Early Intervention Practitioner

Do you like working in a challenging and rewarding setting? Do you want to build on and enhance the high level of skills and experience you already possess, why not consider this opportunity to join the Early Intervention in Psychosis team? The service works with people between the ages of 14 - 65 who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis. We are looking for qualified, motivated, enthusiastic, self-directed mental health practitioners to join the team as a Care Co-ordinator. You will be involved in the patient journey from triage, assessment through to offering interventions supporting service users to recover from psychosis over a 3 year period. The service delivers both managerial supervision and clinical supervision from specialist staff. There is in-house training on all aspects of the service including psychological formulation, Family Interventions, CBT skills and assessment skills. Mersey Care also has an active Learning and development team who offer personal, clinical and service development opportunities. Preferably you will have experience of working in a community setting, but this is not essential. At Mersey Care we want team members to be able to demonstrate our trust values of respect, continuous improvement, accountability and enthusiasm. Shortlisting Date: 29th June 2020 Interview Date: 16th July 2020 For further details / informal visits contact: Martina Bellmon Team Leader on 0151 250 6272. Employment Type: FULL_TIME