# Care Coordinator Early Intervention Team for Psychosis > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/care-coordinator-early-intervention-team-for-psychosis/1f611985-9f01-466f-8f9c-183c2c6ea298 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/care-coordinator-early-intervention-team-for-psychosis/1f611985-9f01-466f-8f9c-183c2c6ea298.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Manchester - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term contract) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-26T09:31:20.041Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Manchester/Greater_Manchester_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v7946028 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7946028?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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 ## Job Details 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. ## Job Description 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 ## 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 ## Documents - [important candidate information (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=931) - [band 6 care co - nurse - early intervention team south mcr (pdf, 320.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10225978) ## 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.