Care Coordinator Early Intervention

Job overview

The North Manchester Early Intervention for Psychosis Team is delighted to be able to offer a full-time permanent post of care coordinator: registered nurses, social workers or occupational therapist 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 NORTH team - Central Park Hub, M40 5BP. You will be expected to travel across the city as part of the back-up assessment practitioner rota and across Greater Manchester to inpatient units as part of the role.

You will work alongside a multi disciplinary team of passionate and experienced colleagues and will be supported by the Clinical Team Manager and Senior Practitioner. The team is a strong promoter of research studies for service users and staff with strong links to the GMMH research department. There are opportunities for accessing training including non medical prescribing and behavioural family intervention therapy training.

This post is a part-time time position (30.0 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

The key duties of the role will include:

• 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.
• Develop and maintain relationships and pathways with other services
• 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job description

Job responsibilities

Under line management and clinical supervision from within the Early Intervention Team, the post holder will maintain and co-ordinate timely and appropriate interventions and assessment for a caseload of service users living in the community within the framework of CPA and in line with the relevant clinical pathways i.e.) as outlined within the EIT operational procedure.

This includes respecting individuality, values, culture and religious diversity of clients and colleagues and thus contributing to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.

The post holder will be required to work the core hours of 9am 5pm, Mon-Fri. Willing to accept 30hrs – 4days, or condensed hours 37.5 over 4 days.

Person Specification

Qualifications/ Education

Essential

• Core professional Qualification i.e nursing/social worker/occupational therapist

Desirable

• Experience of supervising students in relevant field
• Evidence of continued professional development

Experience

Essential

• 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 in to secondary mental health services, utilising a biopsychosocial framework
• Experience of working with children and adolescents with a mental illness
• Experience of working with individuals with Psychosis

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements:

• 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
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)