Job description
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities. Carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team Engage calmly and with sensitivity and empathy to support service users in highly distressing or emotional circumstances. Engage with and gather information from service users, relatives and patient records to develop a formulation. To work in collaboration with the individual service user and their family and carers as appropriate to develop care plans that are focused on strengths and are outcome based.
To work alongside service users, families, carers and multi-disciplinary team members to support the co-ordination of care, supporting collaborative decision-making about care and treatment. There will be a care co-ordinator function to the role on qualification. To set collaborative goals for intervention with service users To deliver specified wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a clinical psychologist or CBT therapist including: Behavioural activation and graded exposure Teaching problem-solving skills Improving sleep Recognising and managing emotions Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating Building confidence Medication support To be responsive to service users needs and choices; and uphold their right to be treated with dignity and respect. To include carers and families in line with the service users wishes.
To liaise with other health and care providers, including third sector agencies and primary care, to ensure continuity of care for service users. To communicate information concerning the assessment, formulation and care plans of service users in a skilled and sensitive manner in order to promote effective multi-disciplinary working and therapeutic outcomes for clients. To develop collaborative plans for relapse prevention To deal with endings appropriately and safely with service users, families and carers.