Care co-ordinator - Band 6

NSFT Jobs; Norwich; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) is recruiting a Care Coordinator to deliver assertive outreach, intensive community support and recovery-focused interventions for people with severe mental illness across Norfolk and Suffolk.

You will conduct comprehensive mental health, risk and psychosocial assessments, develop and review care and crisis plans, and support individuals to access housing, welfare benefits and community resources.

Qualifications

• Provide care coordination for individuals with severe mental illness.
• Undertake mental health, risk and psychosocial assessments.
• Develop, implement and review care, recovery and crisis plans.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions per national guidance and Trust policies.
• Work with service users in community settings and maintain documentation.

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

Mental health assessments

Risk assessment

Crisis intervention

Communication

Teamwork

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 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.

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, and 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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Coral Williamson Job title: Clinical Team Leader Email address: [e-mail]

Additional Contact Details

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