Care Coordinator Early Intervention | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Manchester is seeking a full-time care coordinator to work within a multidisciplinary team focused on mental health. Applicants should possess a relevant professional qualification and have experience in risk management and safeguarding. This part-time role offers flexible working hours and includes various staff benefits including extensive annual leave and excellent pension options.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Essential: Core professional qualification (e.g., nurse, social worker, or occupational therapist).
• Desirable: Experience supervising students; evidence of continued professional development.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the clinical management of a caseload of service users aged 14-65.
• Complete social care assessments and attend Funding Panel.
• Participate in safeguarding investigations and administer risk assessments.

Skills

Knowledge of The Care Programme Approach

Understanding of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults

Ability to engage with supervision

Education

Core professional qualification (nurse, social worker, occupational therapist)

Job description

Overview

The North Manchester Early Intervention for Psychosis Team is offering a full-time permanent post of care coordinator. Applications are welcome from registered nurses, social workers or occupational therapists. The Manchester Early Intervention for Psychosis Service is divided into three teams covering the city: north, central and south. This post will be based in the NORTH team - Central Park Hub, M40 5BP. You will be expected to travel across the city as part of the back-up assessment practitioner rota and across Greater Manchester to inpatient units as part of the role. You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team of experienced colleagues and will be supported by the Clinical Team Manager and Senior Practitioner. The team actively promotes involvement in research studies for service users and staff with strong links to the GMMH research department. There are opportunities for training including non-medical prescribing and behavioural family intervention therapy training.

This post is a part-time position (30.0 hours per week). The Team is currently operational Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm but flexible working can be discussed.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the clinical management of a caseload of service users aged 14-65.
• Complete social care act assessments and attend Funding Panel.
• Participate in the duty rota – service-wide triage, back-up assessment practitioner for service-wide assessments, and back-up worker for the North team.
• Develop and maintain relationships and pathways with other services.
• Encourage self-help where possible, promoting maintenance of skills and independence in clients.
• Support health promotion and act in a consultative role/advisor to other community services/agencies and personnel in relation to individual clients and their mental health issues.
• Promote a culture of learning, education and professional development; the team often has student NMC/HCPC placements.
• Adhere to safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in line with Trust Policy and local reporting procedures.
• Participate in safeguarding s42 investigations.
• Undertake specialist mental health assessments when required in line with the Mental Capacity Act 2007, the Mental Health Act and Local Authority Safeguarding Adults Procedures.
• Undertake and record comprehensive risk assessments, devise and implement risk management plans for clients at risk of vulnerability, self-harm or risk to others, using the Risk Assessment Tool.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Education

• Essential: Core professional qualification (e.g., nurse, social worker, or occupational therapist).
• Desirable: Experience supervising students in a relevant field; evidence of continued professional development.

Experience

• Essential: Knowledge of The Care Programme Approach and Risk Management; understanding of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults; ability to engage with supervision (clinical and managerial).
• Desirable: Ability to conduct first-line assessments for individuals newly referred to secondary mental health services using a biopsychosocial framework; experience of working with children and adolescents with mental illness; experience of working with individuals with psychosis.

Disclosures

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires submission of a disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Job Details / Conditions

• Core hours: 9am–5pm, Monday to Friday. Flexible arrangements include 30 hours over 4 days or 37.5 hours over 4 days.
• Willingness to travel across Manchester and Greater Manchester as part of the role.

Staff Benefits

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• FuelGenie fuel cards (where applicable)

This advert closes on Thursday 9 Oct 2025