Care Co-ordinator - Development Post

Job overview

This is a development post, if you are appointed as a Band 5, you will be provided with a list of competencies to complete and an agreed timescale in which to complete these, up to a maximum of 12mths. Competencies will be reviewed in your supervisions and appraisals. Only on successful completion of these competencies, you will progress to a Band 6.

The locality service supports people aged 17 to 65 who are living with severe mental health conditions and have complex psychiatric needs. We use a multi-disciplinary team approach to provide the right care and support.

To be right for this job:

You  have a degree or relevant professional registration as a Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social worker and will be an active member of a dynamic, highly motivated, skilled and creative team.

You will be working in a supportive environment that values your supervision and professional development

You will have a voice and role to play in service development

You will have the opportunity to manage a caseload of diverse service users, delivering a diverse range of clinical skills and building a therapeutic and recovery based relationship.

Recovery principles are embedded in the work of the locality teams and we aim to support people to reach their potential by facilitating hope, empowering autonomy and developing meaning and purpose in life.

Main duties of the job

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website.

• The ideal candidate will have a strong team work ethic, sense of accountability, accompanied by an ability to work under pressure  and with a desire for innovation. We are able to support agile working for staff, using all appropriate I.T equipment and support, and have a secure area for staff bicycles. The city provides a good opportunity to be active at work, with staff being able to cycle to local appointments.
• You will be involved in the delivery of care-coordination to a specified caseload operating under the CPA framework, a daily duty service, ongoing risk management, care planning, support around benefits and housing, carers’ assessments, physical health care and a wide variety of therapeutic interventions for which you can access training and supervision. You will also be involved in ensuring that the service is a positive learning environment for students from various disciplines.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

• To undertake assessment of individuals and their families/carers accessing the service with complex health presentations, including those service users presenting with higher levels of risk.
• To develop alongside the service user, their care plan.
• To offer specialist professional assessment and advice where required.
• To assess and manage on going risks as identified during the assessment, ensuring that this is done in collaboration with the service user and carers.
• To regularly review risk factors and make changed to the management of them as necessary.
• To work using assertive outreach approaches to engage the service user and their families.
• To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust nursing strategy.
• To ensure that clinical practice is evidence based and consistent with relevant NICE guidelines and Trust policies and procedures.
• To provide supervision of junior staff and trainees where appropriate.
• To act within the professional code of conduct at all times.