Care Co-ordinator

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; Teddington; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Career development

Benefits package

Job summary

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking a Care Coordinator (Band 6) in the Richmond Integrated Recovery Hub. The post supports adults with a range of mental health conditions in the community, with a focus on clozapine and depot administration.

You will work within a multi-disciplinary team, with opportunities to develop as a clinician and take overall responsibility for this clinic across the London Borough of Merton.

Qualifications

• Experience as a nurse in adult community services or equivalent in multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Experience with clozapine administration and depot antipsychotics in community settings.
• Ability to monitor physical health, side effects and parity of esteem.

Responsibilities

• Provide care coordination in the Richmond Integrated Recovery Hub and across the London Borough of Merton.
• support patients receiving clozapine and depot antipsychotics in the community.
• develop as a clinician within a multi-disciplinary team and support the Team Manager.

Job description

A great opportunity exists with a vacancy arising for the role of Care Coordinator in The Richmond Integrated Recovery Hub the We are open to applications from Community Psychiatric Nurses – tailored to clozapine and Depot administration. The service offers support to adults aged 18-75 with a range of mental health conditions.

The successful applicant will have scope to develop as a Clinician, in a multi-disciplinary team. Care Coordinators reports the Team Manager who reports to the Clinical Manager for Adult Community Services in the Borough of Richmond.

This Band 6 posts offers an opportunity for a passionate nurse who is versatile to support patients who are receiving clozapine and intramuscular (depot) medication in the community. If successful you will have overall responsibility in providing this essential clinic to patients within the London Borough of Merton.

This post makes a difference to our patients and provides the stability and continuity of care required. You will need to have experience of providing physical health expertise of monitoring side effects and demonstrating parity of esteem.

It also provides the opportunity for the development of students and colleagues in the administration and management of Clozapine and antipsychotics.

Adhering to all relevant Trust policies and procedures and the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Professional Conduct in the delivery of this service.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

Unless expressly stated in the job advert the role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Esther Boadi Job title: Team Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0203 513 5000