Care Coordinator - Community Psychiatric Nurse

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Manchester seeks a Care Coordinator - Community Psychiatric Nurse to manage a caseload and provide comprehensive mental health care. The role requires experience in community settings and offers opportunities for flexible working. Competitive salary between £38,682 and £46,580, plus attractive benefits like annual leave and pay enhancements.

Benefits

Pay enhancements for evenings and weekends

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience working in a community mental health setting is essential.
• Previous experience as a safeguarding enquiry lead is beneficial.
• Experience in funding applications/social care is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of clients and coordinate their care.
• Conduct assessments and develop care plans.
• Attend tribunal hearings and write reports.

Skills

Experience in community mental health settings

Ability to conduct assessments

Experience with safeguarding

Familiarity with electronic recording systems

Education

Professional registration

Job description

Care Coordinator - Community Psychiatric Nurse

We are looking for a enthusiastic CPN to join our friendly Multi-disciplinary team.

You will require experience of working in a mental health settings and awareness of delivery of community mental health care.

You will hold and manage a caseload of people and have Care Coordinating responsibilities under the Care Program Approach Guidelines.

The team covers an ethnically and culturally diverse area, and you will have the opportunity to work with clients from a wide range of backgrounds, and with a wide range of psychosocial needs. By assessing your clients and their carers needs you will be able to access and sign post to a wide range of community resources and provider services available in the local area.

As we recognise the importance of supporting our staff to achieve an effective work-life balance and also maintain positive wellbeing, we work with staff to develop ways of supporting flexible working for them.

Main duties of the job

Assessments, care planning, psychosocial interventions, safeguarding, duty assessments.

Report writing, attending tribunal hearings. Supporting with the depot clinic.

Please see the attached job description for all duties

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than122locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Job responsibilities

Please see job description and person spec

• 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
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification

Application and Interview

• Professional registration

Experience

• Experience of working in a community mental health setting
• Safeguarding enquiry lead experience
• Funding application/social care/CCG
• Experience of using electronic recording systems

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.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum, pro rata