Band 6 Assessor/Keyworker - Bristol

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; West of England; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 Assessor/Keyworker for the Bristol Early Intervention for Psychosis Service. The fixed-term contract lasts 6 months and involves managing a complex caseload while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

The role requires current registration (NMC/SC England/HCPC) and involves co-facilitating wellbeing, social and therapy groups, plus leading assessments with CAARMS.

Qualifications

• Current registration with NMC, Social Care England or HCPC.
• Experience in Early Intervention for Psychosis or mental health services desired.
• Able to manage a complex caseload of around 20 service users.

Responsibilities

• Provide keyworking to service users and their families.
• Link with the MDT to ensure timely support, treatment, and interventions.
• Lead on assessments using CAARMS and facilitate wellbeing, social and therapy groups.
• Collaborate with Crisis teams, partner organisations, and inpatient units as needed.

Skills

NMC/HCPC/Social Care England

Caseload management

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Mental health assessment

Education

Professional registration (NMC / SC E / HCPC)

Tools

Comprehensive Assessment of At Risk Mental State

Job description

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Assessor/Keyworker in the Bristol Early Intervention for Psychosis Service. This is a fixed term contract for 6 months.

The Early Intervention for Psychosis Service will provide help and support to young people over 14 years and under 35 years of age for 3 years following a first episode psychosis or for a limited period where there may be a possible psychosis.

The team is multidisciplinary, consisting of Peer Support Worker, Physical Health Worker, Mental Health Support Workers, Individual Placement Support Workers, Care coordinators with Occupational Therapy, Nursing or Social work registrations, Administrators, Consultant Psychiatrist, Team Manager, Senior Practitioners, Non Medical Prescribers, Psychologists, Cognitive Behaviour Therapists in Psychosis and many of the team are trained in Family Intervention for Psychosis.

The team act as a resource to the adult mental health community, CAMHS and inpatient services, by raising awareness of the needs of this client group, providing information and consultation about psychosis.

The successful candidate with be able to bring relevant skills and experience to the role, and also be able to develop further due to the opportunities for in house learning and a wide range of supervisions that the team offer. The successful candidate will be able to manage a complex caseload of 20 people.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate needs to have a current registration with NMC, Social Care England or HCPC.

The role includes Keyworking to provide support to our Service Users and their friends and families. Linking in with the MDT, ensuring support, treatment and interventions are offered within good time, and build relationships with the teams and organisations the EI service works closely with, E.G, Crisis teams, Partnership organisations, Hospital inpatient units etc. In addition there will be opportunities to co-facilitate the service’s wellbeing, social and therapy groups.

In addition the successful candidate will take part and lead on the assessments of people referred to our service using the Comprehensive Assessment of an At Risk Mental State, an assessment tool widely used in Early Intervention Teams in the UK.

The Early Intervention Service is part of the Bristol Mental Health Partnership which includes the organisations of Second Step, Off The Record, Missing Link, SARI and Richmond Fellowship in addition to Rethink Mental Health.

BMH is part of Avon and Wiltshire Partnership NHS trust who are committed to the wellbeing and support of their staff and provide opportunities for career development and training.