At Risk Mental State Health Care Professional

Job overview
Please note, at this stage, the role is open only to internal staff (including NHSP and Agency staff currently on placement within our organisation) and staff substantively employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Any individual who is at risk of redundancy will be given priority, provided they meet the essential criteria.
Are you a qualified Mental Health Nurse/ Occupational Therapist/Social Worker seeking a new opportunity?
Do you have the drive and determination to help develop an exciting ARMS (At Risk Mental State ) service?
This is an exciting development for EIP services in North Kent following recent investment to develop an At Risk Mental State Service (ARMS). This is a service working jointly with EIP focussing on delaying or preventing a transition to psychosis and reducing the need for people to access other services within the organisation.
We welcome applications from health professionals who are keen to improve the future outcomes for young people. The At Risk Mental State (ARMS) service works with 14 to 35 year olds with (a view to/the intention of) preventing the development of first episode of psychosis. This job will appeal to someone who is keen to work in an intensive way, with a focus on psychosocial intervention.
The team will comprise of a, Senior CBT therapist, CBT Therapists, Advanced Clinical Practitioners and Community Mental Health Practitioners. The team will provide comprehensive assessment and formulation for people aged 14 to 35 years who present who are at ultra-high risk of psychosis.
This role is based in North Kent (DA1 2DL), but you will have to cover the Medway area.

Main duties of the job
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
The ARMS health care professional is a key member of the multidisciplinary team who will be involved in the assessment of young people at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis.
Working alongside psychologists and CBT therapists you will provide interventions for co-existing difficulties.
Please note that we use a clinical assessment tool, and the post holder will be provided with training and support to undertake these.

Working for our organisation
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
If you are interested and would like to speak with the hiring manager, please don't hesitate to contact Christopher Diamond at 07867142757 or christopher.diamond@nhs.net

Person specification

Training

Essential criteria

• Registered Mental Health Nurse/ Occupational Therapist /Social Worker
• Up to date registration

Desirable criteria

• Diploma working with psychosis or Thorn accredited.
• Caarms practitioner

Experience

Essential criteria

• Minimum of 2 years post registration experience
• Significant experience of working with service users with mental health problems
• Experience and skills in clinical assessment.
• Experience of working with service users with psychosis and their carers.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working with service users aged 14-17.
• Experience of working with Dual Diagnosis service users.
• Experience of the use of evidence-based interventions relating to the care of service users with first episode of psychosis

Knowledge and skills

Essential criteria

• Current government guidelines concerning provision of Early Intervention services.
• Knowledge of a range of interventions appropriate to the needs of service users with At Risk Mental States

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of research and key issues affecting the development of EIP services.
• An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities

Important Information:
In cases where we receive a high volume of applications for a post, it may be necessary to bring the closing date forward. Please submit your completed application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Due to the high volume of applications received, it is not possible to respond individually to your application. Should you not hear from us within six weeks of the vacancy closing, please assume that your application has not been successful.

Probation Period. New employees external to the trust are subject to a six-month probationary period.
To deliver an effective service it is essential in some of our roles that you are able to travel between work bases in a timely manner.
Production of false or forged documents/qualifications in order to obtain employment is a criminal offence and will be reported to the Police.
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Certain roles are subject to criminal record checks called Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. Therefore, you will be required to submit a completed Disclosure form to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust are signed up to NHS England's Sexual Safety in Health Care Organisational Charter
The trust takes a systematic zero-tolerance approach to tackle any unwanted, inappropriate and/or harmful sexual behaviours within the workplace and in our care provision. We are committed to sexual safety which encompasses prevention, support and decisive action against perpetrators. We are committed to keeping you and our patients safe.

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