Band 6 Specialist Early Intervention Practitioner - Bath

Avon And Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Nhs Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health service provider in Bath is seeking a clinician for their Early Intervention team. This role involves providing care for individuals experiencing first episode psychosis and working closely with families. Candidates should demonstrate strong communication skills, a commitment to teamwork, and a passion for early intervention in mental health care. Continuous professional development and training opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Ongoing training opportunities

Supportive management and supervision

Qualifications

• Committed to team working and passionate about early intervention in psychosis.
• Excellent communication skills with a flexible approach to work.
• Strong knowledge base of Early Intervention principles.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement care programmes for clients with first episode psychosis.
• Work collaboratively with other agencies for specialized care assessment.
• Co-facilitate social and therapeutic groups for service users.

Skills

Team working

Communication

Knowledge of Early Intervention in Psychosis

Job description

This permanent post is a rare opportunity for a clinician to work in the friendly, enthusiastic, innovative, supportive and experienced Banes Early Intervention team. BANES Early Intervention Team is a small multi-professional team working across CAMHS and Adult Mental Health Services, providing care for people aged 14-64, presenting to mental health services, often for the first time. The post involves using psychosocial interventions and working with people experiencing a first episode psychosis/ bipolar. You will work closely with carers and families. The service is part of an AWPs Trust-wide 6 Early Intervention Services, with strong links to the Southwest and national networks.

Key Responsibilities

• 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 a key worker.
• To liaise and work in collaboration with other agencies in planning and assessing specialised care.
• To co-facilitate social and therapeutic groups.
• To co-deliver educational groups 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 and students.
• To undertake audit, research and development activities.
• To maintain work to a standard that maintains the teams high performance (key performance indicators and NCAP).

Qualifications

We are seeking someone who is committed to team working, enthusiastic and passionate about early intervention in psychosis and in providing excellent care for service users. You must be an brilliant communicator, have a flexible approach to your work with a good knowledge base of the principles of Early Intervention in Psychosis.

Continuous Learning and Development

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

About the Trust

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding staff promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.