IAPT UPDATE

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IAPT UPDATE

• Ann Richards
• Head of Primary Care Mental Health
• NHS Leeds- Care Services

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IAPT

• Money confirmed end of June
• People in post by October
• 15 High Intensity Posts (Band 6)
• 5 Low Intensity Posts ( Band 4)

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IAPT- Recruitment

• Advertised on NHS Jobs only
• 115 Applications for high intensity
• 95 for low intensity
• All posts filled
• Some multiple applications
• ? Regional Clearing House system next year

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IAPT Recruitment

• Background of successful high intensity workers
• 4 Graduate Mental Health Workers
• 1 Occupational Therapist
• 1 Counsellor
• 1 Drug and Alcohol worker
• 8 Mental Health Nurses

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IAPT Recruitment

• Background of successful low intensity workers
• All graduates (Psychology)
• One none graduate appointed but declined post

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IAPT- progress so far

• All new workers in post
• Training for both high and low intensity workers
  has commenced at York University
• Supervision is integral
• Caseload management for low intensity worker
• Expert group supervision for high intensity
  workers
• Data collection- every session measures mandatory

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IAPT- so far

• Early days.
• High intensity workers have started to see
  patients
• Low intensity will start to see patients
  following successfully passing role play
  assessments, in January

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Iapt requirements centrally

• Worker registration form for all workers in the
  service (not just iapt funded)
• Information technology audit
• Monthly key performance indicators
• Supervision registration forms and attendance at
  6 day course