Band 6 EI Specialist Practitioner

4 weeks ago

Devizes, United Kingdom Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

To assess young people with psychosis or possible psychosis. To provide specialist advice to young people, carers and professionals. To liaise and work in collaboration with other agencies in planning and assessing programmes of care.

We are committed to continuous learning and development, supported by management and clinical supervision. There will be opportunities to develop your interests supported by ongoing training.

Main duties of the job

To plan and implement specialist programmes of care for young people following the first appearance of psychosis or for a limited period where psychosis is suspected, including carrying a specialist caseload of clients and acting as care co-ordinator. To liaise and work in collaboration with other agencies in planning and assessing programmes of care.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This role is focussed on providing appropriate, effective interventions and treatments to people with Psychosis and their Carers (including friends and relatives) and their supporters in the community, enabling and assisting them to meet daily health, social care and wellbeing needs, in line with personal recovery goals, and facilitating engagement with mainstream services.

Person Specification

Meets essential criteria

Essential

Professional Registration

Desirable

1. Professional qualification and registration in mental health nursing or occupational therapy

Experience

Essential

1. Broad based post qualification mental health experience, including working with first episode psychosis. 2. Experience of and commitment to multidisciplinary working. 3. Experience of providing clinical supervision to junior staff / consultation for other professionals. 4. Experience of Care Coordination or equivalent role

Desirable

1. Developing, leading and advising on group / psychoeducational programmes. 2. Experience of teaching / training 3. Appropriate CPD post-qualification in adolescent mental health / psychosocial interventions

Knowledge

Essential

1. Good knowledge of adolescent developmental issues. 2. Good knowledge of severe mental illness. 3. Good knowledge and skills in psychiatric assessment / formulation with client group. 4. Good knowledge of the principles of care underlying early intervention. 5. Specialist skills and knowledge related to own professional background 6. Familiarity with child protection procedure

Desirable

1. Knowledge and skills in the use of relevant rating scales, eg KGV, CAARMS, DAI, LUNSERS 2. Knowledge and skills in specific therapeutic approaches relevant to the client group care management, family work, CBT with psychosis, relapse prevention planning. 3. Knowledge and skills around substance abuse

Skills

Essential

1. Excellent communication skills: able to communicate sensitive and complex information and to overcome barriers to communication 2. Effective team worker with good liaison skills. 3. Good organisational skills: able to plan and prioritise own workload and activities, and to coordinate with other colleagues 4. Good administration skills. 5. Empathy/engagement skills with the client group. 6. Ability to cope with workload pressure 7. Ability to be flexible, adaptable and innovative. 8. Self awareness and emotional resilience when faced with difficult and demanding clinical situations. 9. Able to communicate effectively within a highly emotive atmosphere 10. Clean driving license and access to a car. 11. Understanding of and commitment to anti discriminatory practice

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