As an experienced Care Coordinator FEP / EIP (Band 6 CPN/SW/OT) you will be working as a member of the multi-disciplinaryCommunity Team,willbe supporting the clinical and operational day to day needs within this service, providinga high quality socialcare serviceto adultsof all ages having First EpisodePsychosis. The core functions are to provide assessment, careplanning and careco- ordination, includingcare programme approach, withina framework of recovery whichembraces each individual's rightto choiceand control.

All staff should comply with the Trust's Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.

You may be responsible for supervision, development and teaching of junior staff and/or students as delegated by the team manager.

Main duties of the job

Job Responsibilities:

• To plan and deliver treatment interventions in line with Best Practice and local and National
• To plan and deliver Family Interventions for psychosis (FIp), in line with best practice.
• To plan and deliver Family & Friends Education & Support Group, in line with best practice
• To undertake comprehensive assessments and reviews, ensuring people meet eligibility criteria using social outcome assessment, and are assessed using the self-directed support Needs Outcome Assessment (NOA)
• To undertake such reviews as part of an integrated assessment of people's health and social care
• To offer direct support and advice to service users and their carers, through information and advice and ensure that those who do not meet social outcome assessment criteria are appropriately signposted and
• To ensure appropriate health and social care services are commissioned with and on behalf of service users, including the duty to offer direct payment, and that processes are in place for service users to be charged by the local authority for all social care
• To liaise and negotiate with other agencies e.g. Adult Care Services, Children Schools and Families, Benefit Agency, Housing Authorities and providers etc., for joint planning with, or on behalf of, service users.
• To undertake post qualifying and other appropriate training to ensure high standards of practice and continuation of own professional registration. .

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an exceptional organisation with big ambitions, our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country

With a workforce of c. 3,000 and an annual income of c. �200m, the Trust is organised across three Strategic Business Units and provides integrated health and social care services through a large network of community and inpatient settings, serving diverse communities across Hertfordshire, Norfolk,

North Essex and Buckinghamshire. As a university trust, HPFT continues to develop strong links with the University of Hertfordshire providing excellent learning and development opportunities, as well as strengthening our clinical research capability.

Whilst it is a challenging period for the NHS, there has never been a more exciting time to join HPFT following our CQC rating of Outstanding awarded to us in April 2019. We are on our Good to Great journey as we continue to innovate, improve, transform and ultimately deliver the very highest standards of care to the service users and communities that we serve.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Responsibilities:

• To plan and deliver treatment interventions in line with Best Practice and local and National
• To plan and deliver Family Interventions for psychosis (FIp), in line with best practice.
• To plan and deliver Family & Friends Education & Support Group, in line with best practice
• To undertake comprehensive assessments and reviews, ensuring people meet eligibility criteria using social outcome assessment, and are assessed using the self-directed support Needs Outcome Assessment (NOA)
• To undertake such reviews as part of an integrated assessment of peoples health and social care
• To offer direct support and advice to service users and their carers, through information and advice and ensure that those who do not meet social outcome assessment criteria are appropriately signposted and
• To ensure appropriate health and social care services are commissioned with and on behalf of service users, including the duty to offer direct payment, and that processes are in place for service users to be charged by the local authority for all social care
• To liaise and negotiate with other agencies e.g. Adult Care Services, Children Schools and Families, Benefit Agency, Housing Authorities and providers etc., for joint planning with, or on behalf of, service users.
• To undertake post qualifying and other appropriate training to ensure high standards of practice and continuation of own professional registration. .
• To participate in regular
• To adhere to Trust policies and
• To carry out any other duties identified by your line

Person Specification

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Essential

• Professional Registration i.e. NMC/HCPC/Social Worker England
• Education to degree level or Academic qualifications equivalent (Diploma/Degree in in Mental Health Nursing /Social Work / Occupational Therapy)
• Advance Training in mental health

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• At least 2 years of post- registration experience with at least one year at Band 5.
• Experience of working in acute mental health inpatient/day care services
• Experience and knowledge of safeguarding process dealing with family breakdown serious mental ill health and risk of self- harm.

PHYSICAL SKILLS

Essential

• Car driver essential, or access to a car (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving).
• Experience of using computer - PC literate to ECDL standard

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Saffron Ground, Stevenage, SG1 3LJ

Stevenage

SG1 3LJ

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