Band 5 Specialist Practitioner (MHWP) - Bath

1. To work within the Banes EI Service providing comprehensive and specialist assessment for people experiencing a first episode psychosis, covering the age group 14 - 65 years. This will include the use of formal psychiatric and psychological rating scales, as well as liaison with carers and staff from other agencies that may be involved with the individual. 2. To plan, prioritise and deliver specialist programmes of care to people for up to a three-year period following a first episode of psychosis. This will include case formulation, design of intervention, delivery and evaluation. You will contribute to a whole team working approach and work as a key worker delivering interventions. 3. To work with and on behalf of people in a way that promotes and develops their efforts, resources and quality of life. To deliver services in a manner that is appropriate, relevant and respectful to all community members, recognising diversity of ethnicity, culture, belief, privilege and capacity. 5. To provide advice to other members of the Early Interventions for Psychosis Service team and those outside of the team on the particular needs of people with psychosis and their families / carers. 6. To deliver specified wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a clinical psychologist or

CBT therapist including

Behavioural activation and graded exposure Teaching problem-solving skills Improving sleep Recognising and managing emotions Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating Building confidence Medication support 7. With other members of the Banes Early Interventions Psychosis Service, to develop and facilitate clinical groups and workshops/training as appropriate. 8. To provide advice and support to carers/ relatives of our service users, and to provide structured family work to families where a person has a first episode or emerging psychosis. 9. To participate in clinical meetings e.g. PWP and client reviews as appropriate. 10. To assist in the transfer of appropriate cases between the CAMHS and Adult Services, in keeping with need and service user wishes. 11. To ensure that legal and Trust requirements affecting service user and staff are adhered to and ensure a safe working environment for service users and staff. To cooperate with statutory agencies with the responsibility to protect children and ensure that issues of risk and safety of young people are assessed and any necessary action is implemented. 12. To maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times when working with highly distressed people.