Care Coordinator
Job overview
Are you a dynamic and enthusiastic Nurse, Social Workers or Occupational Therapists with a good knowledge of psychosis and a passion for the Early intervention ethos? Then we are looking for YOU!
CAMEO, the award winning service, operates across the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust via two established bases in their busy cities.
This post will be located in the dynamic and multi cultural city of Cambridge where we are seeking to recruit highly trained and hard working Band 6 Care Coordinators: Nurses, Social Workers or Occupational Therapists. The practitioner will provide specialist advice, assess, plan and implement care to a designated caseload whilst working at all times to promote the EI ethos.They will ensure the safety and well-being of service users and their families/carers through family intervention models.
The individual must be compassionate, committed and have good working knowledge of psychosis displaying a passion about the values thatunderpin EI work and supporting service users throughout their recovery journey's.
If this sounds like the place for you, we look forward to meeting you.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner and responsible for a defined caseload of service users.
The ideal candidate will have a strong team work ethic, sense of accountability, accompanied by an ability to work under pressure and with a desire for innovation.
We are able to support agile working for staff, using all appropriate I.T equipment and support.
To undertake assessments of individuals and their families in the designated care group with complex health presentations, includingthose service users presenting with higher levels of risk.
They will work alongside the service user to develop their care plan along the recovery principles.
To offer specialist assessment and advice where required.
To assess, manage and regularly review on going risks as identified during the assessment, ensuring that this is done in collaborationwith the service user and carers.
To ensure that clinical practice is evidence based and consistent with relevant NICE guidelines and Trust policies and procedures.
To provide supervision of junior staff and trainees where appropriate (mentorship and preceptorship qualifications).
To act within the relevant Code of Conduct dependent on your Registration Body.
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care withcompassion to improve the health & well-being of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community.
These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage
applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic
minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.- To undertake assessments of individuals and their families in the designated care group with complex health presentations, including
- They will work alongside the service user to develop their care plan along the recovery principles.
- To offer specialist assessment and advice where required.
- To assess, manage and regularly review on going risks as identified during the assessment, ensuring that this is done in collaboration
- To ensure that clinical practice is evidence based and consistent with relevant NICE guidelines and Trust policies and procedures.
- To provide supervision of junior staff and trainees where appropriate (mentorship and preceptorship qualifications)
- To act within the relevant Code of Conduct dependent on your Registration Body.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria- Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role
- Registered Social Worker OR, Registered OT
- Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent, or intention to complete.
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience
Essential criteria- Significant post qualifying experience in working with those presenting with serious mental illness
- Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
- Experience of managing a caseload
- Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
- Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
- Experience and knowledge of dual diagnosis/substance misuse
- Previous experience of working in the community
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to develop effective professional relationships with others
- Develop own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to help their development
- Skills of assessing and interpreting service user conditions with appropriate actions
- Plan and organise complex activities or programmes requiring formulation and review
- Able to use Word, PowerPoint, clinical systems, email and /or willingness to learn
- The ability to multitask and mental adaptation to different unpredictable situations
Other
Essential criteria- Ability to travel across sites
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required.
Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.
We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:
- Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
- Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
- Children and young people’s mental health services;
- Children’s community services in Peterborough;
- Social care;
- Ground-breaking research
We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.
CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.
Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.
Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.
If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.
All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.