Band 5 Care Co-Ordinator

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a Band 5 Mental Health Practitioner (Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist) to the Early Intervention Team.

We are a team that work with clients experiencing their first episode of psychosis. We are a multidisciplinary team that covers the whole of Sheffield.

Main duties of the job

Clinical:

o With colleagues, carry out comprehensive assessments of an

individual's health and social care needs in a variety of settings and

agree the most appropriate course of action.

o To assess, evaluate and manage clinical risk.

o To formulate a plan of care based on identified need.

o Deliver evidence based interventions as appropriate.

o Review effectiveness of care plan at regular intervals.

o To work collaboratively with service users, carers and partner

agencies.

o To maintain computer held care records in an accurate and timely

fashion.

o Undertake all work in a culturally sensitive manner.

o Act in accordance with the Care Programme Approach, Care

Management System, Acute and Schedule Care Pathways as

appropriate.

o Develop effective working relationships with Primary Care colleagues.

Supervision:

o Regularly review caseload to promote efficacy and

contribute to the overall management of Service.

o Deliver supervision and facilitate PDR with more junior members of

staff.

o Participate in own PDR process, identifying training and development

needs, and pursuing relevant actions to maintain and improve level of

competence and effective contribution.

Education and Training:

o Act as mentor to learners, keep up to date with relevant course and

curriculum developments, and maintain 'sign off' status.

o Participate in training relevant to role.

About us

At SHSC, we prioritise the well-being and safety of both our service users and employees. It is our policy and a condition of employment that all employees must join the DBS Update Service. This service carries an annual fee, which employees are responsible for paying up front. However, employees may claim this cost back through the Trust's Employee Expenses Reimbursement Policy. For those requiring a Basic DBS check, it is necessary to register for a DBS Online Account.