Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our specialist service for people experiencing a first episode of psychosis as a Community Psychiatric Nurse/ Care Coordinator.
You will be joining a client centred, dynamic and friendly multi-disciplinary team, who prides themselves on delivering high quality, evidence-based interventions for those experiencing first episode psychosis.
Based on the Department of Health implementation of NICE guidelines, Early Intervention Services aim to:
- Reduce the stigma associated with psychosis.
- Improve awareness of the symptoms of psychosis and the need for early assessment.
- Reduce the length of time young people remain undiagnosed and untreated.
- Develop meaningful engagement, provide evidence-based interventions and promote recovery during the early stage of illness.
- Increase stability in the lives of service users, facilitate development and personal fulfilment.
- Provide a user-led service, i.e. a seamless service available that effectively integrates child, adolescent and adult mental health services and works in partnership with primary care, education, social services, youth and other services.
- Ensure that care is transferred thoughtfully and effectively at the end of involvement.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of the role of a care coordinator with the team is to reduce the stigma associated with psychosis, provide an early intervention to reduce the length of time that people remain undiagnosed and untreated and to offer support and guidance throughout the persons recovery journey.
To achieve this you will be part of the MDT, holding a varied caseload of service users between the ages of 14 - 65 years old, you will be part of the duty and assessment rota, attend relevant meetings and demonstrate great communication and team work.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication To demonstrate high-level communication skills. To utilise highly developed interpersonal skills including specific skills to facilitate effective communication when there are barriers to understanding e.g. sensory or cognitive impairment or in a hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive situation. To establish and maintain robust communication networks with clients, carers, and other health care workers and numerous external agencies. To establish and maintain good working relationships with GPs, GP commissioners and relevant consortia. To promote awareness of the role of EIT within local service area/team, GP practices and the wider community. Clinical To complete specialist assessments for referred service users accepted into the service when required. Be a full member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT). To maintain a high standard of clinical record keeping, including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with relevant professional code of practice and Trust policies and procedures. To have knowledge of and contribute to the team adherence to the NHS England Access and Waiting Time Standards for EIP. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual service users and to provide advice to other professionals on acute and chronic aspects of risk assessment and risk management. To liaise professionally and sensitively with other involved parties to provide seamless and consistent high-quality care for service users under care of the team. This includes, but is not limited to; carers, families, internal and external colleagues, and voluntary services as appropriate. To hold and manage a caseload of service users who have been identified as experiencing their first episode of psychosis, including care planning and delivering psychosocial interventions. To have a good knowledge of the required documentation for case management, and to ensure compliance with any associated performance standards. To undertake and record comprehensive risk assessment, devise and implement risk assessment plans for service users at risk of vulnerability, self-harm, self-neglect, or risk of physical, sexual, emotional harm to others, using the CRASP risk assessment tool. To be aware of and adhere to responsibilities for people under CPA, including offering/arranging carers support. To be aware of and adhere to the NICE guidelines for first episode psychosis. To manage discharges from the service and transfers to other services as appropriate for service users who have reached the end of their time with the service. To work as part of our integrated MDT, and to participate in a clinical decision-making process to determine the most appropriate management plans for all service users who are under the care of the team. To provide advice, guidance and consultation to peer and junior professionals within the service, both individually, and by attendance at team referral and review meetings. To participate in the duty/assessment rota operated by the Early Intervention Team. Teaching, training and supervision The post holder will receive regular clinical and managerial supervision. The post holder is expected to remain informed of current research and guidance in the field, to support own professional work and to contribute related knowledge to the MDT. The post holder will take responsibility for own learning and development by recognising and taking advantage of all opportunities to learn in line with NHS core competencies, including full participation in appraisal and supervision, and acting as role model for self-development. General To contribute to the development and articulation of best practice across the service, taking part in regular professional supervision and appraisal and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of Early Intervention for Psychosis. To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both the specific client group and mental health. The job description will be reviewed considering any changing service requirements. This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job. Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults To adhere to the principles of safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in line with Trust Policy and reporting local procedures. Trust Mandatory Ongoing Requirements - to be met by the candidate after commencing in post, these will not be assessed at the recruitment stage To undertake any other reasonable duty, when requested to do so by an appropriate Trust manager. To understand and comply with all Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines. To understand the Trusts Strategic Goals and how you can support them. To understand the need to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and adhere to all principles in effective safeguarding. To carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with Equal Opportunities, Equality and Diversity and dignity in care/work policies and principles To avoid unlawful discriminatory behaviour and actions when dealing with the colleagues, services users, members of the public and all stakeholders. To access only information, where paper, electronic, or, in another media, which is authorised to you as part of the duties of your role. Not to communicate to anyone or inside or outside the NHS, information relating to patients, services users, staff, contractors or any information of a commercially sensitive nature, unless done in the normal course of carrying out the duties of the post and with appropriate permission. To maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date. To ensure their day-to-day activities embrace sustainability and reduce the impact upon the environment by minimising waste and maximising recycling; saving energy; minimising water usage and reporting electrical faults, water leakages or other environmental concerns to the facilities department or their line manager. Take reasonable care of the health and safety of yourself and other persons To contribute to the control of risk and to report any incident, accident or near miss To protect service users, visitors and employees against the risk of acquiring health care associated infections. To take responsibility for your own learning and development by recognising and taking advantage of all opportunities to learn in line with appraisal and supervision.
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
- fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication To demonstrate high-level communication skills. To utilise highly developed interpersonal skills including specific skills to facilitate effective communication when there are barriers to understanding e.g. sensory or cognitive impairment or in a hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive situation. To establish and maintain robust communication networks with clients, carers, and other health care workers and numerous external agencies. To establish and maintain good working relationships with GPs, GP commissioners and relevant consortia. To promote awareness of the role of EIT within local service area/team, GP practices and the wider community. Clinical To complete specialist assessments for referred service users accepted into the service when required. Be a full member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT). To maintain a high standard of clinical record keeping, including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with relevant professional code of practice and Trust policies and procedures. To have knowledge of and contribute to the team adherence to the NHS England Access and Waiting Time Standards for EIP. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual service users and to provide advice to other professionals on acute and chronic aspects of risk assessment and risk management. To liaise professionally and sensitively with other involved parties to provide seamless and consistent high-quality care for service users under care of the team. This includes, but is not limited to; carers, families, internal and external colleagues, and voluntary services as appropriate. To hold and manage a caseload of service users who have been identified as experiencing their first episode of psychosis, including care planning and delivering psychosocial interventions. To have a good knowledge of the required documentation for case management, and to ensure compliance with any associated performance standards. To undertake and record comprehensive risk assessment, devise and implement risk assessment plans for service users at risk of vulnerability, self-harm, self-neglect, or risk of physical, sexual, emotional harm to others, using the CRASP risk assessment tool. To be aware of and adhere to responsibilities for people under CPA, including offering/arranging carers support. To be aware of and adhere to the NICE guidelines for first episode psychosis. To manage discharges from the service and transfers to other services as appropriate for service users who have reached the end of their time with the service. To work as part of our integrated MDT, and to participate in a clinical decision-making process to determine the most appropriate management plans for all service users who are under the care of the team. To provide advice, guidance and consultation to peer and junior professionals within the service, both individually, and by attendance at team referral and review meetings. To participate in the duty/assessment rota operated by the Early Intervention Team. Teaching, training and supervision The post holder will receive regular clinical and managerial supervision. The post holder is expected to remain informed of current research and guidance in the field, to support own professional work and to contribute related knowledge to the MDT. The post holder will take responsibility for own learning and development by recognising and taking advantage of all opportunities to learn in line with NHS core competencies, including full participation in appraisal and supervision, and acting as role model for self-development. General To contribute to the development and articulation of best practice across the service, taking part in regular professional supervision and appraisal and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of Early Intervention for Psychosis. To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both the specific client group and mental health. The job description will be reviewed considering any changing service requirements. This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job. Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults To adhere to the principles of safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in line with Trust Policy and reporting local procedures. Trust Mandatory Ongoing Requirements - to be met by the candidate after commencing in post, these will not be assessed at the recruitment stage To undertake any other reasonable duty, when requested to do so by an appropriate Trust manager. To understand and comply with all Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines. To understand the Trusts Strategic Goals and how you can support them. To understand the need to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and adhere to all principles in effective safeguarding. To carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with Equal Opportunities, Equality and Diversity and dignity in care/work policies and principles To avoid unlawful discriminatory behaviour and actions when dealing with the colleagues, services users, members of the public and all stakeholders. To access only information, where paper, electronic, or, in another media, which is authorised to you as part of the duties of your role. Not to communicate to anyone or inside or outside the NHS, information relating to patients, services users, staff, contractors or any information of a commercially sensitive nature, unless done in the normal course of carrying out the duties of the post and with appropriate permission. To maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date. To ensure their day-to-day activities embrace sustainability and reduce the impact upon the environment by minimising waste and maximising recycling; saving energy; minimising water usage and reporting electrical faults, water leakages or other environmental concerns to the facilities department or their line manager. Take reasonable care of the health and safety of yourself and other persons To contribute to the control of risk and to report any incident, accident or near miss To protect service users, visitors and employees against the risk of acquiring health care associated infections. To take responsibility for your own learning and development by recognising and taking advantage of all opportunities to learn in line with appraisal and supervision.
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
- fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- A qualification in Mental Health Nursing (RMN, )
- Registration with the regulatory body as applicable; NMC
Desirable
- Evidence of robust continued professional development including training in relevant subjects.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working with people with psychosis.
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with complex presentations and high rates of co-morbidity.
- Experience of work within a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of working within a EIT/CMHT setting; managing a caseload of service users and completing assessments with people who have been referred into the service.
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties
- Knowledge and understanding of the Care Program Approach 2008.
- Knowledge and understanding of The care Act.
- Knowledge and understanding of NICE Guidelines in relation to First Episode Psychosis.
Desirable
- An understanding of models and ideas of recovery from mental health problems.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent engagement skills
- An ability to contain and work with organisational stress
- Ability to balance and respond to urgent or competing service demands
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Access, Excel, Powerpoint.
- A willingness to be flexible in managing own time in order to respond to service needs
- Be able to contribute to the assessment of service users' health and well-being needs, and to contribute to planning how to meet these needs.
- Be able to contribute to the planning delivering and monitoring of interventions and treatments including outcome measure assessment tools and audits.
Other Requirements
Essential
- There is a requirement to travel mainly within the Bolton area and an occasional requirement to travel across the wide footprint of the Trust to attend meetings and events relevant to the role.
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- An ability to interact effectively with people with mental health difficulties
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- A qualification in Mental Health Nursing (RMN, )
- Registration with the regulatory body as applicable; NMC
Desirable
- Evidence of robust continued professional development including training in relevant subjects.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working with people with psychosis.
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with complex presentations and high rates of co-morbidity.
- Experience of work within a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of working within a EIT/CMHT setting; managing a caseload of service users and completing assessments with people who have been referred into the service.
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties
- Knowledge and understanding of the Care Program Approach 2008.
- Knowledge and understanding of The care Act.
- Knowledge and understanding of NICE Guidelines in relation to First Episode Psychosis.
Desirable
- An understanding of models and ideas of recovery from mental health problems.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent engagement skills
- An ability to contain and work with organisational stress
- Ability to balance and respond to urgent or competing service demands
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Access, Excel, Powerpoint.
- A willingness to be flexible in managing own time in order to respond to service needs
- Be able to contribute to the assessment of service users' health and well-being needs, and to contribute to planning how to meet these needs.
- Be able to contribute to the planning delivering and monitoring of interventions and treatments including outcome measure assessment tools and audits.
Other Requirements
Essential
- There is a requirement to travel mainly within the Bolton area and an occasional requirement to travel across the wide footprint of the Trust to attend meetings and events relevant to the role.
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- An ability to interact effectively with people with mental health difficulties
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively
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
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).
