Community Mental Health Practitioner inNewton Abbot inNewton Abbot PUBLISHED 2 DEC 2023
Devon Partnership NHS Trust rQSZNtRl
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Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.
The Specialist Team for Early Psychosis (STEP) is looking for a qualified member of staff to join this busy team. This post will mainly cover the Teignbridge part of the locality area of Torbay, South and West Devon. We are looking for someone with a good understanding of psychosis and the challenges it presents in early onset. An understanding of the possible impact of psychosis and antipsychotic medication on physical health and the interventions to minimize this would also be desirable.
STEP provides a service for people between the ages of 14 - 65 who are experiencing a First Episode of Psychosis (FEP). This includes a prolonged assessment period for up to 3 months where a number of specialist tools are used. Those cases confirmed as having a psychosis are taken on for intensive Key-working for a period of up to 3 years. During this time we conduct physical health checks, together with family and other psychosocial interventions. We have a Multi-disciplined team with dedicated specialist in social care, employment, psychological interventions and prescribing.
This role will include assessing, care co-ordination and delivering interventions.
The role will include:
Providing complex assessment and care planning for individuals and their families/carers experiencing first episode psychosis.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Engage service users and carers assertively in the community.
To develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with service users and their families and carers and other services to prevent hospital admission.
Deliver NICE concordant interventions, including Family or systemic work.
To offer proactive risk management approaches to help the service user and their family to reduce disabling effects of psychosis and enable full and sustained recovery
Provide psycho-education regarding first episode psychosis to service users and families.
Ensure basic needs are addressed i.e. housing, income, support in accessing education/training etc.
Provide interventions and work with other disciplines/agencies/teams in the care of service users experiencing co-morbid problems with substance use/misuse.
Engage the service user and their family in relapse prevention and crisis planning and provide and coordinate interventions that maximise the service users' ability to resolve crises, remain at home and avoid the need for hospitalisation.
To support medication concordance.
Ensure timely and accurate documentation.
Practice in a was that minimizes dependence and promotes recovery
Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.
The Specialist Team for Early Psychosis (STEP) is looking for a qualified member of staff to join this busy team. This post will mainly cover the Teignbridge part of the locality area of Torbay, South and West Devon. We are looking for someone with a good understanding of psychosis and the challenges it presents in early onset. An understanding of the possible impact of psychosis and antipsychotic medication on physical health and the interventions to minimize this would also be desirable.
STEP provides a service for people between the ages of 14 - 65 who are experiencing a First Episode of Psychosis (FEP). This includes a prolonged assessment period for up to 3 months where a number of specialist tools are used. Those cases confirmed as having a psychosis are taken on for intensive Key-working for a period of up to 3 years. During this time we conduct physical health checks, together with family and other psychosocial interventions. We have a Multi-disciplined team with dedicated specialist in social care, employment, psychological interventions and prescribing.
This role will include assessing, care co-ordination and delivering interventions.
The role will include:
Providing complex assessment and care planning for individuals and their families/carers experiencing first episode psychosis.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Engage service users and carers assertively in the community.
To develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with service users and their families and carers and other services to prevent hospital admission.
Deliver NICE concordant interventions, including Family or systemic work.
To offer proactive risk management approaches to help the service user and their family to reduce disabling effects of psychosis and enable full and sustained recovery
Provide psycho-education regarding first episode psychosis to service users and families.
Ensure basic needs are addressed i.e. housing, income, support in accessing education/training etc.
Provide interventions and work with other disciplines/agencies/teams in the care of service users experiencing co-morbid problems with substance use/misuse.
Engage the service user and their family in relapse prevention and crisis planning and provide and coordinate interventions that maximise the service users' ability to resolve crises, remain at home and avoid the need for hospitalisation.
To support medication concordance.
Ensure timely and accurate documentation.
Practice in a was that minimizes dependence and promotes recovery
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