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.
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 C MHT/MHICS team, we embrace innovation and quality improvement to deliver great care.
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:
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.
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: Godfrey Karambakuwa on 01189890707 or email: Godfrey.Karambakuwa@berkshire.nhs.uk 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.