Job summary
The EIP team was set up in 2002 in Northumberland, the focus is on recovery, promoting independence and involves working with individuals and their families who are experiencing a first episode o psychosis. Each individual within the team has an important role to play and their opinions are listened to.
We are actively seeking to recruit a female support worker due to occupational requirements of the role in which you will be supporting services users who may have experienced trauma and require a gender specific worker.
Do you have a passion to support service users in their recovery from psychosis, to engage and involve families?
Do you want to work in a team where you can help to shape someone's first experience of mental health services, share your opinions, knowledge and experience and make a difference, receive training and awareness in interventions we know work with the client group?
If this is you then the Northumberland Early Intervention in Psychosis Team (EIP) would like you to join us.
You will support the delivery of high quality evidence based interventions to service users who experience first episode Psychosis and their families.
You will contribute to the clinical discussion about the care and treatment of individuals as part of a multi disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
We are a multi-disciplinary team offering interventions to support individual's recovery from psychosis across Northumberland. You will be implementing care plans with guidance and support from the team. Working within an experienced and highly motivated clinical team you will be part of a service engaged in ensuring the best possible practice in contemporary mental health care. Your job role will be to provide support to service users and their families, whilst working collaboratively with other professionals.
- Working with service users and their families who are experiencing first episode psychosis.
- Supporting access to community facilities.
- To assist in the delivery of evidence based interventions.
- Contribute to the care packages which meet individual needs.
- You will be required to work across the County of Northumberland.
You will receive regular supervision and an annual appraisal which will seek to identify areas of good practice and support the development of new skills.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note to apply for this role you must have the right to work in the UK. CNTW NHS Foundation Trust will not provide sponsorship for this role.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 25th April 2024
Closing date : 9th May 2024
We welcome your application.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name
Clare Houghton Team Manager
Email address: clare.houghton@cntw.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07977050196
Additional contact information
If you wish to speak to a member of the team you can contact on: 01670 844670 or contact Adam Wright Clinical Lead on 07929387120 or email: adam.wright@cntw.nhs.uk .
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note to apply for this role you must have the right to work in the UK. CNTW NHS Foundation Trust will not provide sponsorship for this role.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 25th April 2024
Closing date : 9th May 2024
We welcome your application.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name
Clare Houghton Team Manager
Email address: clare.houghton@cntw.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07977050196
Additional contact information
If you wish to speak to a member of the team you can contact on: 01670 844670 or contact Adam Wright Clinical Lead on 07929387120 or email: adam.wright@cntw.nhs.uk .
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Senior Healthcare Support Worker or equivalent or working towards
- GCSE or equivalent
Experience.
Essential
- Experience of working within mental health.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community mental health service
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of mental health.
Desirable
- Understanding of first episode psychosis.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Senior Healthcare Support Worker or equivalent or working towards
- GCSE or equivalent
Experience.
Essential
- Experience of working within mental health.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community mental health service
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of mental health.
Desirable
- Understanding of first episode psychosis.
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).
Additional information
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).
