Care coordinator

Job responsibilities

• To act as a Care Coordinator carrying a complex caseload meeting the criteria for the service, delivering comprehensive support for identified needs.
• To carry out interventions in line with the psychosocial approach of the overall service and recovery approach .
• Offer advice and supervision to other mental health professionals within the multi-disciplinary team.
• Support the development of the service including promotion of the service to other agencies

Please see the job Description for full details of this post

Edcation and Qualification

Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN/Diploma/Degree), Occupational Therapist or Social Work registration
• Qualification to post graduate level or equivalent worked experience relevant to the role.

Desirable

• Approved Mental Health Practitioner.
• Mentorship / Practice Leadership qualification.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of giving clinical supervision
• Experience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience working with clients with serious mental illness and their families/carers.
• Experience of care co-ordinating complex packages of care.
• Experience of conducting high quality risk assessments and implementing risk management plans.

Desirable

• Experience in early intervention for psychosis, e.g. specialist placement, previous employment in the early intervention service, participation in a research trial or personal experience
• Experience in the use of psychosis-specific semi-structured interviews (e.g. PANSS; CAARMS; PSYRATS).
• Experience of managing Community Treatment Order's.

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of the ethos and philosophy of early interventions to support their clinical practice.
• A high level of knowledge and around Early Intervention for Psychosis

Desirable

• Knowledge of research in psychosocial interventions and clinical implication.
• A high level of knowledge about the evidence base and guidance for interventions for those with psychosis and an At-Risk Mental State.
• Knowledge of NICE guidelines for psychosis and schizophrenia.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Able to organise, plan and implement own work and oversee that of others.
• Able to work to set workload deadlines and to coordinate staff to achieve same.
• To be self-motivated and to manage time effectively.
• An ability to interact appropriately and professionally with colleagues.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Desirable

• Experience of delivering service presentations and liaison to outside agencies to encourage referrals.

Work related circumstances

Essential

• Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
• Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
• Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.

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).