Job overview
The Early Intervention for Psychosis Service provides help and support to young people over 14 years old (14 – 18yrs - the lead care coordination sits with the CAMHS team) and up to 64 years old, for 3 years following a first episode psychosis, or for a limited period where there may be a possible psychosis.
The team is multidisciplinary, consisting of Physical Health Worker, Mental Health Support Workers, Individual Placement Support Worker, Keyworkers with Occupational Therapy, Nursing, or Social work registrations, Administrator, Consultant Psychiatrist, Team Manager, Senior Practitioners, Non Medical Prescriber, Psychologist, Cognitive Behaviour Therapist in Psychosis and many of the team are trained in Family Intervention for Psychosis.
The team acts as a resource to the adult mental health community, CAMHS, and inpatient services, by raising awareness of the needs of this client group, providing information and consultation about psychosis. It provides care coordination to individuals presenting with signs of a first episode of psychosis in line with local and national guidelines on Early Intervention, namely the Access and Waiting Time Standards for Early Intervention Services.
The team develops close links with other agencies in the locality such as CAMHS, Off the Record, Youth Offending teams, Colleges and the universities, and the Social Services 16 – 18 team, along with the adult social services.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide comprehensive and specialist assessment of young people from 14 years up to the age of 64 years referred to the service 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 person.
2. To plan, prioritise and deliver specialist programmes of care to people aged 14 years up to 64 years, for a three year period following a first episode of psychosis, or for a period of up to six months where there is a possibly emerging psychosis. This will include case formulation, design of intervention, delivery and evaluation.
3. To contribute to the development of a culture where the personal and positive aspirations of service users are the primary focus of the care plan, while developing and maintaining individual skills in delivering a range of therapeutic interventions. This must be achieved whilst respecting the dimensions of personal choice, diversity and culture and the benefits which these bring to the therapeutic relationship.
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