Band 6 Specialist Early Intervention Practitioner - Devizes
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Band 6 Specialist Early Intervention Practitioner - Devizes
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This is an exciting opportunity for a committed mental health professional to work in Early Intervention services working across Wiltshire. We have 2 permanent Band 6 posts available.
The permanent posts will be an opportunity for a clinician to work in an enthusiastic and experienced Early Intervention team.
Wiltshire Early Intervention Team is a multi-professional team working across CAMHS and Adult Mental Health Services. The post involves using psychosocial interventions and working with people experiencing a first episode psychosis. The role will involves working with carers and families. The service is part of an AWP Trust wide Early Intervention Service with Southwest and national networks following national guidance for Early Intervention in Psychosis Services.
We are seeking someone who is committed to team working. The approach with both service users and carers will be based around Psychosocial Interventions and a team approach. You must be an excellent communicator, have a flexible approach to your work with a good knowledge base of the principles of Early Intervention in Psychosis.
Please note that Wiltshire EI is a county wide service and team members may be required to travel to any location in Wiltshire. Due to clinical demand, one of the posts advertised will mainly focus on supporting service users resident in the north of Wiltshire.
* To assess service users referred to the Wiltshire Early Intervention Service with suspected psychosis using the Comprehensive Assessment of At Risk Mental state (CAARMS) assessment tool, across the Wiltshire wide catchment area.
* Within the role of care co-ordination, to plan and deliver specialist programmes of care following the NICE guidelines for first episode of psychosis.
* To work within the multi-disciplinary team, to attend and contribute to team discussions and to liaise with other professionals within the team to co-ordinate relevant interventions for service users.
* To liaise and work in collaboration with other AWP teams, local CAMHS services and non AWP agencies in planning and assessing programmes of care.
* To support and work alongside service users ranging from 14 to 65 years old, and their families in their experience of recovery from a first episode of psychosis.
* To support the delivery of carers education programmes and provide psychoeducation and advice to patients, carers and professionals.
* To identify and manage risks which can arise during someone’s recovery from a first episode of psychosis.
* To provide clinical supervision to junior staff, students and support workers
* To support the undertaking of the National Clinical Audit of Psychosis (NCAP) by ensuring clinical documentation is up to date.
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 1.8 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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alastair Carrmichael Job title: Team Manager Email address: a.carmichael4@nhs.net Telephone number: 01380 731282
Mobile: 07786 268807
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