Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioner – EIP

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Do you have an interest in Psychosis, do you want to make a real difference in someone’s recovery? Then working with the Early Intervention inPsychosis Service (EIP) could be the perfect role for you.

Early Intervention in Psychosis Service’s overall aim is to support and minimise the debilitating effects of having a psychotic illness. We work with service users aged 16-35 experiencing first episode psychosis (FEP) for up to three years.We work on an assertive outreach model so have a flexible,creativeand proactive approach to engaging service users and promoting their recovery.

The core features of the EIP model are based on the NICE guidance for young people and adults for psychosis and schizophrenia (2014) and the new national standards for EIP (2016).

EIP has a strong culture of multidisciplinary team working within a supportive working environment.You will have ongoing regularly supervision, in house development and training as well as annual appraisal, further development of skills and further progression opportunities. The role of care coordinator includes the delivery of EI specific interventions such as Behavioural Family Therapy (full training will be provided) and Carers support.

We are currently looking for MH nurses, OTs and SWs with a professional body e.g. NMC/HCPC who would like to join one of our EIP teams as a care coordinator.

Main duties of the job

  • The post holder will be a member of the specialist community Early Intervention in Psychosis Service and will hold responsibility for the Care coordination of a defined caseload alongside the delivery of NICE guided clinical interventions.
  • Liaise with other local agencies including inpatient and specialist services, social care as well as Core community and Urgent care teams.
  • Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day to day basis.
  • Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
  • Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients.
  • Provide a high quality, community based service to the children, young people and families within a multi-disciplinary team providing a community based children and young people mental health service.
  • The post holder will be a member of the specialist community Early Intervention in Psychosis Service and will hold responsibility for the Care co-ordination of a defined caseload alongside the delivery of NICE guided clinical interventions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • At least 1 years post registration experience
  • Registered mental health professional

Desirable

  • Community mental health experience
  • Experience in CBT/BFT

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).

Closing Date: 2 August 2026

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