Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within The Early Intervention in Psychosis Service (EIP South) of Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust for a passionate and highly motivated Community Support Worker(Band 3)to join our team.
The EIP service is delivered through a multidisciplinary team of practitioners who provide comprehensive assessments and evidence-based interventions for people aged 14-65 who are experiencing a First Episode Psychosis (FEP) or an At Risk Mental State (ARMS) for the development of psychosis.
We are looking for applicants with a keen interest in working with the client groups served by EIP and a desire to effectively support their families, to join a dedicated, enthusiastic and supportive team.
A good understanding of the principles, ethos, assessments and interventions associated with working within an Early Intervention in Psychosis team will be key. We provide additional training and support to contribute to the successful delivery of a high quality NICE concordant service, including Behavioural Family Therapy (BFT).
The EIP team is a community-based service which operates Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.
Main duties of the job
To support and contribute to the timely assessment of service users within two weeks of being referred to the EIP service.To hold a personal caseload under the supervision of qualified members of the MDTTo contribute and input into comprehensive risk assessments for service users, supporting care coordinators with their initial formulation of riskAppropriate professional standards are met.National benchmarking will demonstrate improvements.Managed and monitored via supervision and appraisal structuresContacts and clinical activities expected and the development of a risk management plan.To contribute to the review and updating of risk management plans as necessary and appropriate for service users on their personal caseload.To support the identification of co-morbid symptoms which may be present e.g substance misuse, anxiety, depression, trauma etc and contribute to intervening with these as directed and supervised by qualified members of the MDT.To support EIP Physical Health Practitioners in ensuring service users receive regular physical health checks at assessment, 3 months, 6 months and annually thereafter in line with national standards.The post holder will be accountable and report to the EIP team manager.To hold a caseload of patients under the supervision of a qualified member of staff.
About us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support and contribute to the timely assessment of service users within two weeks of being referred to the EIP service.To hold a personal caseload under the supervision of qualified members of the MDTTo contribute and input into comprehensive risk assessments for service users, supporting care coordinators with their initial formulation of riskAppropriate professional standards are met.National benchmarking will demonstrate improvements.Managed and monitored via supervision and appraisal structuresContacts and clinical activities expected and the development of a risk management plan.To contribute to the review and updating of risk management plans as necessary and appropriate for service users on their personal caseload.To support the identification of co-morbid symptoms which may be present e.g substance misuse, anxiety, depression, trauma etc and contribute to intervening with these as directed and supervised by qualified members of the MDT.To support EIP Physical Health Practitioners in ensuring service users receive regular physical health checks at assessment, 3 months, 6 months and annually thereafter in line with national standards.To support EIP Physical Health Practitioners in the delivery of interventions focused on improving and promoting good physical health, both on an individual and group basis.To ensure that service users, carers and family members receive clear and accurate information on:o How to access the serviceo Confidentialityo Access to recordso Their own assessments and care planso What can be expected from the serviceo Supportive community resourceso Complaints and compliments procedureso Accessing advocacy servicesTo support service users to develop clear recovery focused behavioural goals and support service users to attain these during their time in the EIP service.To contribute to and support the delivery evidence-based interventions including Family Interventions and CBT-informed interventions targeting key maintaining factors related to the service users presentation as directed by qualified members of the MDT.To support the development, contribute to and deliver socially inclusive groups and other interventions in conjunction with qualified members of the MDT in the service.within the role are monitored within supervision and reviewed via, clinical notes and completed snomed-ct recording of clinical activities.Mandatory training and role-specific training completed in line with Trust and service standards.To regularly employ standard outcome measures (including HoNOS, QPR & DIALOG) to monitor the efficacy of treatment plans and service user recovery and support the adjustment of care plans accordingly.To support effective discharge planning in collaboration with care coordinators, CBTp Therapists, NMPs and the service user.To support the development of effective relapse prevention strategies and plans in collaboration with service users and their families.To sign-post to various resources, opportunities and activities within the Trust and in communities to promote choice and informed decision making.To encourage service users to attend appointments and activities aligned to their recovery goals in the first instance and where necessary to accompany service users to these whilst continuing to promote independence in the achievement of goals.To establish supportive and respectful relationships with people using mental health services, their family members and carers.To work with the wider MDT and feedback patient care.Documentation of all clinical activities using the Trust Electronic Patient Record System and ensuring accurate recording and reporting if these using the appropriate snomed-ct codes.To keep up to date with the National Standards and policies related to EIP services.Promote the EIP service ethos and culture of recovery, empowerment and informed decision-making.To actively support and promote a culture of learning and continuous development within the EIP service by sharing knowledge, skills and appropriate attitudes in line with the Trust values and behaviours.To engage in all service and role-specific training in addition to Trust mandatory training to support competent delivery of the role of a community support worker within EIP.To liaise and link with the full range of staff including: General Practitioners, Consultant Psychiatrists, Inpatient care, Voluntary Agencies, Social Services, Statutory AgenciesTo undertake any other duties which may reasonably be regarded as within the nature of the duties and responsibilities/grade of the post as defined DimensionsThe post holder will be accountable and report to the EIP team manager.To hold a caseload of patients under the supervision of a qualified member of staff.
Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa.
Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support and contribute to the timely assessment of service users within two weeks of being referred to the EIP service.To hold a personal caseload under the supervision of qualified members of the MDTTo contribute and input into comprehensive risk assessments for service users, supporting care coordinators with their initial formulation of riskAppropriate professional standards are met.National benchmarking will demonstrate improvements.Managed and monitored via supervision and appraisal structuresContacts and clinical activities expected and the development of a risk management plan.To contribute to the review and updating of risk management plans as necessary and appropriate for service users on their personal caseload.To support the identification of co-morbid symptoms which may be present e.g substance misuse, anxiety, depression, trauma etc and contribute to intervening with these as directed and supervised by qualified members of the MDT.To support EIP Physical Health Practitioners in ensuring service users receive regular physical health checks at assessment, 3 months, 6 months and annually thereafter in line with national standards.To support EIP Physical Health Practitioners in the delivery of interventions focused on improving and promoting good physical health, both on an individual and group basis.To ensure that service users, carers and family members receive clear and accurate information on:o How to access the serviceo Confidentialityo Access to recordso Their own assessments and care planso What can be expected from the serviceo Supportive community resourceso Complaints and compliments procedureso Accessing advocacy servicesTo support service users to develop clear recovery focused behavioural goals and support service users to attain these during their time in the EIP service.To contribute to and support the delivery evidence-based interventions including Family Interventions and CBT-informed interventions targeting key maintaining factors related to the service users presentation as directed by qualified members of the MDT.To support the development, contribute to and deliver socially inclusive groups and other interventions in conjunction with qualified members of the MDT in the service.within the role are monitored within supervision and reviewed via, clinical notes and completed snomed-ct recording of clinical activities.Mandatory training and role-specific training completed in line with Trust and service standards.To regularly employ standard outcome measures (including HoNOS, QPR & DIALOG) to monitor the efficacy of treatment plans and service user recovery and support the adjustment of care plans accordingly.To support effective discharge planning in collaboration with care coordinators, CBTp Therapists, NMPs and the service user.To support the development of effective relapse prevention strategies and plans in collaboration with service users and their families.To sign-post to various resources, opportunities and activities within the Trust and in communities to promote choice and informed decision making.To encourage service users to attend appointments and activities aligned to their recovery goals in the first instance and where necessary to accompany service users to these whilst continuing to promote independence in the achievement of goals.To establish supportive and respectful relationships with people using mental health services, their family members and carers.To work with the wider MDT and feedback patient care.Documentation of all clinical activities using the Trust Electronic Patient Record System and ensuring accurate recording and reporting if these using the appropriate snomed-ct codes.To keep up to date with the National Standards and policies related to EIP services.Promote the EIP service ethos and culture of recovery, empowerment and informed decision-making.To actively support and promote a culture of learning and continuous development within the EIP service by sharing knowledge, skills and appropriate attitudes in line with the Trust values and behaviours.To engage in all service and role-specific training in addition to Trust mandatory training to support competent delivery of the role of a community support worker within EIP.To liaise and link with the full range of staff including: General Practitioners, Consultant Psychiatrists, Inpatient care, Voluntary Agencies, Social Services, Statutory AgenciesTo undertake any other duties which may reasonably be regarded as within the nature of the duties and responsibilities/grade of the post as defined DimensionsThe post holder will be accountable and report to the EIP team manager.To hold a caseload of patients under the supervision of a qualified member of staff.
Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa.
Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
Person Specification
Values and behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 2 with commitment to train to NVQ 3 Certificate in Mental Health
Desirable
- Evidence of other updating and development in social/mental health care
Experience
Essential
- Awareness of national agenda related to EIP services
- Awareness of the culture and philosophy underpinning EIP services
- Ability to enable service users to access community services / agencies to meet their health and social care needs.
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care for people with psychosis.
Desirable
- Knowledge of EIP assessments and interventions
- Understand the importance of relapse prevention
- Experience of working with people who may misuse substances
- Able to encourage service users to adopt a problemsolving approach to overcoming difficulties
Skills
Essential
- Competent IT skills including word, outlook, excel and power point.
- Ability to prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to communicate and work with a wide range of professionals.
- Ability to effectively engage with service users, family members and carers
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Interpersonally calm and able to defuse difficult situations
- Ability to exercise appropriate levels of self-care and to monitor own state
- Good organisational skills
- Willingness to embrace new ways of working including the use of digital technologies
- Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude to meet service user need
- Ability to identify, provide and promote support to carers and staff
- Ability and willingness to travel independently across the county to meet service demand
Desirable
- Motivated towards personal and professional development with strong CPD record
- Demonstrate understanding of acceptance and commitment to the principles underlying equal opportunities.
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010
Person Specification
Values and behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 2 with commitment to train to NVQ 3 Certificate in Mental Health
Desirable
- Evidence of other updating and development in social/mental health care
Experience
Essential
- Awareness of national agenda related to EIP services
- Awareness of the culture and philosophy underpinning EIP services
- Ability to enable service users to access community services / agencies to meet their health and social care needs.
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care for people with psychosis.
Desirable
- Knowledge of EIP assessments and interventions
- Understand the importance of relapse prevention
- Experience of working with people who may misuse substances
- Able to encourage service users to adopt a problemsolving approach to overcoming difficulties
Skills
Essential
- Competent IT skills including word, outlook, excel and power point.
- Ability to prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to communicate and work with a wide range of professionals.
- Ability to effectively engage with service users, family members and carers
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Interpersonally calm and able to defuse difficult situations
- Ability to exercise appropriate levels of self-care and to monitor own state
- Good organisational skills
- Willingness to embrace new ways of working including the use of digital technologies
- Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude to meet service user need
- Ability to identify, provide and promote support to carers and staff
- Ability and willingness to travel independently across the county to meet service demand
Desirable
- Motivated towards personal and professional development with strong CPD record
- Demonstrate understanding of acceptance and commitment to the principles underlying equal opportunities.
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010
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.
