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Job overview
The South Manchester Early Intervention for Psychosis Team is delighted to be able to offer a full-time permanent post of care coordinator: Registered Mental Health Nurses are welcomed to apply.
The Manchester Early Intervention for Psychosis Service is divided into three teams covering the city: north, central and south. This post will be based in the SOUTH team - Chorlton House, however you will be expected to travel across the city as part of the back-up assessment practitioner rota and across the Greater Manchester to inpatient units as part of the role.
You will work alongside a team of passionate and experienced colleagues and will be supported by the Clinical Team Manager and Senior Practitioner.
This post is a full time position (37.5 hours per week). The Team is currently operational Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm but flexible working can be discussed.
Main duties of the job
- Overseeing the clinical management of a case load of service users age 14-65.
- Complete social care act assessments and attendance at Funding Panel.
- participation in duty rota - service wide triage worker, back up assessment practitioner for service wide assessments, back up worker for North team.
- To encourage and support clients to collaborate in their treatment programme and recovery.
- To encourage self-help as much as possible, promoting the maintenance of skills and independence in clients.
- To support health promotion and act in a consultative role/advisor to other community services/agencies and personnel in relation to individual clients and their mental health issues.
- Promote a culture of learning, education and professional development – the team often has student nurses/social workers on placement.
- Adherer to the principles of safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in line with Trust Policy and local reporting procedure.
- Participate in safeguarding s42 investigations.
- To undertake specialist mental health assessments when required in line with the Mental Capacity Act 2007, The Mental Health Act and Local Authority Safeguarding Adults Procedures.
- To undertake and record comprehensive risk assessments, devise and implement risk management plans for clients at risk of vulnerability, self-harm or risk of physical, sexual or emotional harm to others, using the Risk Assessment Tool.
- Administer depot medication in line with all GMMH policies
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- • Experience of supervising students in relevant field • Knowledge of requirements under The Care Programme Approach and Risk Management • Understand the importance and need to safeguard children and vulnerable adults. • Ability to engage with supervision - clinical and managerial.
Desirable
- • Ability to conduct first line assessments for individuals newly referred into the service, utilising a biopsychosocial framework • Experience of working with children and adolescents with a mental illness • Experience of working with individuals with Psychosis
Qualifications/ Education
Essential
- • Core professional Qualification i.e nursing/social worker/occupational therapist
Desirable
- • Evidence of continued professional development
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This advert is for Care Coordinator Early Intervention Team for Psychosis with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is per annum pro rata. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed Term contract). The application deadline is 10 Jul 2026.
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