Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioner - EIP

Job overview

Do you have an interest in Psychosis, do you want to make a real difference in someone’s recovery? Then working with the Early Intervention in Psychosis Service (EIP) could be the perfect role for you.

Early Intervention in Psychosis Service’s overall aim is to support and minimise the debilitating effects of having a psychotic illness. We work with service users aged 16-35 experiencing first episode psychosis (FEP) for up to three years.  We work on an assertive outreach model so have a flexible, creative and proactive approach to engaging service users and promoting their recovery.

The core features of the EIP model are based on the NICE guidance for young people and adults for psychosis and schizophrenia (2014) and the new national standards for EIP (2016).

EIP has a strong culture of multidisciplinary team working within a supportive working environment.  You will have ongoing regularly supervision, in house development and training as well as annual appraisal, further development of skills and further progression opportunities. The role of care coordinator includes the delivery of EI specific interventions such as Behavioural Family Therapy (full training will be provided) and Carers support.

We are currently looking for MH nurses, OTs and SWs with a professional body e.g. NMC/HCPC who would like to join one of our EIP teams as a care coordinator.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be a member of the specialist community Early Intervention in Psychosis Service and will hold responsibility for the Care coordination of a defined caseload alongside the delivery of NICE guided clinical interventions.
• Liaise with other local agencies including inpatient and specialist services, social care as well as Core community and Urgent care teams.
• Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day to day basis.
• Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
• Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients.
• Provide a high quality, community based service to the children, young people and families within a multi-disciplinary team providing a community based children and young people mental health service.
• The post holder will be a member of the specialist community Early Intervention in Psychosis Service and will hold responsibility for the Care co-ordination of a defined caseload alongside the delivery of NICE guided clinical interventions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.