Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Community Mental Health Team based at The Gables, Braintree, working across then Mid Essex locality, delivering high quality interventions and treatment.
Main duties of the job
You will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary clinical team in providing high quality, evidence-based, holistic care to patients in line with your professional code of conduct and Trust policies.
Within the role of a care coordinator you will assess, plan, implement and evaluate packages of care and treatment, based upon individual service user needs, under the guidance of the clinical lead as per NICE guidance. The post involves holding a caseload of service users for long-term input in some cases and will be expected to participate in the duty rota.
You will be supervisee to other clinicians within the team and take an active role in student education.
About us
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note that this role outline serves to provide an illustrative example of the duties and responsibilities you may be expected to undertake during the course of your normal duties. It is not an exhaustive list and you will therefore be required to undertake other responsibilities and duties that are considered to be commensurate with the band.
Core Clinical Function
- Provide and oversee the management and care of service users in collaboration with community partners where indicated.
- Produce accurate and timely documentation, conduct and manage the maintenance of accurate and timely documentation / records on all service users in line with your professional code of conduct and Trust policy.
- Oversee the conduct / contribute to the assessment process, as well as the observation and ongoing assessment, providing accurate and timely feedback.
- Conduct risk assessment of the individual and of the potential hazards in the service users environment.
- Attend multi-disciplinary meetings i.e. referral / review / business.
- Report and document incidents as required.
- Potential provide input into physical health care checks and act upon the findings.
- Act as a care coordinator / and or key worker.
- Lead, facilitate and support group work such as relaxation, health promotion, hearing voices, anger management, psycho education etc.
- Responsible for administration of medications, assessment of side effects, review concordance and clinical effectiveness of medication regime in line with Trust policy including
- Safe transportation and storage of medicines, checking receipt, storage of medicines in medicine cupboard.
- Provide education around the medication prescribed, side effects, actions and aids to compliance.
- Provide education and support to develop service users understanding of mental illness and training packages for staff.
- Provide psycho-social intervention, education and support to develop service users understanding of mental illness with aim to prevent relapse and admission and training packages for staff.
- Provide practical support, guidance and education for service users, carers.
- Undertake carers assessment in line with the Trusts key performance indicators.
- Undertake, supervise and sign-off care act assessments and where necessary contribute to Self Directed Support assessments.
- Be competent in use of relevant screening and assessment tools and supervise lower banded staff to undertake this function.
- Provide comprehensive assessment, care planning, treatment and review of care in line with the requirements of the Mental Health Care Clusters.
- Provide formulation, delivery and review of individualised evidence based care / care packages according to NICE guidance including non-medication strategies.
- Lead in the continuing development of a high quality service that is underpinned by evidence based practice, care pathways / packages and NICE and DH Guidance.
- Identify, assess and manage clinical and non-clinical risks/hazards in your area through the completion of the relevant risk assessments.
- Implement the risk treatment plans for inclusion in the local and Trusts risk registers through the Risk Management department.
- Participate in audit and research.
- Understand the eligibility criteria and assessment process for Self-Directed Support (SDS) to meet service user needs.
- Review SDS services in a robust and efficient manner, pro-actively promoting the approach of SDS.
- Understand and utilise Health and Social Care commissioned services, demonstrating an empathetic approach of Fairer Access to Care Services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note that this role outline serves to provide an illustrative example of the duties and responsibilities you may be expected to undertake during the course of your normal duties. It is not an exhaustive list and you will therefore be required to undertake other responsibilities and duties that are considered to be commensurate with the band.
Core Clinical Function
- Provide and oversee the management and care of service users in collaboration with community partners where indicated.
- Produce accurate and timely documentation, conduct and manage the maintenance of accurate and timely documentation / records on all service users in line with your professional code of conduct and Trust policy.
- Oversee the conduct / contribute to the assessment process, as well as the observation and ongoing assessment, providing accurate and timely feedback.
- Conduct risk assessment of the individual and of the potential hazards in the service users environment.
- Attend multi-disciplinary meetings i.e. referral / review / business.
- Report and document incidents as required.
- Potential provide input into physical health care checks and act upon the findings.
- Act as a care coordinator / and or key worker.
- Lead, facilitate and support group work such as relaxation, health promotion, hearing voices, anger management, psycho education etc.
- Responsible for administration of medications, assessment of side effects, review concordance and clinical effectiveness of medication regime in line with Trust policy including
- Safe transportation and storage of medicines, checking receipt, storage of medicines in medicine cupboard.
- Provide education around the medication prescribed, side effects, actions and aids to compliance.
- Provide education and support to develop service users understanding of mental illness and training packages for staff.
- Provide psycho-social intervention, education and support to develop service users understanding of mental illness with aim to prevent relapse and admission and training packages for staff.
- Provide practical support, guidance and education for service users, carers.
- Undertake carers assessment in line with the Trusts key performance indicators.
- Undertake, supervise and sign-off care act assessments and where necessary contribute to Self Directed Support assessments.
- Be competent in use of relevant screening and assessment tools and supervise lower banded staff to undertake this function.
- Provide comprehensive assessment, care planning, treatment and review of care in line with the requirements of the Mental Health Care Clusters.
- Provide formulation, delivery and review of individualised evidence based care / care packages according to NICE guidance including non-medication strategies.
- Lead in the continuing development of a high quality service that is underpinned by evidence based practice, care pathways / packages and NICE and DH Guidance.
- Identify, assess and manage clinical and non-clinical risks/hazards in your area through the completion of the relevant risk assessments.
- Implement the risk treatment plans for inclusion in the local and Trusts risk registers through the Risk Management department.
- Participate in audit and research.
- Understand the eligibility criteria and assessment process for Self-Directed Support (SDS) to meet service user needs.
- Review SDS services in a robust and efficient manner, pro-actively promoting the approach of SDS.
- Understand and utilise Health and Social Care commissioned services, demonstrating an empathetic approach of Fairer Access to Care Services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant qualification and post qualification experience
Desirable
- Any other relevant therapeutic qualifications (i.e. cbt / dbt /motivational interviewing / solution focussed therapy)
Experience
Essential
- Two or more years working at minimum of band 5 post qualification experience
Desirable
- Previous experience working in community mental health team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant qualification and post qualification experience
Desirable
- Any other relevant therapeutic qualifications (i.e. cbt / dbt /motivational interviewing / solution focussed therapy)
Experience
Essential
- Two or more years working at minimum of band 5 post qualification experience
Desirable
- Previous experience working in community mental health team
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.
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).
Additional information
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).
