Early Intervention Team- Care Coordinator

Job overview

The purpose of this post is to work as part of a multi-disciplinary Early Intervention Team providing care co-ordination and intervention to those identified as having an at risk mental state or being in the early phase of a psychotic illness. To support the assessment of needs and delivery of interventions in line with currently identified best practice within early intervention work.

Main duties of the job

Role Summary:

To participate in the provision of a high quality care. This will involve assessing, supporting, monitoring of the service users who are experiencing 1st episode psychosis and those who are suspected of developing psychosis. It will involve you’re working in a variety of community settings; it will include your liaising and co working with other services both statutory and non statutory. It will involve you’re working with carers and families of service users and will involve seeing service users families and carers in their own homes, clinics or in other environments such as hostels, supported living, residential and nursing homes.

Key Responsibilities of the Post:

Work with clients who have suspected psychosis or who are presenting with a psychotic illness, undertake assessments including risk and specialist assessments such the CAARMS. Plan Monitor and Review Care Packages

Offer a range of psychosocial interventions including family interventions

Key Requirements of the Person Specification:

Good interpersonal and observational skills

• Understanding of the problems associated with psychosis.
• Good communicator and ability to develop rapport with people.
• Ability to work within a team, flexibility, patience and reliable
• Have full driving licence and use of a car or access to a car be able to take passengers/clients in car
• Understanding of the impact of mental and physical health problems on a persons overall well being.

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.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.