Community Mental Health Practitioner (KCW EIS): Sponsorship Available

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

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 a Band 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.

Please note that: This role requires successful candidates to be able to engage in Therapeutic Management of Violence and Aggression (TMVA) training, including the use of force techniques and the ability to attend resuscitation training and perform CPR. This is because of the high-acuity nature of the ward / community environment and the need to ensure the safety of both patients and staff. The role is conditional upon candidates being able to engage in TMVA training and resus training during the course of their employment whilst undertaking this role.

 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a member of Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster Early Intervention and will carry a caseload of service users 14 years and over who are experiencing a First Episode of Psychosis.

Responsible for undertaking initial and comprehensive assessment of health and social care needs alone or with colleagues and feedback to Multi-Disciplinary Team.

Care co-ordination responsibility for the overall care of an identified group of service users, being part of a service that is committed to recovery and social inclusion.

Carry out MDT activities including being on duty and clinic rota as appropriate and within sphere of profession.

To be a role model to Band 5 RAD nurses and students Nurses in the team.

Our EIP Practitioners are specially trained and committed to using these skills to offer nursing which is centred around working with an individual’s strengths in order to maximise autonomy and to deliver NICE concordant care for First Episode Psychosis. You will be working with individuals who are experiencing their first episode of psychosis, ranging from 14 to 35 years of age and where the prognosis for a full recovery is very high. You can be a part of this.

If you are an enthusiastic practitioner who is keen to try and upskill themselves and advance into becoming a more established community practitioner then we want to hear from you.

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).

Closing Date: 10 March 2026

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