Specialist Eip Practitioner

**The closing date is 2nd Jan 2025**

**Job summary**:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker to join the Early Intervention in Psychosis (STEP) service.

This is a fantastic chance to become part of a well-resourced and supportive team comprising mental health nurses, social workers, psychologists, medics, carers, and peer support workers. Together, we work to enhance the quality of life for individuals, making this role incredibly rewarding.

Our specialist service supports individuals aged 14-65 who are experiencing, or are at high risk of developing, their first episode of psychosis.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to work autonomously while being supported by a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals. Your responsibilities will include conducting assessments, care coordination, outreach, and providing education and liaison support for family members and carers. Your work will focus on reducing the duration of untreated psychosis in the locality and delivering high-quality, person-centered care.

We are proud to have received additional investment to further enhance our services. Additionally, our team has been recognized as performing well by the NCAP Early Intervention in Psychosis Spotlight audit, making this an exciting time to join our service.

This post is based at Glanville House, Bridgwater.

**Main duties, tasks & skills required**:

- You'll provide the triage of initial referrals, assessment, outreach, education and liaison for young people and adults with first episode psychosis and work to reduce the duration of untreated psychosis.
- Deliver individual therapy/support and family interventions as a member of the Family Support Service to individuals and significant others.
- We are able to offer training within the role such as a 10 day course in Family Intervention in conjunction with Exeter University, as well as regular supervision and support from your manager.

**About us**:
As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.

The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.

There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will to experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone

**Job description**:
**For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.**

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential**:
RMN, Social Work or Occupational Therapy Qualification

Current registration with relevant professional body

Evidence of post qualifying professional development in an acute setting.

**Desirable**:
Degree/Diploma level qualification in family interventions in psychosis (eg. FIRST Course)/CBT for Psychosis/Psychosocial Interventions

Other relevant specialist CPD qualification (eg. Clinical assessment)

**Experience**:
**Essential**:
Familiarity with Early Interventions principles and research.

Significant post registration experience in multi-disciplinary community mental health services.

Experience of managing the physical health of clients including physical observation skills, training in phlebotomy and taking ECGs or willing to undertake training as part of the role.

Good knowledge of resources and working practices across health and social care.

Ability to be innovative in practice.

Experience of managing risk of clients in crisis.

Experience of assessment, care-plan, development and evaluation in conjunction with clients and carers.

Experience and knowledge of working with people with mental health problems

**Desirable**:
Experience of mental health difficulties

**Additional Criteria**:
**Essential**:
Evidence of a good standard of literacy/English language skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including presentation of cases to multi-disciplinary case conferences.

Able to carry out evidence-based interventions.

Be a role model to Peer Support workers.

Compassionate - Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and relatives about complex and sensitive issues remaining sensitive and empathetic.

Listens to others views respecting and valuing individual patient needs.

Professional and patient focussed approach with inspirational skills, acting as a role model to colleagues and junior staff members.

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