Early Intervention Psychosis Practitioner inScunthorpe inScunthorpe PUBLISHED
MON 30 DEC 2024
Responsibilities include managing and sharing caseloads, offering a range of treatments in community settings, and engaging service users and their families in care plan development with a focus on risk management. The practitioner will serve as an advocate for service users, participate in case management and supervision, and maintain detailed records within specified time frames. The role emphasises the importance of teamwork and a commitment to enhancing the quality of early intervention in psychosis services.
The service works with people between the ages of 14 - 65 who are experiencing a First Episode of Psychosis. You will be involved in the patient journey from assessment, through to offering interventions supporting service users to recover from psychosis.
To work closely with other locally based services and agencies to assist in the promotion and development of a comprehensive Early Intervention in Psychosis Service.
To provide care coordinator role for an agreed number of service users and their families
To promote early detection and to help develop links with other youth focused services.
To work as a team member to manage own and other's caseload (in absence) to meet service user needs.
To provide and facilitate a range of care and treatments within a community setting, accepting referrals as per team protocol.
To offer appropriate support and guidance to service users and their families / careers.
To involve service users and carers in the development of care plans reflecting principles of good risk assessment and management.
To act as an advocate for service users where agreed, or provide appropriate advice and support in accessing advocacy services.
To participate in case management and practice supervision with team colleagues.
To maintain accurate records and input data into information systems (including electronic systems) within agreed time-scales.
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