Community Mental Health Nurse/Social Worker
- Employer
- East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £42,939 to £50,697 per annum Inc HCAs
- Closing date
- 22 Oct 2024
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- Profession
- Nurse, Mental health, Mental health nurse, Community nurse, Mental health nurse - community, Adult mental health nurse, Community mental health nurse
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Community Mental Health Nurse/Social Worker Band 6 to work within the Newham Early Intervention Service (NEIS).
We are looking to recruit someone who is highly motivated, enthusiastic and passionate about applying Biopsychosocial intervention/recovery model within Community setting. This post would be suitable for someone with a strong interest in Psychosis and Early Intervention.
Newham Early Intervention is a psychosis service for adults aged 18 - 65 years old, from a range of religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, experiencing first onset of psychosis.
Early intervention for psychosis services aim to reduce the prevalence and impact of psychosis by reducing the duration of untreated psychosis and engaging clients in training and work as well as offering support and psychological interventions.
Newham Early Intervention Service provides an integrated service to those individuals and their families/carers suffering from the consequences of mental illness, enabling them to live a fulfilled life as possible within the community and promotes recovery.
This is an excellent opportunity to be part of innovative service and to use your skills and experience to work in new and challenging ways.
For more information, or if you would like to arrange a visit prior to interview, please contact: Jaspreet Kaur, Senior Practitioner jaspreet.kaur20@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
Be a member of the Early Intervention service being responsible for the delivery of services to people who are residents of Newham with a recent onset of psychosis as defined by the service referral criteria..
Be involved in training/ health promotion of early onset psychosis as required. Interface effectively with community organisations.
o Contribute to the delivery of service to people with recent onset of psychosis.
o Provide specialist assessment and psychosocial/psychotherapeutic skills, together with the provision of wide-ranging practical support.
o Provide assessments within health (CPA) and social care (care management) frameworks.
o Participate in the setting up and running of service user and carer groups, which promote confidence building, meaningful occupation and recovery.
o Provide support to service users in line with a 'whole team approach', as recommended in Early Intervention in Psychosis best practice literature.
o Provide a service, which promotes recovery, identifies people's needs and strengths, is user centred and holistic, and promotes safety and positive risk taking.
o Ensure the service provided is of the best quality and of a standard of professional practice and performance to meet the needs of Newham's diverse community. Provide a service, which is of the highest standard in terms of fair access, equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification/Training
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge and skills
Essential
Desirable
Other
Essential
Desirable
Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Appleby Health Centre
63 Appleby Road
London
E16 1LQ
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
363-NEW6678010
We are looking to recruit someone who is highly motivated, enthusiastic and passionate about applying Biopsychosocial intervention/recovery model within Community setting. This post would be suitable for someone with a strong interest in Psychosis and Early Intervention.
Newham Early Intervention is a psychosis service for adults aged 18 - 65 years old, from a range of religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, experiencing first onset of psychosis.
Early intervention for psychosis services aim to reduce the prevalence and impact of psychosis by reducing the duration of untreated psychosis and engaging clients in training and work as well as offering support and psychological interventions.
Newham Early Intervention Service provides an integrated service to those individuals and their families/carers suffering from the consequences of mental illness, enabling them to live a fulfilled life as possible within the community and promotes recovery.
This is an excellent opportunity to be part of innovative service and to use your skills and experience to work in new and challenging ways.
For more information, or if you would like to arrange a visit prior to interview, please contact: Jaspreet Kaur, Senior Practitioner jaspreet.kaur20@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
Be a member of the Early Intervention service being responsible for the delivery of services to people who are residents of Newham with a recent onset of psychosis as defined by the service referral criteria..
Be involved in training/ health promotion of early onset psychosis as required. Interface effectively with community organisations.
o Contribute to the delivery of service to people with recent onset of psychosis.
o Provide specialist assessment and psychosocial/psychotherapeutic skills, together with the provision of wide-ranging practical support.
o Provide assessments within health (CPA) and social care (care management) frameworks.
o Participate in the setting up and running of service user and carer groups, which promote confidence building, meaningful occupation and recovery.
o Provide support to service users in line with a 'whole team approach', as recommended in Early Intervention in Psychosis best practice literature.
o Provide a service, which promotes recovery, identifies people's needs and strengths, is user centred and holistic, and promotes safety and positive risk taking.
o Ensure the service provided is of the best quality and of a standard of professional practice and performance to meet the needs of Newham's diverse community. Provide a service, which is of the highest standard in terms of fair access, equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification/Training
Essential
- Formal qualifications RMN/SW
- Ability to utilise IT skills
- Professional registration
Desirable
- Family intervention training
- Psycho-social intervention qualification
- Recognized psychotherapy training.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people who have serious mental health difficulties
- Experience of carrying out assessments to include physical health
- Experience of supervising junior staff and/or students
- Experience of working in a health trust or local authority
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with first episode of psychosis and their carers
- Working in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Knowledge or experience of early intervention in psychosis.
- Experience in preparing written and verbal reports
- Knowledge of welfare and vocational issues.
- Ability to prioritise and manage own workload
Desirable
- Experience of participating in the setting up of a new service
- Experience of working within a team caseload/assertive community engagement environment
- Ability to work in partnership and develop constructive relationships
- CAARMS training
Other
Essential
- Mental and emotional effort required to undertake intense concentration required for clinical consultation and intervention both on a one to one and group basis.
- Ability to manage frequent highly distressing clinical interaction with clients who have serious mental health difficulties
Desirable
- Hold a full, clean driving licence.
Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Appleby Health Centre
63 Appleby Road
London
E16 1LQ
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
363-NEW6678010
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