Care Co-ordinator - Homeless Mental Health
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Search for more jobs in London
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Care Coordinator (Nurse/ Social worker or Occupational Therapist) to join our service. You will be based within a multi-disciplinary Community Mental Health Team and will hold an allocated caseload of service users with mental illness and complex social care needs.
This is a rare opportunity to come and work with the START Team. We would like to meet candidates who have some experience and passion for working with this population. You would be working in a highly-motivated community multi-disciplinary team. There will be opportunities and support for continuing professional development and to actively participate in quality innovations, research and audit.
Main duties of the job
Your role will be to undertake assessments, CPA Care Co-ordination whilst providing on-going risk /assessment, planning, co-ordination and evaluation of care. You will have expertise in crisis and risk management, together with good communication skills.
You will have a passion for working with excluded populations with multiple disadvantage using a relational model which prioritises engagement and pre-treatment. You will be skilled at working with and supporting our third sector colleagues.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical:
Mental Health Practitioner role
- To assess, plan, monitor and evaluate care of a designated caseload of homeless service users who have complex care needs.
- To act as the Care Co-ordinator under the Care Programme Approach.
- To ensure that the Trusts other statutory responsibilities and policies and procedures are carried out in relation to individuals, their families and carers.
- To use assertive outreach skills to engage people who are hard to reach
- To ensure that the Trusts other statutory responsibilities and policies and procedures are carried out in relation to individuals, their families and carers.
- To use assertive outreach skills to engage people who are hard to reach