Band 6 Specialist Early Intervention Practitioner - Bath

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

The Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a dedicated nurse to join the BANES Early Intervention Team. This multidisciplinary service supports people aged 14-64 experiencing a first episode of psychosis, delivering NICE-approved interventions and coordinating care with service users, carers and families.

The role focuses on CAARMS assessment and planning specialised programmes of care, with opportunities for supervision, education delivery, group facilitation and

Qualifications

• CAARMS assessment expertise
• Care coordination and caseload management
• Group facilitation and education delivery
• Clinical supervision and mentorship
• Audit and research involvement

Responsibilities

• Use CAARMS to identify possible psychosis cases.
• Plan and implement specialist care programmes for first-episode psychosis.
• Collaborate with other agencies to plan care programmes.
• Co-facilitate social and therapeutic groups.
• Deliver educational sessions to service users and families.
• Provide clinical supervision to junior staff and support workers.
• Undertake audit, research and development activities.

Job description

Job overview

This is an opportunity for a Nurse to join an enthusiastic, innovative, supportive and experienced Early Intervention Team. The BANES Early Intervention Team is a multidisciplinary service providing care to people aged 14-64 experiencing a first episode of psychosis. We deliver evidence-based psychosocial interventions and work closely with service users, carers and families. The service is part of the AWP Trust-wide Early Intervention Service and maintains strong links with regional and national Early Intervention networks.

We are forward thinking; working closely with the Research and Development team. We deliver NICE-approved, evidence based interventions, including CBT for psychosis, family work, occupational and vocational advice/interventions, physical health monitoring and interventions, alongside pharmacological interventions. In addition, all team members are involved in the facilitation social, activity, and carer’s support/education groups. We are committed to working with the model Your Team Your Conversation Your Plan which promotes co-production, collaborative care planning.

We are seeking someone who is enthusiastic and passionate about providing excellent care and nursing interventions for service users, and who is committed to team working. 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.

Main duties of the job

To use the specialist CAARMS assessment to identify people presenting with symptoms of possible psychosis.

To plan and implement specialist programmes of care for people following the first appearance of psychosis, including carrying a specialist caseload of clients and acting as care co-ordinator.

To liaise and work in collaboration with other agencies in planning and assessing programmes of care.

To co-facilitate social and therapeutic groups.

To co-deliver educational group to service users, other teams and the wider public.

To provide specialist advice to service users, carers and professionals.

To develop awareness sessions around psychosis and early intervention to be delivered within education and youth services.

To provide clinical supervision to junior staff, students and support workers.

To undertake audit, research and development activities.

This role is focussed on providing appropriate, effective nursing interventions and treatments to people with Psychosis and their Carers and their supporters in the community, enabling and assisting them to meet daily health, social care and wellbeing needs, in line with personal recovery goals, and facilitating engagement with mainstream services.

We are committed to continuous learning and development, supported by management and clinical supervision. There will be opportunities to develop your interests supported by ongoing training.