Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£33,677 - £40,996 per annum (Incl. of HCAS)
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Maidenhead, SL6 1LD
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	15 Oct 2026
Closing date:	14 Nov 2026

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Summary

The post holder will be joining a well-established operational team working within the Adults Community Mental Health Team in WAM (Windsor, Ascot & Maidenhead) Our working hours are Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm, full-time

The WAM Community Mental HealthServiceis a multi-disciplinary teamcomprisedCommunityMentalHealth nurses, consultant psychiatrists, psychologists, psychological therapists, communityconnectors,Lived Experienced Workers,EmploymentSpecialists, andAdministrators/reception staff. The CMHSis funded by Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

You will work within the WAM Community Integrated Mental Health Services. You will hold a caseload and focus on delivery of a specific time-limited intervention using the recovery model. The care and treatment will focus on empowering service users to use their strengths,skillsand special interest to help in their recovery whilst under the secondary services working with our Multidisciplinary Team. You will be offered regular clinical supervision and support from the Clinical Lead.

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 3 "must haves" for you to be considered for this role:

• Be a Mental Health Nurse along with relevant professional registration.

• Hold a full UK Driving license and have use of a car for work purposes

• Broad post qualification experience within a mental health setting

Your application is your opportunity to demonstrateto us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility,equityand confidence for applicants. However,it’simportant that examples and responses given in your supporting statement genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.

In addition to explaining how you meet the person specification, you must complete your employment history for at least the last five years. Any experience, skills or responsibilities referenced in your supporting statement should be evidencedwithin your employment history. Applications that do not include sufficient employment history to support the experience claimed may not be shortlisted.

We’recommitted to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Stonewall Proud Employer, 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. Pleasedon’thesitate to call: Komal Cassidy on 0118 904 7300 or email: komal.cassidy@berkshire.nhs.ukwho’llbe 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 pleasesubmityour application as soon as possible.

This advert closes on Sunday 1 Nov 2026

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