Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner

Job overview

We have an opportunity for a Registered Mental Health Practitioner to join our established First Episode Psychosis Service and developing At Risk Mental State service.  The aim of the service is to provide recovery-focused treatment and support via personalised care plans for individuals who are presenting with a First Episode Psychotic disorder: supporting them from diagnosis to recovery, to enable them to lead the lives they wish to live.  You will work with a Multidisciplinary Team: a spectrum of clinical professionals which includes Nurses, Psychologists, Support Time Recovery workers, etc.

We are looking for a positive team player who has a special interest in working compassionately with individuals and their wider support networks.

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of the established Multi-Disciplinary Team to deliver a range of specialist services to individuals who are experiencing a first episode psychosis.  You will work collaboratively with service users, carer's and a range of system partners to ensure the delivery of high quality of care that optimizes the recovery process.

A key component of the role is that of acting as a Care Co-ordinator for those allocated to your caseload.  In addition to this, you will be expected to support non-qualified staff and students on placement with the service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Have some experience in working with individuals who are experiencing a psychotic disorder

Provide and oversee the management and care of service user

Produce accurate and timely documentation, conduct and manage the maintenance of records on all service users in line with your professional Code of Conduct and Trust policy

Undertake comprehensive assessments: formulating personalised care plans which reflect the needs of the service user, their family and wider support network

Conduct risk assessment of the individual and of the potential hazards in the service users environment

Attend the weekly Multidisciplinary team meeting

Report and document incidents as required

Conduct and oversee physical health care checks and act upon the findings

Act as a Care Co-ordinator

Responsible for administration of medications, assessment of side effects, review concordance and clinical effectiveness of medication regime in line with Trust policy