Early Intervention Team Manager - North Warwickshire (Internal)

Job summary

Early Intervention in Psychosis Team Manager North Warwickshire.

We have an opportunity for an experienced mental health nurse, occupational therapist or social worker to manage the well established North Wariwckshire Early Intervention in Psychosis team. This is a Band 7 role and you will be based at Avenue House in Nuneaton alongisde our Community Mental Health and Crisis Teams. You would be working in a fully-staffed team which has a good reputation for its friendly and welcoming team and will be working alongside mental health nurses, social care staff, occupational therapists, consultant psychiatrists, CBT and clinical psychologists as well as a very supportive and experienced team administrator.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about making a difference to the lives of people experiencing psychosis in our Early Intervention in Psychosis team.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will manage a team to ensure that patients under the team are offered holistic care in line with the EIT Access and Waiting Time Standards. This will include ensuring that members of the team offer psycho-education, staying well planning and early warning signs work. They will ensure that team are offering patients NICE recommended treatments including Behavioural Family Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Carer's Education and Employment support from IPS Rethink.

You will offer clinical and managerial supervision to members of the team and be present in MDT meetings aswell as supporting with professionals and safeguarding meetings. You will also attend the trust-wide meetings and disseminate any key information back to the team.

You will need excellent communication and networking skills as you will be working with the South Warwickshire and Coventry Teams on service development, quality assurance and governance initiatives and auditing including the NCAP and EIPN.

You will also be expected to carry out duties as per the job description.

Experience in working in the community is desirable.

About us

Our Vision: To become an innovative, forward-thinking, and inclusive teaching organisation, enabling us to provide consistently high quality, safe, and compassionate care.

At CWPT we care for you as much as you care for others, and we offer a wide range of support services to promote staff wellbeing and a good work-life balance. We would where possible consider part-time and flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working.

We know our staff are our greatest asset which is why we invest in training and development opportunities, and our leadership teams are dedicated to continuous professional and personal development.

By joining CWPT you will be a part of an innovative team, who are committed to transforming services to better support people who are experiencing psychosis.

It is essential that candidates have an interest in ensuring that the Access and Waiting Time Standards for Early Intervention in Psychosis are adhered to and that the candidate has substantial experience of working with people who have experienced a psychotic episode and with their families.

You are required to hold a current professional registration with either the NMC as a registered nurse or the HCPC as a registered Occupational Therapist or Social Worker. We will not accept applicants from those without a core profession