This is an exciting opportunity for a Care coordinator to join our Community Mental Health Team

• To manage a caseload of people with complex mental health and social care needs, using evidence-based practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions and document these in accordance with local and national standards and guidance.
• To have care-coordination responsibilities for an agreed number of clients on enhanced Care Programme Approach (CPA) within the team.
• To participate in the assessment of people referred to the team and present findings to the multi disciplinary team.
• To provide leadership for junior staff, multi-disciplinary support staff and students through formal supervision, education and appraisal.

Main duties of the job

• To manage a caseload of people with complex mental health and social care needs, using evidence-based practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions and document these in accordance with local and national standards and guidance.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

What an exciting time to come and join our friendly and supportive Community mental health team in Trafford.

We are based in a beautiful leafy suburb of Trafford, in the sought-after town of Sale. Close enough to Manchester to enjoy the cities attractions and not far from the Trafford center, Sale has a vibrant town center with large parklands, canals, and great schools.

You will join a positive, forward thinking mental health team, where you will be supported and have access to several development opportunities, to enable you to learn, develop and be the best you can be. Our Team will be transforming to fit with the National Agenda, the transformation will be supported by the expertise of the corporate programme management team.

Supported and connected to an experienced Senior Leadership Team, our compassionate leaders build remarkable teams. Why not come and see for yourself, be part of #teamtrafford, and make a difference.

Contact us, we would love to tell you more.

Job description Job responsibilities

See attached detailed job description and person specification.

Staff Benefits

• Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Registered Mental health nurse or registered social worker

Desirable

• 1.Post registration qualification in a clinically orientated area 2.Psychosocial interventions qualification 3.Qualification in leadership or management

Experience Essential

• 1.Post registration experience. Recent experience working in either adult mental health or CAMHS.
• Experience of and an understanding of working in a multidisciplinary, multi-agency or complex care organisation
• Experience of working with service users with risk related behaviours

Experience Desirable

• Experience of working in a range of clinical settings

Experience Desirable

• 3.Experience of working with people with early onset psychosis and their Families
• 4.Working in a community setting and lone working
• 5.Lived experience of Mental health issues or a caring role of someone with mental health issues.

Knowledge and skills Essential

• 1.Specialist knowledge of impact of psychosis on young people
• 7.Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities in a demanding environment.
• 11.High level interpersonal skills for effective working relationships and clinical effectiveness

Desirable

• 3.Knowledge of evidence and value-based interventions for people with first episode psychosis
• 4.Knowledge of evidence and value-based interventions for people with co-existing drug and alcohol problems and psychosis

Other Essential

• 5.Ability to work flexibly and work across the catchment of GMMH

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