Care Coordinator - Adult Mental Health - Integrated Outreach Team
- Employer
- Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Bradford
- Salary
- £37,338 to £44,962 Per annum
- Closing date
- 13 Oct 2024
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- Profession
- Mental health, Mental health nurse, Adult mental health nurse
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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We are currently recruiting for a Band 6 Care Coordinator to join our friendly Integrated Outreach Team based in Bradford .
You must be either a nurse, social worker or occupational therapist with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
As part of the role you will be expected to manage a case load , be committed to team working and deliver skilled interventions aimed at promoting recovery, to people who have enduring, moderate to severe psychotic or affective symptoms with unstable, chaotic lifestyles.Many of our service users also have coexisting substance misuse.
Experience in working with multi-agency staff is essential as are excellent communication skills and a good working knowledge of the Care Programme Approach and Mental Health Act/Mental Capacity Act. Further job specific information can be found on the job descriptions and person specifications.
Main duties of the job
The Care coordinator will provide community-based care to clients with complex mental health needs who have been referred into the Integrated Outreach Team. They will work within a team framework managing and prioritising an individual caseload and will act as a care co-ordinator within the Care Programme Approach. The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for a defined caseload of people with complex mental health and/or social care needs.
Service users within the Integrated Outreach team are typically people who need a determined, assertive, and creative approach. Their primary problem is a vulnerability to psychosis many will also experience difficulties related to co-existing problematic substance misuse.
The post holder will provide high standards of skilled mental health care to or service users and their families within a defined geographical area.
The post holder will provide clinical supervision and support to junior members of the team and actively promote the values and policies of the service and the Trust. The care coordinator will be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team and will work in close co-operation with secondary and primary care based professionals, as well as other community agencies such as Housing, Probation, Police, Children Schools & Families and other Voluntary and Third Sector Agencies.
About us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Employer details
Employer name
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Fieldhead Business Centre
Legrams Terrace
Bradford
BD7 1LN
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
453-24-6681758
You must be either a nurse, social worker or occupational therapist with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
As part of the role you will be expected to manage a case load , be committed to team working and deliver skilled interventions aimed at promoting recovery, to people who have enduring, moderate to severe psychotic or affective symptoms with unstable, chaotic lifestyles.Many of our service users also have coexisting substance misuse.
Experience in working with multi-agency staff is essential as are excellent communication skills and a good working knowledge of the Care Programme Approach and Mental Health Act/Mental Capacity Act. Further job specific information can be found on the job descriptions and person specifications.
Main duties of the job
The Care coordinator will provide community-based care to clients with complex mental health needs who have been referred into the Integrated Outreach Team. They will work within a team framework managing and prioritising an individual caseload and will act as a care co-ordinator within the Care Programme Approach. The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for a defined caseload of people with complex mental health and/or social care needs.
Service users within the Integrated Outreach team are typically people who need a determined, assertive, and creative approach. Their primary problem is a vulnerability to psychosis many will also experience difficulties related to co-existing problematic substance misuse.
The post holder will provide high standards of skilled mental health care to or service users and their families within a defined geographical area.
The post holder will provide clinical supervision and support to junior members of the team and actively promote the values and policies of the service and the Trust. The care coordinator will be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team and will work in close co-operation with secondary and primary care based professionals, as well as other community agencies such as Housing, Probation, Police, Children Schools & Families and other Voluntary and Third Sector Agencies.
About us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A Professional Qualification - could be within Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapy
- Current professional registration
Desirable
- Supporting Learning in Practice qualification
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in community mental health setting
- Experience of multi-agency and multi-disciplinary working
Desirable
- Previous experience of managing caseloads
- Ideally at least one-year appropriate post qualification experience working with the field of mental health.
- Previous experience of working with specialist mental health care pathways
Employer details
Employer name
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Fieldhead Business Centre
Legrams Terrace
Bradford
BD7 1LN
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
453-24-6681758
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