Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Staff Nurse - Mental Health Community (Assertive Outreach)
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BHFT is developing a specialist multidisciplinary Assertive Outreach (AO) service, aligned with Community Mental Health Services, to provide safe, compassionate and flexible support for people with severe and enduring mental health needs who may struggle to engage with services.
The service will initially operate from two hubs in Reading and Slough, and we are recruiting two Band 6 nurses to support its rollout.
Role Overview
This role is based within the Slough team and is one of several new specialist posts. The successful candidate will also work across the Trust to help develop a consistent AO approach and promote best practice.
Our Approach Is Centred On
- Working alongside individuals, families, carers and wider support networks to overcome barriers such as trauma, mistrust, communication needs, co-existing conditions and social challenges.
- Delivering proactive, intensive, holistic and flexible care, meeting people where they are and tailoring support to their needs. Promoting fair access to mental health care, particularly for marginalised and underserved communities, while addressing health inequalities
To achieve this, we work with smaller caseloads than traditional Community Mental Health Services, enabling more intensive support. The post holder will be part of the Slough Assertive Outreach Team and work within the service's operational hours. Care will be delivered primarily in community settings, rather than expecting service users to routinely attend health facilities.
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Key Responsibilities
Within BHFT's Assertive Outreach Service, the post holder will provide intensive, flexible and proactive support to people with severe and enduring mental health needs who struggle to engage with traditional services. This Band 6 role offers an opportunity to help shape and develop a new service while delivering high-quality care to service users and those who support them.
- Based in Slough, with occasional cross-cover across Berkshire, the post holder will deliver recovery-focused, evidence-based nursing interventions to adults experiencing significant challenges with engagement.
- Working within a shared caseload, the post holder will build and maintain therapeutic relationships with service users, families and carers, using assertive, flexible and person-centred approaches to improve engagement, reduce relapse and crisis, and promote recovery and independence.
- The role involves completing comprehensive assessments, developing and reviewing personalised care plans, and delivering evidence-based interventions tailored to individual needs.
- As a core member of the Assertive Outreach multidisciplinary team, the post holder will contribute specialist mental health nursing expertise to formulation, care planning and decision-making. They will work collaboratively with colleagues and partner agencies, applying evidence-based practice and reflective working to support stability, recovery and improved quality of life for service users.
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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
Benefits Of Working For Us
- 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
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Eunice Malahleka
- Job title: Operational Manager
- Email address: eunice.malahleka@berkshire.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01753 690950
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