Care Coordinator - Early Intervention

Cambridgeshire And Peterborough Nhs Foundation Trust

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Hybrid

GBP 40,000 - 48,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Care Coordinator (Band 6) for the Early Intervention Psychosis service (CAMEO) in Peterborough. The role works within a multi-disciplinary team and requires travel across the county with a driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Fixed term 6 months, part-time/full-time options, hybrid working. NHS professionals with registration in mental health, LD, or adult care are invited to apply; CPD is essential.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health/LD/Adult) OR Registered Social Worker OR Registered OT.
Evidence of continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

Undertake assessment of individuals and families accessing the service with complex health presentations.
Develop with the service user their care plan.
Offer specialist professional assessment and advice where required.
Assess and manage ongoing risks in collaboration with service user and carers.
Regularly review risk factors and adjust management as needed.
Travel independently around the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting deadlines; hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle.

Skills

Communication skills

Clinical assessment

Interdisciplinary teamwork

CPFT service knowledge

Education

Nurse/Social Worker/OT registration

CPD continuous development

Tools

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Job summary

FIXED TERM CONTRACT 6 MONTHS - MATERNITY COVER ONLY. SECONDMENT AVAILABLE. 1 full time post. We are looking for a Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist to join us as a Care Coordinator (Band 6) in the Early Intervention Psychosis team in Peterborough- CAMEO. CAMEO is the specialist Early Intervention Psychosis service in Cambridgeshire. This post will be located in the dynamic and multi-cultural city of Peterborough. We cover Peterborough, Fenland and Huntingdon. We have adopted a hybrid model of working and would welcome applicants from neighbouring counties.

A multi-disciplinary team including nurses, social workers, OTs, doctors, support workers, psychologists, and CBTp therapists.
Supportive, and evidence based, working in a holistic and whole team approach.
Following the EI ethos, promoting hope and recovery, and working collaboratively with our clients their families, and networks.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Care Coordinator is to work in partnership with CAMEO service users, developing their care plans and recovery plans to enable them to lead fulfilling lives. They will demonstrate an understanding of clinical interventions relevant to CAMEO. Protocols as detailed in NICE guidance CG178 and EIPN Quality Standards CCQI 373 to include assertive outreach approaches, psycho-education, relevant aspects of social inclusion, recovery, care plans and discharge planning, working closely with partner agencies to facilitate this, and working alongside carers and families, offering them specialist interventions. The post holder will work to promote the safety and the wellbeing of service users and their families/carers. The post holder will assess, plan and implement care, and provide specialist advice pertinent to their professional background and carry out relevant specialist interventions. They will provide clinical supervision to staff and students. The post holder will ensure that the early intervention approach and ethos are adhered to, this includes working with the under 17 age range as required.

About us

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives. Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development. To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities. All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period. Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications. Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process. For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted: 26 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum pro rata

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 6 months

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time

Reference number: 310-ASMH-8343283

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
To undertake assessment of individuals and their families/carers accessing the service with complex health presentations, including those service users presenting with higher levels of risk.
To develop alongside the service user, their care plan.
To offer specialist professional assessment and advice where required.
To assess and manage on going risks as identified during the assessment, ensuring that this is done in collaboration with the service user and carers.
To regularly review risk factors and make changes to the management of them as necessary.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role OR, Registered Social Worker OR, Registered OT
Evidence of continuous professional development

Experience

Essential

Significant post qualifying experience in working with those presenting with serious mental illness
Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
Experience of managing a caseload
Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
Experience and knowledge of dual diagnosis/substance misuse
Previous experience of working in the community

Desirable

Lived experience of mental health issues

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to develop effective professional relationships with others
Develop own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to help their development
Skills of assessing and interpreting service user conditions with appropriate actions
Plan and organise complex activities or programmes requiring formulation and review
Able to use Word, PowerPoint, clinical systems and emails and/or willingness to learn
The ability to multitask and mental adaptation to different unpredictable situations

Other

Essential

Ability to travel independently around the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.
Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required.
Demonstrate support for the values and beliefs of the Care Group and those of the Trust, especially the young person and their family's specific needs

Physical Requirements

Essential

Ability to use manual handling techniques
Energy to work with younger and older people
Monitor and maintain the health and safety of self and others in the working area
Required to use a PC

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Address

CAMEO - North, 169 London Road, Peterborough, PE2 9DS, United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact

Team Leader Simon Johnson, Simon.Johnson@cpft.nhs.uk, 01733353250