Clinical Specialist (Social Worker) inCamden inCamden PUBLISHED 21 MAY 2024

Job summary

The C&I Early Intervention Service is in the process of an exciting expansion.
Our ambition is to be aGold Standard Service, faithful to the EIP model, capable of having a real impact on relapse rates, inpatient admissions and service user recovery in terms of social inclusion, maximising strengths and potential. We would like to invite the most energetic, motivated and competent practitioners to join us in moving further towards this goal.

Main duties of the job

The successful post holder will act as care coordinator for a caseload of service users under CPA whilst contributing to the wider multi-disciplinary team approach from within their area of expertise in social work. Owing to the planned expansion, it is hoped the post holder will be free to dedicate time to occasional stand-alone profession-specific work on behalf of the wider team, according to need.
This post will ideally suit a social worker with experience of supporting individuals (and their families) with a psychotic illness in a community setting. The successful applicant will be encouraged to develop their leadership skills, supervise junior staff and will deputise for the Team Manager at times.

About us

The Islington Early Intervention Service is an innovative and forward-thinking team working with service users experiencing a First Episode of Psychosis (FEP).

Islington EIS is a well-established, multi-disciplinary team serving a culturally diverse London Borough. The team promotes a full symptomatic and social recovery, with an emphasis on assisting service users into valued education and occupation. The team also has a strong research ethic, with the team participating in several multi-Centre studies.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The service aims are:

• To offer early assessment, diagnosis and treatment of FEP.
  
  To offer person centred, individual, culturally sensitive care, with an emphasis on increasing stability, skill development and developing social roles.
  
  To maximize both symptomatic and social recovery after a first episode of psychosis through effective engagement with service users.
  
  To minimize the service users first experiences of service contact being disconcerting or stigmatizing.
  
  To support and educate carers, and involve them as fully as possible in service users care.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge base ofhealth and psycho-social interventions for first episode psychosis clients. This post would suit applicants with prior experience in mental health wishing to develop their skills in a community setting. Team members benefit from a supportive team environment, with clinical supervision, peer support and training including the Early Intervention training programme. There is also the opportunity to contribute to the development and evaluation of a group programme for service users.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The service aims are:

• To offer early assessment, diagnosis and treatment of FEP.
  
  To offer person centred, individual, culturally sensitive care, with an emphasis on increasing stability, skill development and developing social roles.
  
  To maximize both symptomatic and social recovery after a first episode of psychosis through effective engagement with service users.
  
  To minimize the service users first experiences of service contact being disconcerting or stigmatizing.
  
  To support and educate carers, and involve them as fully as possible in service users care.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge base ofhealth and psycho-social interventions for first episode psychosis clients. This post would suit applicants with prior experience in mental health wishing to develop their skills in a community setting. Team members benefit from a supportive team environment, with clinical supervision, peer support and training including the Early Intervention training programme. There is also the opportunity to contribute to the development and evaluation of a group programme for service users.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Registration

Essential

• Qualified social worker
• Current Registration with Social Work England

Desirable

• Post-qualifying training eg. AMHP/ BIA / Practice Educator / CBT / Family Therapy etc.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a senior capacity in a mental health setting (either acute or community)
• Experience of working with service users, their carers and partner agencies

Desirable

• Experience of Care Coordination and / or working in the context of First Episode of Psychosis

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of Mental Health and Social Care legislation including MHA, MCA, Care Act
• A good understanding of psychosis (medical and psycho-social)

Person Specification
Qualifications & Registration

Essential

• Qualified social worker
• Current Registration with Social Work England

Desirable

• Post-qualifying training eg. AMHP/ BIA / Practice Educator / CBT / Family Therapy etc.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a senior capacity in a mental health setting (either acute or community)
• Experience of working with service users, their carers and partner agencies

Desirable

• Experience of Care Coordination and / or working in the context of First Episode of Psychosis

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of Mental Health and Social Care legislation including MHA, MCA, Care Act
• A good understanding of psychosis (medical and psycho-social)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.
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Employer details

Employer name

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
Address

4 Greenland Road, London. NW1 0AS

4 Greenland Road, London. NW1 0AS

Camden

NW1 0AS

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