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Job summary

Main area
Adult Mental Health
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (end date of 1st October 2025)
Hours
Full time - 30 hours per week
Job ref
186-933-24-MH
Employer
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Stonebridge Centre
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/08/2024 23:59

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Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo

EIP Care Co-Ordinator FEP Pathway

Band 6

Job overview

This post is eligible for a Golden Hello payment of £2,750 for new starters who are external to the Trust.  This is payable in 3 instalments over a 2 year period.  This payment is only eligible to new starters who do not already hold a contract of employment with the Trust.  This post also includes paid enhancements for unsocial hours working during night, weekends and bank holidays.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Early Intervention in Psychosis Service (EIP) of Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust for a passionate and highly motivated Care Coordinator (Band 6) from either a Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy or Social Work background to join our team

The EIP service in Nottinghamshire is delivered through a multidisciplinary team of practitioners who provide comprehensive assessments and evidence-based treatments for people aged 14-65 who are experiencing a First Episode Psychosis (FEP)

The EIP team is a community-based service which operates Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. 

Main duties of the job

We are looking for applicants with a keen interest in working with the client group served by EIP and a desire to effectively support their families, to join a dedicated, enthusiastic and supportive team to support individuals on their recovery journey, holding a caseload and practising an holistic and person centred approach to the individuals needs and goals.

A good understanding of the principles, ethos, assessments and interventions associated with working within an Early Intervention in Psychosis team will be key. We provide additional training and support to contribute to the successful delivery of a high quality NICE concordant service, including Behavioural Family Therapy (BFT)

Additional  training will be offered to equip the person to undertake evidence based interventions for example BFT, psychosocial  and CBTp informed interventions. 

Working for our organisation

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is a rewarding and vital role in the delivery of treatment to our patients within a supportive environment. In return, we offer a vast range of benefits and opportunities.

Benefits of working at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust include:

Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Flexible Working
Enhanced rates of pay for unsocial hours
Generous NHS pension scheme
Enhanced Maternity and Sick pay
Comprehensive induction and ongoing training
Commitment to career development
Wide range of training and development opportunities
Working in a supportive environment
Retail Discounts
Option to purchase additional Annual Leave
Clinical Supervision
Preceptorship Programme
Health and Wellbeing Services

Day to Day Duties:

Hold and manage a caseload of service users who have been identified as experiencing their first episode of psychosis
Assessment of service users referred to the Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Team
To work as part of our integrated MDT, and to participate in a clinical decision making process to determine the most appropriate management plans for all service users who are under the care of the team.
Use of standard outcome measures to monitor recovery using the HoNOS, QPR and DIALOG
Travel across Nottinghamshire to support the needs of service users, their family members and carers
Use of digital technologies to support service need and delivery

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Core Professional qualification to degree / diploma level in Nursing or Occupational Therapy
  • Evidence of continued professional development
  • Nurse registrants: Completion of Preceptorship
Desirable criteria
  • Nurse mentorship / Practice Education

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working with people with complex mental health presentations such as those with psychosis and/ or personality disorders in community settings
  • Knowledge and experience of working under the Care Programme Approach
  • Experience of using psychological formulations to identify intervention targets
  • Experience in the assessment and management of clinical risk
  • Experience of multidisciplinary and multi-agency working
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in an EIP service
  • Experience of specialist EIP assessments and interventions
  • Experience of working therapeutically with individuals experiencing psychosis

Contractual Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Ability and willingness to travel across Trust sites to meet service demand

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Awareness of national agenda related to EIP services
  • Good working knowledge of risk assessment, risk formulation and risk management
  • Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care for people with psychosis
  • Competent IT skills including word, outlook, excel and power point
  • Ability to prioritise workload effectively, meeting expected deadlines
  • Excellent analytical and decision-making skills
  • Advanced interpersonal skills demonstrating the ability to communicate and work with a wide range of professionals
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure
  • Ability to produce and present clear letters / reports
  • Specialist knowledge of psycho-social interventions and their appropriate use
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of specialist EIP assessments and interventions

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Able to contain and work with high levels of distress
  • Interpersonally calm and able to defuse difficult, volatile situations
  • Able to tolerate ambiguity and to take decisions in situations of incomplete information
  • Ability to exercise appropriate levels of self-care and to monitor own state, recognising when it is necessary to take active steps to maintain fitness to practice
  • Good organisational skills
  • Motivated towards personal and professional development with strong CPD record
  • Demonstrate understanding of acceptance and commitment to the principles underlying equal opportunities

Other

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of the culture and ethos of EIP services
  • Willingness to embrace new ways of working including the use of digital technologies
  • Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude to meet service user need
  • Ability to identify, provide and promote support to carers and staff
  • Able to sit for long periods
  • Ability and willingness to travel independently across the county to meet service demand
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of using digital technologies to support service users

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sharon Heath
Job title
Team Manager EIP Nottingham South
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
077780449220
Additional information

Ellie Rawson

Clinical Team Leader
[email protected]

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