The closing date is 24 August 2026
Salary: £47,951 to £56,863 a year Per annum incl. HCAS (pro rata if P/T)
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has opened up within our Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) service in Kensington Chelsea and Westminster.
Here at CNWL we are fully committed to developing our Nursing workforce and offering opportunities to aspiring candidates and this post is no different. You will be either aBand 6 RMN, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist looking for a new challenge.
Within this role you will be offered;
- Monthly Reflective Practice sessions allowing you the opportunity to share your learning and reflect on your experiences with your colleagues
- Monthly supervision sessions focussed on your development into this role
- Our highly successful 6-months Family Intervention training which upon completion will allow you to co-facilitate Family work sessions within the team
- Opportunities to shadow our wide-ranging, specialised services with the Trust such as perinatal services, CAHMS, HTT, CMHT and many more.
Job responsibilities
- Work collaboratively with other members of the multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of MH care pathway.
- To educate health professionals, other services eg ASC and voluntary sector regarding First Episode Psychosis and the role of an EIS including pre-referral advice and consultation to assist in the appropriate triage and allocation of referrals
- Ensure, and clarify where necessary, the patient pathways through mental health services.
- Undertake initial assessment and reviews including the formulation of care plans to meet the identified needs of the patient.
- Undertake Risk Assessments and formulate risk management plans as per Trust policies.
- Regular attendance and participation at the clinical meetings that facilitate discussion of patient/client needs and ensure a shared approach to care, treatment and risk management where necessary.
- Plan and implement care as appropriate to the needs of the patient that is underpinned by best practice guidance and person centred principles.
- Review and evaluation of care plans and risk management plans on an ongoing basis
- Advice regarding medication management including promoting concordance and monitoring and advising regards effect and side effects in accordance with profession
- Facilitate undertaking of physical and mental health reviews
- Provide information, advice and assessment to carers, as required.
- To work with primary care to ensure that referrals to secondary services are timely and appropriate and that more complex cases are referred on.
- Work as part of the mental health practitioner team at base, in clinic and in service users homes as appropriate.
- To develop and maintain access to community & voluntary agencies/services who can offer patients alternative avenues for support and therapeutic help
- Ensure safe discharge process back to primary care when secondary services no longer required
- Facilitating and attending joint training events within Organisation/ Borough as appropriate and agreed with service management team
- To promote appropriate service users involvement in all aspects of the delivery of the service.
- To participate in clinical and business meetings.
- To create and maintain systems for managing data including audit.
- Supervise junior colleagues and students.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current UK professional registration as a Registered Mental Health Nurse/Occupational Therapist or Social Worker
- Evidence of post registration training and CPD
- ENB998/Slice/Mentorship in Practice/Practice Teacher course or professional equivalent
Desirable
- Training in Psychosocial Interventions;
- Family Therapy/Work training;
- Other relevant training, eg substance misuse, work with adolescents.
Previous Experience
Essential
- Substantial years post-registration with at significant years’ experience working with people experiencing psychosis and with complex health and social care needs. Or at least experience working with first episode psychosis in a Community or inpatient setting.
- Experience of working in multidisciplinary mental health team in community as a Care Co-ordinator
Desirable
- Work with adolescents
- Work with families
- Work with people experiencing mental health crisis
- Supervision of students and junior staff
- Audit and research.
- Working with people who use substances
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Able to develop a comprehensive programme of intervention and support for the identified client group and their families
- Skills in risk assessment and management.
- Can demonstrate understanding of psychosis and its impact on service users and carers.
- Knowledge of current legislation and guidance applicable to this client group
- Can demonstrate understanding of the needs of particular groups, e.g. young people, residents of inner city; black and minority ethnic groups, and skills in engaging with them.
- Skills in psychosocial interventions
Desirable
- Skills in leadership: ability to motivate others, use initiative and manage change
- Basic counselling and group work skills
- Dual diagnosis/substance misuse
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).