Job overview
To work alongside service users, families, carers and multi-disciplinary team members to co-ordinate care, supporting collaborative decision-making about care and treatment.
To deliver a set of wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions, aligned to cognitive-behavioural principles, based on the best evidence available, that address problems often experienced by people with severe mental health problems.
Main duties of the job
To work in collaboration with the individual service user and their family and carers as appropriate to develop care plans that are focused on strengths and are outcome based.
To deliver specified wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a clinical psychologist or CBT therapist including: -
Behavioural activation and graded exposure.
Teaching problem-solving skills.
Improving sleep.
Recognising and managing emotions.
Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating.
Building confidence.
Medication support.
To be responsive to service users’ needs and choices; and uphold their right to be treated with dignity and respect.
To include carers and families in line with the service user’s wishes.
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