Band 6 Specialist Recovery Practitioner (Psychotic P/way)

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Warminster; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health trust is seeking a dynamic and motivated Band 6 Mental Health Nurse for the West Wilts CMHT. The role involves care coordination for service users with psychotic illnesses, providing therapeutic interventions, and working collaboratively with other professionals. This position offers an exciting opportunity to enhance skills in community-based care and improve outcomes for individuals on a psychotic pathway.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse qualification required.
• Experience in care coordination and therapeutic interventions preferred.
• Ability to work within multi-agency settings.

Responsibilities

• Care coordination of a complex caseload of service users with psychotic illnesses.
• Leading the CPA process and managing risks.
• Administering medications and fulfilling CMHT duty worker role.

Skills

Care coordination

Therapeutic interventions

Multi-agency working

Risk management

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Job description

Job overview

Are you dynamic? Motivated? Passionate about community-based care? A registered Mental Health Nurse?

If you can answer yes to these questions, then we want you to apply for our Band 6 post in West Wilts CMHT. We are redesigning the model of care based on identified pathways and are looking for clinicians who are skilled or have an interest in training to deliver interventions to service users on a psychotic pathway.

This post is open to newly qualified social workers. In line with AWP trust policy, all newly qualified social workers (NQSW) will initially be recruited at Band 5, regardless of the advertised role banding. All NQSWs are expected to successfully complete their ASYE within 2 years of employment, unless there are exceptional circumstances, in which case it may be extended for a further 2 years.

If appointed to a Band 6 role, this will be an automatic progression upon successful ASYE completion. If appointed to a Band 5 role, you will be eligible to apply for a subsequent Band 6 vacancy upon successful completion of ASYE.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity for clinicians to develop skills in a focused way for an identified group of individuals on a psychotic pathway, improving outcomes and experiences for service users and their carers.

The successful applicant will be responsible for care co-ordination of a complex caseload of service users with psychotic illnesses, which may include co-existing substance misuse issues.

The role involves providing therapeutic interventions and coordinating interventions with other professionals within the CPA process.

Main responsibilities:

1. Care co-ordination of a complex caseload of service users with psychotic illnesses.
2. Leading the CPA process.
3. Multi-agency working.
4. Risk management.
5. Administration of medications.
6. Fulfilling the CMHT duty worker role on a rolling rota.