EIP Assessment Practitioner

at  Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

We have an opportunity for a Registered Assessment Practitioner to join the EIP Team.
The post holder will work as a member of the EIP Service, providing a high-quality care service to 14-65year old at risk of developing psychosis.
This role is to participate in initial assessment using a Comprehensive Assessment of At-Risk Mental State Tool (CAARMS) to determine appropriateness for EIP service. The practitioner will work alongside the referring teams to identify alternative services as appropriate to meet the persons needs.
The post holder will be involved in a detailed assessment period if required exploring the bio-psycho-social elements of the individual. The assessment period will also include engaging with carers and support network, alongside initial psychoeducation surrounding the EIP ethos and culture. You will also support the team with other duties where and when service need is required.
EIP encourage MDT and collaborative approach, training /development and flexible working. We are a supportive, compassionate, welcoming and motivated team and excited to welcome a new member!
As an assessment practitioner within the service, you will lead on specialist assessments using the CAARMS (Comprehensive Assessment of At-Risk Mental State) tool, alongside providing specialised and tailored interventions as part of extended assessment periods. Your day-to-day duties will include:
Initial screening and leading on assessments using the CAARMS tool.
Liaison and collaborative working with referrers from all sectors including primary care, social care and inpatient teams to provide specialist assessment and advice.
To work as part of our integrated MDT, and to participate in a clinical decision-making process to determine the most appropriate pathway for all service users who are under the referred to the service.
Travel across Lincolnshire to support the needs of service users, their family members, and carers.
Provide support, advice and guidance to other members of staff.
Medication management and intervention delivery.
We will provide additional training and support to contribute to the successful delivery of a high quality NICE concordant service. You will be accustomed to working both autonomously and collaboratively and ideally be confident working within the community. However, we also welcome applications from those seeking a move from inpatient settings to the community and will support the right applicant in transitioning to a community setting.
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life . Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more .
To provide a high standard of clinical care ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools.
To delegate aspects of the patient treatment plan to other members of the team, whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patients care, where appropriate.
To ensure the clinical caseload and clinical practice of nursing members of the EIP Team is of the highest standard of clinical care.
To manage case-load and service delivery in accordance with and in order to contribute towards the attainment of Service/Trust productivity requirements.
Work with individuals to assess their mental health, recognise mental illness and identify their related needs and circumstances; and enable them to understand, manage and where appropriate change their behavior.
Plan, implement, review and improve interventions to meet people’s identified needs and manage their inherent risk.
To assess carers’ and family’s needs and develop, implement and review programs of support for cares and families.
Protect people from abuse, neglect and harm.
Enable individuals to develop independent living skills and live in the community.
To work collaboratively and promote effective working relationships with members of the multi¬disciplinary team, ensuring effective and appropriate clinical decision-making, both within the EIP Team and with external agencies.
To maintain accurate and timely clinical records and to co-ordinate and monitor those of the team.
To adhere to NMC, HCPC and other regulator HCPC codes of professional conduct and ethics, plus associated legislation.
To demonstrate empowering leadership skills within the EIP Team and seek opportunities in local and national area as to promote and develop the profession.
To participate in Clinical Governance activities, including: induction, supervision, personal development review, health and safety, risk management and audit.
To undertake specific project work or any other duties as negotiated with the EIP Team Manager.
To act up in the absence of the Team Manager and provide senior support to the EIP team ie; to cover annual leave/sick leave etc.
Supervise health and social care staff in the support and monitoring of clients programmes of care managed within the team.
Develop effective and supportive links with other health and social care staff. To create networks that improve the pathway of care for clients referred to the EIP Team.
Participate in all clinical governance and audit developments including post registration education, training and continuing professional development

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