Job summary
As a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker, you will provide the triage of initial referrals, assessment, outreach, education, and liaison for people with first episode psychosis, to reduce the duration of untreated psychosis. Provide individual therapy/support and family interventions as a member of the Family Support Service to individuals and significant others.
Main duties of the job
As a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker, you will provide the triage of initial referrals, assessment, outreach, education, and liaison for people with first episode psychosis, to reduce the duration of untreated psychosis. Provide individual therapy/support and family interventions as a member of the Family Support Service to individuals and significant others.
The post holder will contribute to the clinical leadership of the team, providing supervision for other team members as agreed with the Team Manager. The post holder will participate in team and service development and evaluation. Liaison with a wide range of partners is central to the role.
The post holder must have a full driving licence and have permanent access to own transport with appropriate business insurance.
The post holder will liaise and work in partnership with voluntary agencies, GPs, acute inpatient services, home treatment teams, other community mental health services, primary care, out of hours GP service, Emergency Duty Team, Community Directorate, housing providers, substance misuse services, NHS Direct and the Safeguarding Children Team.
About us
You will be joining a passionate and supportive multi disciplinary team made up of nurses, psychologists, peer support workers...where every perspective is heard and validated. Working to a biopsychosocial model, we regularly seek out creative ways of supporting people who are presenting with a First Episode of Psychosis. This includes a range of group based activities such as art projects, online gaming groups and outdoor adventure activities such as paddle boarding.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To act as an initial point of contact, triaging referrals for people with first episode psychosis in the area and to provide specialist advice in relation to the care of people with psychosis and their families/carers. This may involve the provision of information/advice regarding psychosis, its management and pathways into mental health and related services.
Please see Job Description for full details
Job description
Job responsibilities
To act as an initial point of contact, triaging referrals for people with first episode psychosis in the area and to provide specialist advice in relation to the care of people with psychosis and their families/carers. This may involve the provision of information/advice regarding psychosis, its management and pathways into mental health and related services.
Please see Job Description for full details
Person Specification
Qualifications, Training and Expereince
Essential
- RMN, Social Work or Occupational Therapy - Current registration with relevant professional body
- Evidence of post qualifying professional development in an acute setting.
- Familiarity with Early Interventions principles and research.
- Significant post registration experience in multi-disciplinary community mental health services
Desirable
- Degree/Diploma level qualification in family interventions in psychosis (eg. FIRST Course)/CBT for Psychosis/Psychosocial Interventions or other relevant specialist CPD qualification (eg. Clinical assessment)
Person Specification
Qualifications, Training and Expereince
Essential
- RMN, Social Work or Occupational Therapy - Current registration with relevant professional body
- Evidence of post qualifying professional development in an acute setting.
- Familiarity with Early Interventions principles and research.
- Significant post registration experience in multi-disciplinary community mental health services
Desirable
- Degree/Diploma level qualification in family interventions in psychosis (eg. FIRST Course)/CBT for Psychosis/Psychosocial Interventions or other relevant specialist CPD qualification (eg. Clinical assessment)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
