# Care co-ordinator - Band 6 > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/care-co-ordinator-band-6/2b03cf1f-8b88-4306-824d-6a0b2a4de701 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/care-co-ordinator-band-6/2b03cf1f-8b88-4306-824d-6a0b2a4de701.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Hellesdon Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Care coordinator - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 gross per annum (pro rata) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Full time and part time hours available) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-08T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-29T14:30:56.212Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Ipswich/Norfolk_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8303577 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8303577?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nsft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are recruiting to our new Intensive & Assertive Team, launching across Norfolk and Suffolk to provide intensive, flexible and recovery-focused support for people living with severe and enduring mental illness. This is a unique opportunity to join a service from the outset and help shape its future. As a Care Coordinator, you will work with people who often find it difficult to engage with traditional mental health services, delivering assertive outreach, intensive community support and recovery-focused interventions. You will help improve engagement, reduce hospital admissions and support individuals to live more fulfilling lives within their communities. Posts Available and Locality Working We currently have 12.5 WTE Care Coordinator vacancies across Norfolk and Suffolk. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to discuss their preferred locality, and wherever possible we will align staff to their chosen area to minimise travel and support strong local partnerships. As a county-wide service, there may occasionally be a requirement to support colleagues and service users across your allocated county in response to service needs. Any wider working will be reasonable, proportionate and fully supported. The team operates 7 days a week, 11:00am-7:00pm, with staff participating in a rota that includes weekends and bank holidays. We value flexibility, teamwork and work-life balance, and offer the chance to be part of an ambitious and innovative new service from day one. ### Main duties of the job Main Duties of the Role - Provide care coordination to individuals with severe and enduring mental illness. - Undertake comprehensive mental health, risk and psychosocial assessments. - Develop, implement and review co-produced care, recovery and crisis plans. - Deliver evidence-based interventions in accordance with national guidance and Trust policies. - Work proactively with individuals who may struggle to engage with traditional services. - Deliver assertive outreach interventions within community settings, including service users' homes. - Promote recovery, social inclusion and independence. - Support individuals to access physical healthcare, housing, welfare benefits, employment, education and community resources. - Undertake risk assessment and formulate effective risk management plans. - Respond to crises and support admission avoidance where appropriate. - Work collaboratively within a shared caseload model. - Develop effective partnerships with carers, families and external agencies. - Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation. - Contribute to service development, quality improvement and clinical audit activity. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities This is an exciting opportunity to help create something new, develop your skills, and make a lasting difference to the lives of people across Norfolk and Suffolk. Please review the Job Description and Person specific for further details ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### other **Essential** - Ability and willingness to travel independently to meet the needs and requirements of the service - Undertake physical intervention training and remain trained in techniques, as required by role ### Experience **Essential** - Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience - Experience of managing a caseload and the provision of Mental Health Care services to people with mental health care needs - Experience in working in team delivering person centred treatment packages **Desirable** - Experience in delivering group based interventions Experience in supporting service development and quality improvement initiatives ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist OR Social Worker with the relevant professional registration - Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training (NMC registrants) or Practice Educator (AHP & Social Worker Registrants) - Ongoing professional development working towards degree level ( if professional registration is following a diploma level course) **Desirable** - Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice ## Documents - [care co-ordinator band 6 (pdf, 288.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10623201) - [reasonable adjustments - nsft (pdf, 197.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2863) - [values based recruitment – candidates guide (pdf, 360.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1028) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.