Care Co-ordinator (CPN)

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in London is seeking a Care Coordinator. The successful candidate will work in a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring quality care for service users in a mental health setting. Applicants must be registered nurses with relevant experience. This role offers the opportunity to support and lead junior staff while managing a diverse caseload.

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health community settings.
• Proven competency in leading and supporting teams.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and audit.

Responsibilities

• Support junior staff to deliver quality care.
• Advocate for service users’ needs and rights.
• Lead assessments and risk management.

Skills

Quality care provision

Resilience in difficult situations

Effective communication

Advocacy for service users

Education

Registered Adult Nurse

Mentorship qualification

Job description

Overview

A great opportunity exists with a vacancy arising for the role of Care Coordinator in the Kingston Recovery and Support Teams. We are seeking to recruit into a nursing care coordination position for the South Kingston RST. Those that are successful would be based at Acacia Unit, Tolworth Hospital. The successful applicant will have scope to develop as a Clinician, in a multi-disciplinary team. CC's report to the Team Manager who reports to the Clinical Manager for Adult Community Services in the Borough of Kingston.

This post is open to those professionally registered with the HCPC, NMC or Social Work England. It is desirable for applicants to have experience of working cases of patients within a mental health community setting. The successful applicant will be clinically responsible for a caseload and will participate in key meetings such as Zoning, seeking to provide high-quality services strongly focused on recovery to patients. The role requires one to attend to commissioned Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for activity and quality.

Details

Date posted: 11 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £44,485 to £52,521 a year pro rata per annum inclusive of outer London HCAS

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 294-COMM-7467611-JB-E

Job locations: Tolworth Hospital, Red Lion Rd, Tolworth, KT6 7QU

Job Responsibilities

• Work autonomously within the parameters of the role, leading and supporting junior staff and the wider care team to deliver quality nursing care that addresses physical, psychological, social, recreational and spiritual needs in a recovery-focused way.
• Lead and support/teach junior staff on risk assessment and risk management, basing decisions on research evidence, the individual service user, their social context, and clinical judgment.
• Advocate for service users’ needs and rights within Trust policy. Encourage and empower service users to take responsibility for their individual programme of care.
• Escort service users, as required, in line with Trust policies.
• Demonstrate an enhanced understanding of mental health signs and symptoms and how these may present in practice; support and teach junior staff to develop this understanding and respond appropriately.
• Recognise and respond to challenging behaviour in line with Trust policies and training; lead and coordinate the care team in de-escalation and developing resilience, including staff and patient de-briefing sessions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Adult Nurse and/or Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse
• Mentorship qualification

Desirable

• Master's degree

Experience and Knowledge

• Essential: Experience of research-based/reflective practice, supervision, and development through evidence-based practice; significant relevant clinical experience; continuing professional development; experience as a preceptor/mentor; knowledge of clinical governance and audit.
• Desirable: Experience of taking responsibility for a ward/clinical unit; experience of engaging/supporting clinical research projects; experience of supporting practice development in clinical areas.

Skills and Abilities

• Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user needs without close supervision
• Resilient and able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations
• Self-aware, self-confident and intrinsically motivated to do a good job and to motivate others
• Forms very effective working relationships with colleagues
• Advocates for all individuals, particularly those with protected characteristics; promotes equality and diversity

Desirable

• Problem solving: ability to identify problems, review options and take appropriate action without a predetermined framework

Additional Information

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A disclosure check may be required via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK will be considered alongside all other applications. For more information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.