Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

at  NHS Professionals

Job Title: Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Trust: Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Location: Community based, Main base Britton House.
Pay Rates: Day £18.10 per hour
Sat/Nights £23.53 per hour
Sun/Bank Hols £28.96 per hour
Contract length: On going – full time
Shift Patterns: Monday to Friday 9-5

RESPONSIBILITIES:-

• The service works with people between the ages of 14 - 65 who are experiencing a First Episode of Psychosis. You will be involved in the patient journey from assessment, through to offering interventions supporting service users to recover from psychosis.
• To work closely with other locally based services and agencies to assist in the promotion and development of a comprehensive Early Intervention in Psychosis Service.
• To provide care coordinator role for an agreed number of service users and their families
• To promote early detection and to help develop links with other youth focused services.

MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB:-

• To work as a team member to manage own and other’s caseload (in absence) to meet service user needs.
• To provide and facilitate a range of care and treatments within a community setting, accepting referrals as per team protocol.
• To offer appropriate support and guidance to service users and their families / careers.
• To involve service users and carers in the development of care plans reflecting principles of good risk assessment and management.
• To act as an advocate for service users where agreed, or provide appropriate advice and support in accessing advocacy services.
• To participate in case management and practice supervision with team colleagues.
• To maintain accurate records and input data into information systems (including electronic systems) within agreed time-scales.