Job overview

We are forward thinking; working closely with the Research and Development team.  We deliver NICE-approved, evidence based interventions, including CBT for psychosis, family work, occupational and vocational advice/interventions, physical health monitoring and interventions,  alongside pharmacological interventions. In addition, all team members are involved in the facilitation social, activity, and carer’s support/education groups. We are committed to working  with the model  Your Team Your Conversation Your Plan which  promotes co-production, collaborative care planning.

We are seeking someone who is enthusiastic and passionate about providing excellent care and nursing interventions  for service users, and who is committed to team working. You must be an excellent communicator, have a flexible approach to your work with a good knowledge base of the principles of Early Intervention in Psychosis.

Main duties of the job

To use the specialist CAARMS assessment to identify   people  presenting with  symptoms of  possible psychosis.

To plan and implement specialist programmes of care for  people following the first appearance of psychosis, including carrying a specialist caseload of clients and acting as care co-ordinator.

To liaise and work in collaboration with other agencies in planning and assessing programmes of care.

To co-facilitate social and therapeutic groups.

To co-deliver educational group to service users, other teams and the wider public.

To provide specialist advice to service users, carers and professionals. 

To develop awareness sessions around psychosis and early intervention to be delivered within education and youth services. 

To provide clinical supervision to junior staff, students and support 
workers. 

To undertake audit, research and development activities.

This role is focussed on providing appropriate, effective nursing  interventions and treatments to people with Psychosis and their Carers  and their supporters in the community, enabling and assisting them to meet daily health, social care and wellbeing needs, in line with personal recovery goals, and facilitating engagement with mainstream services.

We are committed to continuous learning and development, supported by management and clinical supervision. There will be opportunities to develop your interests supported by ongoing training.

Working for our organisation

We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.

Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people. 

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.