community Mental Health Team
  • Older People’s Mental Health
  • Home Treatment Team
  • Inpatient Wards at Prospect Park Hospital

Main duties of the job

You will be joining multi-disciplinary teams that are committed to the provision of highly quality service user centred care. Our teams are looking for compassionate, extraordinary nurses that want to make an impact. 

We have a wealth of opportunity for you to enhance your Band 5 Nursing Career Pathway and for you to make a true difference to the lives of our service users and have an impact on the innovation of our services. 

Working for our organisation

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
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites

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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