Job summary
Employer heading
Mental Health Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
The Early Intervention in Psychosis Team in Milton Keynes works within the Community Mental Health services in Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL). It is a service that provides early detection, assessment and intervention for 14-65 year olds who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis. The service aims to provide, evidence based treatments within a multidisciplinary team, in order to reduce the impact of Psychosis for the individual and their families.
Main duties of the job
The EIPT is commissioned to provide and facilitate access to comprehensive, evidence based interventions under the Care Programme Approach (CPA) and non-CPA to clients aged between 14-65 who are experiencing or recovering from a first episode of psychosis.
N/A – Care Programme Approach (CPA) is going to be soon replaced by DIALOG+ (flexible/personalised/safety planning care/collaborative working – what matters to the patient), latest May 2024. Training is provided to facilitate a smooth transition. Care Coordinators become Keyworkers.
The service endeavours to engage with individuals for up to three years and will prioritise strategies to provide an environment that promotes user involvement and recovery. The EIPT has close links to organisations including Primary Care, Community Mental Health Services, Children & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), Inpatient wards and local Schools.
Working for our organisation
We are passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patients own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust.
With every new employee were hoping to find our future leaders and well support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, development and evaluation of programs of care as per CPA policy/GIALOG+ and hold care coordinator role for a complex case load. The individual will be required to work as part of a multi disciplinary team within a team approach. The individual will be required to undertake specialist assessments as part of professional role and work primarily with the Healthy Ageing client group.
For more information about this post please see attached job description
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional Qualification at Diploma or Degree level in mental health nursing/ Social work or occupational therapy
- Student supervision/mentoring qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial post qualification experience in Mental Health.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in the community
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent knowledge of MHA, the MHA Bill and MCA
- Sound knowledge of principles of recovery
Other
Essential criteria
- Car Owner/Driver with full UK licence
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tsitsi Mlilo
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01908 725885
- Additional information
or call 07484097209 for an informal chat or visit to the service
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