ARMS Mental Health Practitioner

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Basildon; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

NHS pension up to 14.5%

Blue Light Card

NHS discount offers

£8K relocation package

Season ticket loans

Job summary

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced care coordinator for the South West ARMS service to identify and support those at high risk of psychosis, preventing transition to psychosis and facilitating early intervention. The role works closely with ESTEP and Essex Support and Treatment for Early Psychosis teams.

You will manage a caseload with high needs, perform CAARMS-based assessments, liaise with referrers, and help clients implement WRAP plans while

Qualifications

• Care coordination of a caseload of high-need clients within ARMS service.
• Experience in conducting CAARMS assessments to determine suitability for ARMS.
• Ability to support service users and families to manage risk and wellness plans.

Responsibilities

• Undertake care coordination of a caseload of high-need clients within the service.
• Participate in initial assessments using CAARMS to determine ARMS suitability and liaise with referrers.
• Support service users and families to manage risk and WRAP plans with the peer worker and local prescribers.
• Empower service users to maintain social networks.
• Collaborate with ESTEP teams to ensure timely transitions following psychosis.
• Participate in MDT meetings to allocate clients to care coordination and reviews.
• Plan and deliver evidence-based interventions with colleagues.
• Undertake risk assessments with caseload clients and manage plans within MDT.
• Prioritise workload to manage a defined group with complex needs.

Skills

Care coordination

CAARMS assessment

Risk assessment

MDT collaboration

Job description

Job Overview

The post holder will work in our South West ARMS (At Risk of Mental State) Service which is aimed at identifying and supporting those at high risk of developing psychosis and preventing transition to psychosis and secondary mental health services. Working closely with the already established ESTEP , Essex Support and Treatment for Early Psychosis service

Main duties of the job

• To undertake care co-ordination of a caseload of clients in higher need within the service.
• To participate in the initial assessment of clients using Comprehensive Assessment of At Risk Mental State tool (CAARMS) , to determine appropriateness for ARMS service and to liaise with referring agencies to identify alternative agencies as appropriate to meet the client’s needs.
• Support service user and family to manage their risk and wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP) with the allocated peer worker and local social prescribers
• Empower service users to maintain their social networks
• Work closely with the ESTEP teams to ensure transitions for patients who have made transition to psychosis happens within national guidelines on timescales
• Undertake initial health and social needs assessments and participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings to look at appropriate selection and allocation of clients to care coordination and regular reviews.
• Following analysis of client assessments , plan creatively to meet their needs including the provision of evidence based interventions with colleagues
• Undertake risk assessments with clients on their caseload and plan effectively to manage this plan within MDT.
• Prioritise and manage workload to ensure the effective management of a defined group of clients with complex needs.

Working for our organisation

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Please be aware that, due to current allocation constraints, Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) are being prioritised for registered roles at this time.

Important note: please ensure that as part of your application, you include professional references with business contact information covering your last three years of employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.

As a newly appointed employee, you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.

Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email [e-mail] and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.

The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.

Important Notice: Recently the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) which amended on 22 July 2021 and come into force on 11 November 2021 that anyone directly employed to work in a Care Home or who are required as part of their role to be deployed to a CQC registered care home are required to have had both their COVID vaccinations, unless they are exempt. This is therefore a requirement of this role and will form part of our pre-employment checks.

Please note -

staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Should it come to light that a post being advertised by the Trust is considered ‘suitable alternative employment’ to an individual who is at risk, the recruiting manager will be advised and the post will be withdrawn from NHS Jobs.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.