Job summary Are you a compassionate, dedicated and motivated Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist who holds a current professional registration and always puts people at the heart of everything you do? Are you a professional who enjoys working as part of a 'can do' and forward-thinking team as well as embracing the challenge of working autonomously? EIP Suffolk are currently offering a 5 month secondment / fixed term opportunity for a Band 6 AfC Mental Health Practitioner to join our specialist team in East Suffolk. Previous experience of working with Psychosis within a community setting would be advantageous but not essential. If you hold an interest in Early Intervention in Psychosis we look forward to hearing from you. Main duties of the job As a practitioner you will be able to demonstrate a warm, compassionate and needs-led approach to working with our service users and their families. The role includes multi-agency working alongside the family, local acute care services, primary care sector, social care, education, employment and voluntary services to ensure the service users needs are best met. As part of this team, responsibilities would include undertaking assessments of individuals who are experiencing a First Episode of Psychosis, working collaboratively with their families and other supporting agencies to effectively address needs utilising Care Programme Approach to manage an assigned community caseload. Alongside our experienced team you will deliver bespoke and timely interventions to our service users, aged 14 - 65 years, and their families in line with the National Institute of Clinical Excellence Quality Standards for Early Intervention Services. About us EIP Suffolk offers regular clinical and management supervision with an emphasis on reflective practice both as 1:1 and group sessions. We hold a strong belief in team and individual development. We will offer you a full EIP induction program and have extensive training and career development that can be accessed across our Trust. Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive. Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about. Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too. Date posted 19 October 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year pa / pro rata Contract Secondment Working pattern Full-time Reference number 246-WSU6541299-B Job locations Riverview House Wickham Market Woodbridge IP13 0TA Job description Job responsibilities To offer Care Coordination to an assigned community caseload. To develop collaborative care and support plans with service users and / their families. To ensure care and support plans are reviewed by the treating team on a regular basis - to include patient voice through completion of routine outcome measures for both EIP and our Trust. To work alongside colleagues to ensure treatment / support interventions are delivered in a timely fashion to service users and their families / Carers. To work alongside colleagues to maintain our National 2 week access and waiting time standard. To engage with service duty system rota as assigned. To ensure completion of complex assessments inclusive of risk assessment and management plans. To engage and contribute to all team / service clinical meetings - weekly MDT; team formulation; morning huddles. To engage with all supervision forums as available : Managerial supervision on a monthly basis; Clinical supervision groups on a monthly basis; Team reflective practice on a monthly basis. We are confident that being part of our team would enable you to be the practitioner you trained, and would like, to be. This role will offer you the time and facilities to make a difference, whilst having the much wider Trust network across Suffolk. Job description Job responsibilities To offer Care Coordination to an assigned community caseload. To develop collaborative care and support plans with service users and / their families. To ensure care and support plans are reviewed by the treating team on a regular basis - to include patient voice through completion of routine outcome measures for both EIP and our Trust. To work alongside colleagues to ensure treatment / support interventions are delivered in a timely fashion to service users and their families / Carers. To work alongside colleagues to maintain our National 2 week access and waiting time standard. To engage with service duty system rota as assigned. To ensure completion of complex assessments inclusive of risk assessment and management plans. To engage and contribute to all team / service clinical meetings - weekly MDT; team formulation; morning huddles. To engage with all supervision forums as available : Managerial supervision on a monthly basis; Clinical supervision groups on a monthly basis; Team reflective practice on a monthly basis. We are confident that being part of our team would enable you to be the practitioner you trained, and would like, to be. This role will offer you the time and facilities to make a difference, whilst having the much wider Trust network across Suffolk. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Nursing degree or equivalent, Dip OT, Clinical Psychology or equivalent Mentorship qualification or ENB 998. Willingness to train to become Sign-off Mentor Ongoing professional development working towards degree level Desirable Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice Good to great management course, or equivalent Experience Essential Demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management experience Experience in the delivery of clinical interventions Experience in working in team delivering person centred treatment packages Experience of completing complex assessments Desirable Experience in supporting service development / evaluation Experience of working with both children and adults Experience of working with families Experience of working with Dual Diagnosis Knowledge Essential Knowledge of medication and the monitoring of its effects Knowledge of psychosocial interventions An understanding of the policies and guidelines both local and national e.g. National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines (Government initiative) Desirable Developing knowledge of local wider systems and networks Knowledge of Health Promotion initiatives Person Specification Qualifications Essential Nursing degree or equivalent, Dip OT, Clinical Psychology or equivalent Mentorship qualification or ENB 998. Willingness to train to become Sign-off Mentor Ongoing professional development working towards degree level Desirable Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice Good to great management course, or equivalent Experience Essential Demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management experience Experience in the delivery of clinical interventions Experience in working in team delivering person centred treatment packages Experience of completing complex assessments Desirable Experience in supporting service development / evaluation Experience of working with both children and adults Experience of working with families Experience of working with Dual Diagnosis Knowledge Essential Knowledge of medication and the monitoring of its effects Knowledge of psychosocial interventions An understanding of the policies and guidelines both local and national e.g. National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines (Government initiative) Desirable Developing knowledge of local wider systems and networks Knowledge of Health Promotion initiatives Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust Address Riverview House Wickham Market Woodbridge IP13 0TA Employer's website https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)