Job summary
JOB TITLE: EIP Mental Health Practitioner
DEPARTMENT: Early Intervention in Psychosis Team
LOCATION/BASE ADDRESS: Countywide
BAND AND SALARY: Band 6
NUMBER OF HOURS: 1.0 WTE (37.5 hours per week)
TEMP/PERM (END DATE IF FIXED TERM): Permanent contract
We have an opportunity for a Registered Mental Health Practitioner to join the EIP Team.
If you are a practitioner who is enthusiastic about working with people who have severe mental health problems, this could be the ideal opportunity for you. We are looking for motivated and committed candidates wishing to pursue a career helping people learn to cope with the difficulties associated with Psychosis.
There are 2 posts available, covering the South and East of the County
Main duties of the job
The Early Intervention in Psychosis Team is located within the Adult Community Mental Health Division and our mission is to provide high quality, evidence-based psychological services to adults who live in Lincolnshire and are experiencing severe and enduring mental health difficulties. The post will involve liaison with other professions within the mental health service, including Mental Health Nurses, Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapists, Assistant and Trainee Clinical Psychologists, Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners, Support Workers, Peer Support Workers and outside agencies.
The post holder will be responsible for the co-ordination of care needs, assessment, planning, and implementation of evidence based care to a defined group of service users and their carers within the service catchment area whilst under the guidance of senior staff. The post holder will provide professional advice and support to other agencies and members of the multi-disciplinary team.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitbeinlincolnshire.comto find out more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post is community based providing a service which is delivered through a multidisciplinary team who provide comprehensive assessment, and intensive treatment and support for people aged 14-65 who are experiencing a First Episode Psychosis (FEP)
The team provides the service Monday-Friday between 9am-5pm. EIP is a county wide service and the post holder may be required on occasion to travel to other sites/locations in which to provide early intervention assessments and delivery of care.
In line with the national access and waiting times standard for EIP, the service has a maximum two week wait from referral to any part of the Trust and treatment is concordant with NICE guidelines and quality standards.The post-holder will be expected to manage a caseload and to work collaboratively alongside other teams and services who may also be involved in the care of EIP service users.
To provide a high standard of clinical care ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools.
To delegate aspects of the patient treatment plan to other members of the team, whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patients care, where appropriate.
Work with individuals to assess their mental health, recognise mental illness and identify their related needs and circumstances; and enable them to understand, manage and where appropriate change their behavior.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post is community based providing a service which is delivered through a multidisciplinary team who provide comprehensive assessment, and intensive treatment and support for people aged 14-65 who are experiencing a First Episode Psychosis (FEP)
The team provides the service Monday-Friday between 9am-5pm. EIP is a county wide service and the post holder may be required on occasion to travel to other sites/locations in which to provide early intervention assessments and delivery of care.
In line with the national access and waiting times standard for EIP, the service has a maximum two week wait from referral to any part of the Trust and treatment is concordant with NICE guidelines and quality standards.The post-holder will be expected to manage a caseload and to work collaboratively alongside other teams and services who may also be involved in the care of EIP service users.
To provide a high standard of clinical care ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools.
To delegate aspects of the patient treatment plan to other members of the team, whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patients care, where appropriate.
Work with individuals to assess their mental health, recognise mental illness and identify their related needs and circumstances; and enable them to understand, manage and where appropriate change their behavior.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN, OT or Social Worker core professional background education to diploma/degree level
- Professional registration with NMC, HCPC or other relevant regulator
- Mentorship Module or equivalent (degree level)
- Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice.
Desirable
- Management training
- Leadership training
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience of working with people with complex mental and social health presentations involving psychosis
- Experience of multi-agency and multi-disciplinary working
- Experience of using psychological formulation to identify intervention targets
- Substantial experience in identification, assessment and management of risk
- Substantial experience of delivering psychosocial interventions to aid recovery
Desirable
- Experience of working within EIP services
- Experience of EIP specialist assessment and interventions
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN, OT or Social Worker core professional background education to diploma/degree level
- Professional registration with NMC, HCPC or other relevant regulator
- Mentorship Module or equivalent (degree level)
- Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice.
Desirable
- Management training
- Leadership training
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience of working with people with complex mental and social health presentations involving psychosis
- Experience of multi-agency and multi-disciplinary working
- Experience of using psychological formulation to identify intervention targets
- Substantial experience in identification, assessment and management of risk
- Substantial experience of delivering psychosocial interventions to aid recovery
Desirable
- Experience of working within EIP services
- Experience of EIP specialist assessment and interventions
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
