Care co-ordinator - Band 6

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust; Broadland; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Care Coordinator to join the new Intensive & Assertive Team across Norfolk, delivering assertive outreach, intensive community support and recovery-focused interventions for people with severe and enduring mental illness.

The post offers locality flexibility, a 7 days a week rota 11:00–19:00, and a chance to help shape a pioneering service from day one, with strong teamwork and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist OR Social Worker with the relevant professional registration.
• Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training (NMC registrants) or Practice Educator (AHP & Social Worker Registrants).
• Ongoing professional development working towards degree level (if professional registration is following a diploma level course).
• Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide care coordination to individuals with severe and enduring mental illness.
• Undertake comprehensive mental health, risk and psychosocial assessments.
• Develop, implement and review co-produced care, recovery and crisis plans.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions in accordance with national guidance and Trust policies.
• Work proactively with individuals who may struggle to engage with traditional services.
• Deliver assertive outreach interventions within community settings, including service users' homes.
• Promote recovery, social inclusion and independence.
• Support individuals to access physical healthcare, housing, welfare benefits, employment, education and community resources.
• Undertake risk assessment and formulate effective risk management plans.
• Respond to crises and support admission avoidance where appropriate.
• Work collaboratively within a shared caseload model.
• Develop effective partnerships with carers, families and external agencies.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement and clinical audit activity.

Skills

Care coordination

Communication skills

Teamwork

Risk assessment

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Learning Disability Nurse

Occupational Therapist

Social Worker

Job description

We are recruiting to our new Intensive & Assertive Team, launching across Norfolk to provide intensive, flexible and recovery-focused support for people living with severe and enduring mental illness. This is a unique opportunity to join a service from the outset and help shape its future.

As a Care Coordinator, you will work with people who often find it difficult to engage with traditional mental health services, delivering assertive outreach, intensive community support and recovery-focused interventions. You will help improve engagement, reduce hospital admissions and support individuals to live more fulfilling lives within their communities.

Posts Available and Locality Working

We currently have 8.5 Care Coordinator vacancies across Norfolk and Suffolk. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to discuss their preferred locality, and wherever possible we will align staff to their chosen area to minimise travel and support strong local partnerships.

As a county-wide service, there may occasionally be a requirement to support colleagues and service users across your allocated county in response to service needs. Any wider working will be reasonable, proportionate and fully supported.

The team operates 7 days a week, 11:00am-7:00pm, with staff participating in a rota that includes weekends and bank holidays. We value flexibility, teamwork and work-life balance, and offer the chance to be part of an ambitious and innovative new service from day one.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties of the Role

• Provide care coordination to individuals with severe and enduring mental illness.
• Undertake comprehensive mental health, risk and psychosocial assessments.
• Develop, implement and review co-produced care, recovery and crisis plans.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions in accordance with national guidance and Trust policies.
• Work proactively with individuals who may struggle to engage with traditional services.
• Deliver assertive outreach interventions within community settings, including service users' homes.
• Promote recovery, social inclusion and independence.
• Support individuals to access physical healthcare, housing, welfare benefits, employment, education and community resources.
• Undertake risk assessment and formulate effective risk management plans.
• Respond to crises and support admission avoidance where appropriate.
• Work collaboratively within a shared caseload model.
• Develop effective partnerships with carers, families and external agencies.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement and clinical audit activity.

About us

At Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, inclusion is at the heart of how we work. We are committed to creating a fair, transparent and accessible recruitment process where every candidate has the opportunity to succeed.

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds, particularly those currently underrepresented in our workforce, including those from the global majority. We recognise that not everyone has equal access to opportunities and are working to address this.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and ensuring all candidates receive a positive and equitable experience.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Job responsibilities

This is an exciting opportunity to help create something new, develop your skills, and make a lasting difference to the lives of people across Norfolk

Please review the Job Description and Person specific for further details

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist OR Social Worker with the relevant professional registration
• Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training (NMC registrants) or Practice Educator (AHP & Social Worker Registrants)
• Ongoing professional development working towards degree level ( if professional registration is following a diploma level course)
• Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice

Experience

• Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
• Experience of managing a caseload and the provision of Mental Health Care services to people with mental health care needs
• Experience in working in team delivering person centred treatment packages
• Experience in delivering group based interventions Experience in supporting service development and quality improvement initiatives

other

• Ability and willingness to travel independently to meet the needs and requirements of the service
• Undertake physical intervention training and remain trained in techniques, as required by role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£39,959 to £48,117 a yeargross per annum (pro rata)