Early Intervention Team Care Coordinator Oldham
Work with clients who have suspected psychosis or who are presenting with a psychotic illness. Undertake formulation, assessments including risk and specialist assessments such as SCI-Panns and CAARMS. Plan, monitor, and review care packages.
The posts are within teams across the Pennine Care footprint to the east of Manchester. There are five Early Intervention Teams all achieving 'top performing' at the National Clinical Audit of Psychosis (NCAP). The organisation has secured additional investment to expand the psychological therapies service to people aged 14-35, with an at-risk mental state (ARMS).
Main Duties of the Job
Participate in the provision of high-quality care. This will involve assessing, supporting, and monitoring service users who are experiencing their first episode of psychosis and those who are suspected of developing psychosis. You will work in a variety of community settings, liaising and co-working with other services, both statutory and non-statutory. This role involves working with carers and families of service users and will include seeing service users, families, and carers in their own homes, clinics, or in other environments such as hostels, supported living, prisons, residential, and nursing homes.
About Us
The Early Intervention Team works with people aged 14-65 experiencing their first episode of psychosis or those at risk of developing psychosis.
Job Responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge, and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN / Diploma / Degree), Occupational Therapist, or Social Work registration.
* Qualification to postgraduate level or equivalent work experience relevant to the role.
Experience
* Experience of giving clinical supervision.
* Experience of working effectively in a multidisciplinary team.
* Experience working with clients with serious mental illness and their families/carers.
* Experience of coordinating complex packages of care.
* Experience of conducting high-quality risk assessments and implementing risk management plans.
* Experience in early intervention for psychosis, e.g., specialist placement, previous employment in the early intervention service, participation in a research trial, or personal experience.
* Experience in the use of psychosis-specific semi-structured interviews (e.g., PANSS; CAARMS; PSYRATS).
* Experience of managing Community Treatment Orders.
Knowledge
* Knowledge of the ethos and philosophy of early interventions to support clinical practice.
* A high level of knowledge around Early Intervention for Psychosis.
* Knowledge of research in psychosocial interventions and clinical implications.
* A high level of knowledge about the evidence base and guidance for interventions for those with psychosis and an At-Risk Mental State.
* Knowledge of NICE guidelines for psychosis and schizophrenia.
Skills & Abilities
* Able to organize, plan, and implement own work and oversee that of others.
* Able to work to set workload deadlines and coordinate staff to achieve the same.
* Self-motivated and able to manage time effectively.
* Ability to interact appropriately and professionally with colleagues.
* Excellent interpersonal skills.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Experience of delivering service presentations and liaising with outside agencies to encourage referrals.
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.
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