Early Intervention Team Care coordinator

Job overview

Oldham Early Intervention Team are seeking to recruit a band 6 Care Coordinator to join the multidisciplinary team.

We work with people experiencing a first episode psychosis or at risk of developing psychotic symptoms, providing assessment, treatment, psychological therapy, physical health monitoring and family and carer support.

Main duties of the job

To act as Care Coordinator for service users identified as having a first episode psychosis, being in the early phase of a psychotic illness or at risk mental state. To assess needs and deliver interventions in line with currently identified best practice in line with NICE guidance. To provide advice and supervision as required to other mental health professionals within the multi-disciplinary team and to contribute to ongoing service developments.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.