The role would involve the care co-ordination of a small number of Service Users. You will also be involved in assessments and delivering a range of interventions to both individuals and their families and to groups.
You will have the opportunity to work alongside many other clinicians including family workers, CBT therapists, consultant Psychiatrist and psychologists. The team are very psychologically minded and we regularly meet for team formulations. You will receive training in specialist Early Intervention assessments and outcome measures and be supported where possible to pursue other areas of interest you may have within this field. You will have the opportunity to attend Network days with other Early Intervention teams, both within the trust and the whole of the South West of England.
Driving is a must and your own transport is essential for this role as supporting clients to appointments is part of the work. The team does work flexibly in order to reach clients and carers so some working outside of office hours at times is to be expected. In return you will get to work as part of a small MDT team with a real team approach. There may be opportunities in the future to train in CBT and Family work (in line with the Waiting time standards introduced in EI). There will be opportunities to network and join in shared learning with other EI teams, both in AWP and in the South West.
Main duties of the job
1. To assess people with psychosis or possible psychosis.
2. To plan and implement specialist programmes of care for people following the first appearance of psychosis or for a limited period where psychosis is suspected, including carrying a specialist caseload of clients and acting as care co-ordinator.
3. To liaise and work in collaboration with other agencies in planning and assessing programmes of care.
4. To provide specialist advice to service users, carers and professionals.
5. To develop awareness sessions around psychosis and early intervention to be delivered within education and youth services.
6. To provide support to junior staff, students and support workers.
7. To pursue development opportunities where appropriate.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B& NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Job responsibilities
1. To work within the Early Intervention for Psychosis Service, but develop and maintain excellent working links with colleagues from other parts of the mental health services and from other agencies.
2. To provide comprehensive and specialist assessment of people up to the age of 65 years referred to the Early Intervention Team with a first episode psychosis or possibly emerging psychosis. This will include the use of formal psychiatric and psychological rating scales, as well as liaison with carers and staff from other agencies that may be involved with the young person.
3. To plan, prioritise and deliver specialist programmes of care to people up to the age of 65 years for a three year period following a first episode of psychosis. This will include case formulation, design of intervention, delivery and evaluation. As care co-ordinator, you will be involved in co-ordinating multi agency input around the persons needs and will be responsible for your caseload within the community.
4. To work with and on behalf of young people in a way that promotes and develops their efforts, resources and quality of life. To deliver services in a manner that is appropriate, relevant and respectful to all community members, recognising diversity of ethnicity, culture, belief, privilege and capacity.
5. To liaise and where appropriate work in partnership with staff from other statutory services, voluntary agencies and community groups that work with adolescents, including education, in planning, providing and assessing programmes of care.
6. To work in a collaborative way with other members of the Early Intervention for Psychosis Service team and staff from other agencies on the particular needs of people with psychosis and their families / carers.
7. To provide advice and to assist other members of the Early Intervention for Psychosis Service with interventions which draw on own specialist professional knowledge (for example, an occupational therapist specialist would be expected to advice on and carry out specialist occupational and vocational assessments).
8. To work with other members of the Early Intervention for Psychosis Service, to develop and facilitate clinical groups and workshops as appropriate.
9. To provide advice and support to carers/ relatives of young people, and to provide structured family interventions to families where a young person has a first episode or emerging psychosis.
10. To participate in clinical meetings e.g. CPA and client reviews as appropriate.
11. To support the full implementation of the Care Programme Approach.
12. To assist in the transfer of appropriate cases between services, in keeping with need and service user wishes.
Person Specification
Essential
* Qualification / registration in either social work, occupational therapy or mental health nursing with post qualification experience.
* Must have a valid driving licence and access to a vehicle.
* Evidence of post qualification experience working in mental health field, specifically a knowledge of the community setting.
* Evidence of joint working in a team.
Desirable
* Display knowledge and experience of working with services users with psychosis.
* Have some psychological understanding or training in fields aligned to the specialist subject - FI, CBT, Motivational interviewing, formulation etc.
* Display knowledge and experience in assessment - understanding of specific EI assessment tools CAARMs and other outcome measures.
Employer details
Employer name
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Chatsworth House
Bath Road
Swindon
SN4 0RU
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