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The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Barking and Dagenham Early Intervention service (EIP) for a 1 year fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.

 The team works with service user from age 14 and above who are presenting with a first episode in psychosis

Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) are multi-disciplinary teams set up to seek, identify and reduce treatment delays at the onset of psychosis and promote recovery by reducing the probability of relapse following a first episode of psychosis.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be required to work with Improving Physical Healthcare to Reduce Premature Mortality in People with Severe Mental Illness CQUIN target. The team are also required to meet the First Episode Psychosis Referral to Treatment targets which have both been agreed with NHS England and commissioners.

The successful candidate will be required to act as care coordinator for service users referred to EIP from CAMHs and to ensure contact and communication is maintained with the responsible CAMHS consultant psychiatrist and their medical teams.

The successful candidate will be required to advocate for, service users, carers and their family. They will also be required to work with inter-agency partners and colleagues

Working for our organisation

Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff). 

High Cost Area Supplement - London

This post attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata).

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on the vacancy.

Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

NVQ level 2 literacy and numeracy RMN and valid NMC registration Evidence of post registration and CPD Mentoring qualification

Desirable criteria

venepucture certificate or quailification ECG training CBT training FT training

Demonstration of trust values

Essential criteria

awareness and knowledge of 5 P's

Experience

Essential criteria

experence of working with adolescents and young people experiencing psychosis experience of working with people with complex , acute mental health needs To have experience of assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating aspects of care. To have significant experience working with families and carers To have significant experience as a caseworker and CPA Care Co-ordinator. To have experience in working with service user physical health assessment To have experience with healthy life style promotion and eating programmes To have experience in working/liaising with multi-disciplinary teams and other agencies in the provision of care. Providing staff supervision and appraisal to both qualified and non-professionally aligned staff

KNowledge

Essential criteria

Understanding of government legislation and policy guidance pertaining to EIP and Mental Health To demonstrate knowledge and competency of the Mental Health Act 1983 related legislation and is applications To demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the Mental Capacity Act To demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Infection control and standards Broad knowledge of mental illness, EIP best evidence based practice and latest research Knowledge and understanding of Adult Safeguarding policy and procedures Be knowledgeable, demonstrate competency and work within the safeguarding children framework on best practice with particular regard to the voice of the child and the London Child protection procedures Knowledge of the complains procedure and duty of Candour policy

Skill

Essential criteria

Ability to assess, plan and implement programmes of care with Service User and Carers involvement Clinical risk assessment and management skills Ability to communicate effectively at all levels Ability to make complex decisions under pressure and demonstrate stress and crisis management skills Ability to facilitate positive multi-disciplinary working relationships across all service areas Ability to maintain confidentiality where appropriate Ability to travel and carry were relevant work related equipment between sites in an effective and safe manner

Benefits

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.