Care Coordinator - Early Intervention in Psychosis

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community mental health service is seeking a fulltime care coordinator to support individuals experiencing first episode psychosis. The role involves managing a caseload, assessing service users, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to implement care packages. Passion for holistic recovery approaches and teamwork are essential. Opportunities for training and professional development are provided, promoting innovative and supportive care within the team.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting clients experiencing psychosis.
• Ability to work collaboratively with families and interdisciplinary teams.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and training.

Responsibilities

• Assess newly referred service users.
• Manage a caseload of 20-25 users.
• Collaborate with families and support networks.
• Implement care packages with the multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Enthusiasm for supporting psychosis recovery

Holistic approach

Teamwork

Ability to manage complex caseloads

Education

Degree in occupational therapy, nursing, or social work

Job description

The Southwark Team for Early Psychosis (STEP) are pleased to be looking for a highly enthusiastic and dedicated fulltime care coordinator (occupational therapist, nurse or social worker), who shares our passion for supporting people experiencing psychosis using a holistic approach. The main role of a STEP care co-ordinator is to support a caseload of around 20-25 service users who are experiencing first episode psychosis. Care coordinators use their skills, experience and knowledge to support service users to achieve the goals that are important to them and move forward with recovery as they see it, working with clients to identify and use early warning signs, to enable early detection and intervention. We are very encouraging of Care Coordinators expanding the therapeutic interventions they are able to offer by attending accredited training.

Responsibilities

• Assessing service users who are newly referred to the team
• Managing a complex caseload of allocated service users
• Working with service user's families and other people in their networks
• Working with the multi-disciplinary team to plan and implement care packages
• Undertaking the role of duty worker

We value our care coordinators and appreciate the importance of investing in staff. Newly appointed care coordinators will have the opportunity to take part in early intervention training, family intervention training and other training opportunities as and when the opportunity arises. We are always open to considering new training opportunities for staff, and if there is an area of training you are particularly interested in, we welcome you to discuss this with us to see how we could provide support.

Diversity and Inclusion

We also strongly encourage applications from people with lived experience of mental health challenges. We see this as valuable experience and recognise the necessity of including people with lived experience in our service.

About STEP

STEP is a borough-wide community service working in Southwark with people experiencing first episode psychosis. We are a cohesive and supportive team that enjoy working with each other, and we are looking forward to welcoming more enthusiastic and passionate colleagues. The team is part of the research based Early Intervention Model and works intensively with service users and carers for up to three years, promoting social inclusion and recovery. The team consists of professionals skilled in supporting people experiencing psychosis and includes peer support workers, care coordinators (occupational therapists, nurses and social workers), psychiatrists, psychologists, vocational and employment specialists and an admin team. We are passionate about supporting people with psychosis and use a holistic approach and psycho-social interventions to do so. We pride ourselves on being an innovative service and use creative approaches to try and meet the needs of the diverse community that we serve. This includes using the Tree of Life Approach, recovery stories, the Power Threat Meaning Framework and the Open Dialogue approach.

Application Instructions

Please ensure that you use the personal statement to explain how you meet the job specification attached.