Job overview
Croydon Community Mental Health Service (CMHT) have undergone service transformation to enhance the quality of our service delivery, improve the experiences of those using our services, maintain staff morale and to ensure services are meeting the NHS Long Term Plan.
It is an exciting time to be part of this transformation in Croydon, getting involved in improved ways of working due to investment in resources. The Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) is a generic team integrated with Croydon Social Care in working with all adults experiencing severe and enduring mental illness.
The teams are no longer be based on diagnosis and works with all individuals from a locality who have mental health needs that require support from secondary care. Croydon CMHT has 3 localities: NORTH, CENTRAL and SOUTH. Our Locality Teams are highly experienced and supportive and Multi-disciplinary.
We are looking for enthusiastic care coordinators that will grow and develop with the locality teams from Nursing, Social work, and OT professional background.
This advert is for vacancies in the NORTH LOCALITY TEAM
Main duties of the job
In keeping with our obligations under the new Coronavirus Regulations 2021 in relation to Care Home visits, the successful candidate will be required to provide evidence of full vaccination status against Covid-19
The post holder will work as Care Coordinator / Community Mental Health Nurse for a caseload of service users in the local community who have complex mental health difficulties, and work with their carers where applicable. The post holder will be expected to have excellent self-management skills, and work collaboratively within the team. The post holder must be able to formulate flexible, robust and holistic care plans with service users and/or carers, to work well under pressure, be experienced in dynamic risk assessment, and to have excellent communication skills.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of Interagency of working
- Experience of managing a caseload
- Significant relevant clinical experience
- Experience of working with diverse groups of patients and staff
Desirable
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience of supporting practice development in clinical areas
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification- Mental Health Nursing, Social worker, Occupational Therapist with affiliated professional registration NMC, HCPC
- Mentorship qualification/assessor
Desirable
- Master’s degree
Other Requirments
Essential
- Empathy for service users including individuals who have experienced mental health problems.
- Ability to fulfil all the requirements of the role (including physical)
- Loyal and able to advocate for and show pride in the work area and organization and demonstrates values of trust and expectations
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Knowledge of CPA, Community Care Act, Carers Act, Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation as application to practice
- Skills in mental health and risk assessments
- Understanding of Care Coordination and CPA
- Skills in being responsive to service user’s and carers' needs
- Understanding of recovery in Mental Health
- Very good understanding of care plan and holistic care
Desirable
- Problem solving, ability to identify problems, review options and make decision
- Skilled in supervision of others, and in providing critical and constructive feedback
- Knowledge of clinical governance and audit
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