Job summaryJOB SUMMARY 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. Establish a network of relationships with educational, vocational and leisure facilities, and maintain a database/resource of such organisations. Supervise and co-ordinate the work of trainees/students of your related profession, as appropriate. Be involved in training/ health promotion of early onset psychosis as required. Interface effectively with community organisations.Main duties of the jobKey Responsibilities 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.o Provide a service, which adheres to policies and procedures.o Provide a service, which is of the highest standard in terms of fair access, equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice.About usOur 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 descriptionJob responsibilitiesMain Duties and ResponsibilitiesDirect ClinicalManagement of a personal caseload as agreed with EIS Team Manager and within the set referral criteria.Participate in the setting up and running of service user and carer groups, which promote confidence building, meaningful occupation and recovery.Undertake care management/CPA responsibilities and provide clinical /physical health assessments and interventions in line with an Early Intervention in Psychosis approach to interaction and management. This includes using an assertive outreach approach when required, as well as implementing recognised specialist psychosocial assessment and intervention strategies.Act as a care co-ordinator with an agreed member of service user in line with CPA Policies.Establish joint and/or co-working practice for service users where necessary with both adolescent and adult CMHT team members, in-patient unit staff and professionals from other agencies as appropriate.Work with other members of the multi-disciplinary CMHT teams and all other relevant health professionals to assess, develop, implement and evaluate high quality packages or service user centred care, as required.Visit service users at their choice of venue as far as possible, such as their home, day centres, work and recreational centres, and at venues in the community to engage and encourage service users participation in interventions and in all aspects of daily living.Undertake (where appropriate) assessment of daily living skills, to ascertain functional ability, and level of support and/or accommodation needs to contribute to community care plans.Participate in interventions jointly with relevant voluntary organisations.Provide information to help service users make an informed choice about opportunities and services available to them and to then assist service users to obtain the required services, support and entitlement. This may involve acting as advocates for service users and their families/carers.Involve families and carers in intervention plans where appropriate, considering issues of confidentiality. This will normally require direct family interventions, to encourage their active support and collaboration with the process of recovery.Keep service users and carers (in line with confidentiality protocol) fully informed of their care plan; legal status; intervention etc.Ensure principles of risk management and risk assessment are integrated into care plans.Administer and/or monitor medication as prescribed in keeping with policies and NMC requirements as appropriate to training.Indirect ClinicalProvide support and advice in relation to issues concerning the target service user group or in relation to the EIS workers own clinical area of expertise to other team members, relevant health professionals and other agencies as appropriate.Liaise with professionals of other services to co-ordinate various aspects of the service, and act as care co-ordinator when appropriate for service users on Care Programme Approach, Section 117 or Supervised Discharge.If from nursing profession, to be responsible for the storage and administration of drugs in line with nursing and CMHT policies.Carry out statutory responsibilities under the Mental Health Legislation including AMHP responsibilities for those approved by the Local Authority to carry out these duties.Be available to other team members for informal support and guidance as appropriate.Develop team links and ensure effective working practice with all related Health and Social Services, voluntary, education and employment agencies.Liaison & Partnership workingPerson SpecificationApplication form qualificationsEssentialFormal qualifications in health or social care, e.g., RMN, Dip SW, etc. Post registration experienceExperience of working with people who have serious mental health difficulties in a multi-disciplinary/agency environmentExperience of working within a health trust or social services department.Experience of carrying out assessments to include physical health.Experience of supervising junior staff and/or students.Experience of promoting recovery.Knowledge of welfare and vocational issues.Ability to prioritise and manage own workloadExcellent interpersonal skillsExperience in preparing written and verbal reportsAbility to work in a team on own initiativeDesirableWorking in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpretersPsychosocial Intervention Qualification and/or recognised psychotherapy training.Family intervention training.Experience of working with people with first episode of psychosis and their carersExperienceEssentialExperience of working with people who have serious mental health difficulties in a multi-disciplinary/agency environmentExperience of working within a health trust or social services department.Experience of carrying out assessments to include physical health.Experience of supervising junior staff and/or students.DesirableExperience of working with people with first episode of psychosis and their carersWorking in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpretersKnowledge and SkillsEssentialKnowledge or experience of early intervention in psychosis.Experience in preparing written and verbal reportsKnowledge of welfare and vocational issues.Experience of promoting recovery.Ability to identify people's needs and strengths.Demonstrate the provision of user centred careDemonstrate the ability to make a differenceDemonstrate the ability to promote safety and positive risk taking.Ongoing commitment to personal development and life long learningSelf motivating, Ability to prioritise and manage own workloadExcellent interpersonal skillsPresentation and teaching skillsFlexible and adaptableAbility to work in a team on own initiativeExcellent problem solving skills, Creative and resourcefulDesirableExperience of preparing and executing formal and informal presentationsExperience of participating in the setting up of a new serviceExperience of working within a team caseload/assertive community engagementAbility to facilitate development activities across organisationsAbility to work in partnership and develop constructive relationshipsExperience of liaising with statutory and voluntary sector organisationsAbility to work holistically with individuals and groups.Able to consider the social economic and potential context of mental health difficulties and to address impact on mental health of social economic deprivation, difference, discrimination and racism.Ability to manage frequent highly distressing clinical interaction with clients who have serious mental health difficultiesDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameEast London NHS Foundation TrustAddressAppleby Health Centre63 Appleby RoadCanning TownE16 1LQEmployer's websitehttps://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)