Care Coordinator - Early Intervention in Psychosis

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT); Cambridge; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) recruits for Band 6 care coordinators in Cambridge as part of its Early Intervention in Psychosis service (CAMEO). The role covers assessment, care planning, and delivery of specialist advice to a diverse caseload, within a multidisciplinary team and age-inclusive EI framework.

We welcome compassionate, committed practitioners with knowledge of psychosis to join our valued team across Cambridge and Peterborough bases in a supportive,

Qualifications

• Evidence of professional registration and qualification within NHS mental health/non-medical clinical field.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience with Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist advice within Early Intervention ethos.
• Assess and plan bespoke care for a designated caseload.
• Ensure safety and wellbeing of service users and their families through family intervention models.

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated and dynamic mental health nurse, social worker or occupational therapist with an excellent knowledge of psychosis, and a passion for the Early intervention ethos.

CAMEO, the award winning weekday service, operates across the Cambridgeshire county with bases in the busy cities of Peterborough and Cambridge.

This post will be located in the multi-cultural city of Cambridge, where we are seeking to recruit highly trained and hard working Band 6 care coordinators.

The successful practitioner will provide specialist advice, be able to assess and plan bespoke care to a designated caseload, whilst working within the Early intervention ethos. They will ensure the safety and wellbeing of our service users and their families/carers through the family intervention models.

If you are compassionate, committed to mental health, with a good working knowledge of psychosis, displaying a passion for the values that underpin E.I. work and look to support

We are an age inclusive Early intervention in Psychosis team, working with patients between the ages of 14 - 65 experiencing their first episode of psychosis.

We Are

• A multi-disciplinary team including mental health nurses, social workers, OTs, doctors, support workers, psychologists, and CBTp therapists.
• Supportive, and evidence based, working in a holistic and whole team approach.
• Work alongside the AHP Clinical Placements and Capacity Expansion Lead to provide support to AHP learners/supervisors/ assessors in practice across the non-medical professions.
• Following the EI ethos, promoting hope and recovery, and working collaboratively with our clients their families, and networks.

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 for new employees to CPFT 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

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lorraine Manners Job title: Operational Team Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01223341510

Vicki Curzi, Team Lead, 01223 341510