Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Early Intervention Psychosis Care Co-ordinator

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Job summary

This vacancy would be suitable for a qualified social worker, occupational therapist or mental health nurse

If you are an experienced social worker, OT or mental health nurse, we would love you to join our team in the Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Service - PATH (Psychosis: Prevention, Assessment and Treatment in Hertfordshire). Our service users are people experiencing psychosis for the first time and we are committed to delivering personalised and meaningful care.

The role will be working in the West of Hertfordshire in a specified geographical area, based in Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted and Tring

We welcome applications from candidates interested in full time, part time, job sharing. We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance. We also offer flexible working options.

This role is a real opportunity to build and develop your leadership and delegation skills, as well as maximising the opportunities and support provided by working closely with colleagues, as part of a mini team.

In addition, you will also be trained as a family intervention therapist.

You can find out more about our team here: https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/about-us/our-teams/path-and-arms/

Please contact Mary Ingram on 07788 153910 for an informal chat or to arrange a visit. We look forward to hearing from you!

Main duties of the job

As a Band 6 Care Co-ordinator, you will be:

an active member of a skilled multi-disciplinary team
working together with your colleagues to provide our PATH service in our Hemel Hempstead Team
cover a designated locality - not the whole county
travelling less and work out in the community, both in people's homes and our local hub buildings
training as a family intervention therapist

You will be passionate in the delivery of recovery based and collaborative approaches to care planning, working flexibly and creatively with people in order to achieve their individual goals.

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.

Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.

The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Our Trust values are:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!

Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?

Then please read on...

Date posted

10 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum, pro rata + 5% of basic salary

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

367-WEST-7313

Job locations

The Marlowes Health & Wellbeing Centre

41 The Marlowes

Hemel Hempstead

HP1 1LD

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary Community Team, will be responsible for the clinical and operational day to day service delivery, providing a high quality social care service to adults of all ages having First Episode Psychosis (FEP).

The core functions are to provide assessment, care planning and care co- ordination, including care programme approach, within a framework of recovery which embraces each individuals right to choice and control.

You may be responsible for supervision, development and teaching of junior staff and/or students as delegated by the team manager.

Come and find out more about what we do and consider joining our team. Wed love you to come and work with us!

For a more indepth Person and Job Description Please read attached before applying

Job description

Job responsibilities

You may be responsible for supervision, development and teaching of junior staff and/or students as delegated by the team manager.

Come and find out more about what we do and consider joining our team. Wed love you to come and work with us!

For a more indepth Person and Job Description Please read attached before applying

Person Specification

Education/Training

Essential

Education to degree level or Academic qualifications equivalent (Diploma/Degree in in Mental Health Nursing /Social Work / Occupational Therapy)
Registration with NMC/ HCPC

Desirable

Advance Training in mental health
Approved Mental Health Professional/Best Interest Assessment training

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Extensive post registration experience at both band 5 and 6
Experience of working in acute mental health inpatient/day care services
Experience of working in situations of crisis and emotionally demanding environments
Experience and knowledge of safeguarding process; dealing with family breakdown; serious mental ill health and risk of selfharm.
Experience of partnership working with service users and carers, demonstrating dignity and respect

Desirable

Experience of teaching and training

Communication skills

Essential

Excellent ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders including service users and carers, other professional colleagues, members of other organisations and local communities, verbally and in writing
Experience of using electronic recording systems and ability to produce accurate, appropriate and timely reports.

Physical Skills

Essential

Access to our transportation

Person Specification

Education/Training

Essential

Education to degree level or Academic qualifications equivalent (Diploma/Degree in in Mental Health Nursing /Social Work / Occupational Therapy)
Registration with NMC/ HCPC

Desirable

Advance Training in mental health
Approved Mental Health Professional/Best Interest Assessment training

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Extensive post registration experience at both band 5 and 6
Experience of working in acute mental health inpatient/day care services
Experience of working in situations of crisis and emotionally demanding environments
Experience and knowledge of safeguarding process; dealing with family breakdown; serious mental ill health and risk of selfharm.
Experience of partnership working with service users and carers, demonstrating dignity and respect

Desirable

Experience of teaching and training

Communication skills

Essential

Excellent ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders including service users and carers, other professional colleagues, members of other organisations and local communities, verbally and in writing
Experience of using electronic recording systems and ability to produce accurate, appropriate and timely reports.

Physical Skills

Essential

Access to our transportation

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Marlowes Health & Wellbeing Centre

41 The Marlowes

Hemel Hempstead

HP1 1LD

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Marlowes Health & Wellbeing Centre

41 The Marlowes

Hemel Hempstead

HP1 1LD

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)