Care Coordinator Early Intervention Team for Psychosis: Sponsorship Available
Job Title: Care Coordinator Early Intervention Team for Psychosis
Agency: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 39,959 – 48,117 £ / Year
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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 therapists are welcome 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, Northampton Road; however, 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 team of passionate and experienced colleagues and will be supported by the Clinical Team Manager and Senior Practitioner.
This post is a full-time position (37.5 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
- Overseeing the clinical management of a case load of service users aged 14-65.
- Complete social care act assessments and attendance at the Funding Panel.
- participation in duty rota – service-wide triage worker, backup assessment practitioner for service-wide assessments, backup worker for the North team.
- To encourage and support clients to collaborate in their treatment programme and recovery.
- To encourage self-help as much as possible, promote 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.
- Adheres 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.
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