Early Intervention Service (EIS) Mental Health Practitioner

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Lancashire is looking for an enthusiastic professional to join their community-focused Early Intervention Service. This permanent position for a nurse, social worker, or occupational therapist offers an opportunity to work with individuals at risk of first episode psychosis. The role includes managing a caseload and providing leadership within a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality clinical service delivery. Flexible working arrangements are available.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a caseload and supporting physical health monitoring.
• Capable of exercising professional accountability across clinical boundaries.
• Ability to provide leadership within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload and monitor physical health.
• Provide leadership and ensure effective assessment and planning of care.
• Offer clinical and managerial leadership to students in the team.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical assessment

Monitoring physical health

Education

Degree in nursing, social work or occupational therapy

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and committed individual to join an expanding and supportive multi-disciplinary team.

The Lancashire and South Cumbria Early Intervention Service (EIS) specialises in working with individuals aged 14 to 65 at risk of, or currently experiencing, first episode psychosis. Our team provides a range of specialist interventions including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Family Interventions.

The Early Intervention Service covers the Lancashire and South Cumbria footprint with 4 dedicated MDTs. We enjoy close working links with a range of community and inpatient services for children and adults.

We place a strong emphasis on professional and clinical supervision in order to support and develop individuals as part of our commitment to maintain our focus on delivering the highest quality clinical service.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of this team, there is one permanent post for a nurse, social worker or occupational therapist to join the team. The post will provide an opportunity for development for those who are interested in working within the Early Intervention Service and to gain valuable experience working in a community setting.

Responsibilities will include:

• Managing a caseload and supporting the key areas of physical health monitoring and carer support.
• Providing leadership within the multidisciplinary team and ensuring the effective assessment, formulation, planning and monitoring of care for service users.
• Exercising professional accountability and responsibility using skills, knowledge and expertise in changing environments, across clinical boundaries and in unfamiliar situations.
• Offering clinical and managerial leadership to students as part of your role within the team.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks.

[e-mail] or 01253 957470.