Job summary
A rare opportunity for a full Time community care coordinator in the Older peoples community mental health services. Based at Meridian House, you will join the AWCMHTe, covering the beautiful Aire and Wharfe Valleys.
Once inducted and confident you will have opportunity to work in an agile manner and from home on occassion .
Main duties of the job
- Act as care co-ordinator for a designated group of clients in accordance with national and local guidelines.
- Construct, implement, and evaluate packages of care to effectively meet the needs of clients and their carers.
- Undertake accurate, timely, and skilled clinical assessments, and ongoing reassessments, taking into consideration all social, physical, and environmental factors.
- Supports clients and carers in their understanding of a diagnosis and its implications for the future.
- Maintains relationships with wards, departments, and all other agencies to initiate and facilitate excellent service provision
- To help identify junior staff development and training needs to enhance service provision.
Closing Date: 12th March 2025
Shortlisting Date: 13th March 2025
Interview Date: TBC
About us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate's best interest to apply as soon as possible
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT).
Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT).
Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN (part 13) RMN Or HCPC registered OT or Physio or equivalent Or Social Worker
Desirable
- ENB 998 / Facilitating learning in practice
- Counselling skills qualification
- Clinical supervisor training
- Computer literate
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of twelve months at Band 5 or equivalent responsibility in mental health
Desirable
- Experience of working with clients aged 65 years and over who have mental health needs.
- Experience of being clinical adviser to junior staff or students.
Skills
Essential
- Communication - written/verbal
- Articulate - meaningful, legible
- Decision making
- Use of initiative
- Competent clinical skills
- Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care.
Desirable
- Language fluency, particularly South Asian (Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali, Hindi, Gujerati) or Eastern European (Polish, Ukranian)
- Experience in Group work
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN (part 13) RMN Or HCPC registered OT or Physio or equivalent Or Social Worker
Desirable
- ENB 998 / Facilitating learning in practice
- Counselling skills qualification
- Clinical supervisor training
- Computer literate
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of twelve months at Band 5 or equivalent responsibility in mental health
Desirable
- Experience of working with clients aged 65 years and over who have mental health needs.
- Experience of being clinical adviser to junior staff or students.
Skills
Essential
- Communication - written/verbal
- Articulate - meaningful, legible
- Decision making
- Use of initiative
- Competent clinical skills
- Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care.
Desirable
- Language fluency, particularly South Asian (Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali, Hindi, Gujerati) or Eastern European (Polish, Ukranian)
- Experience in Group work
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
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).
