Care Coordinator - Early Intervention in Psychosis

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a passionate Care Coordinator to join the LEO Community Team in London. This role involves conducting assessments, providing psychosocial interventions, and supporting individuals experiencing their first episode of psychosis. Ideal candidates will be experienced professionals with expertise in crisis management and evidence-based interventions. The position offers competitive salary and benefits, along with superb training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous pay, pensions and leave

Work life balance

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Significant experience working with service users with psychosis when acutely ill.
• Skills in risk assessment and management.
• Experience of working with service users with psychosis and their carers.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments of newly referred adults with First Episode Psychosis.
• Provide interventions relevant to the first episode client group.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to evaluate client care.

Skills

Crisis management

Excellent verbal and written communication

Involve service users in care planning

Psycho education for service users and carers

Education

Relevant professional qualification (e.g. RMN, CQSW)

Evidence of continuing professional development

Meridan/FI training or equivalent

Job description

Care Coordinator - Early Intervention in Psychosis

The closing date is 05 January 2026

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and dynamic Care Coordinator to join the LEO Community Team. The post is open to nurses, OTs and social workers.

The post-holder will conduct assessments of newly referred adults to the Early Intervention Service who are experiencing First Episode Psychosis (FEP). They will undertake the responsibilities of a care coordinator within the Care Programme Approach for a defined caseload of service users and their carers. They will provide evidence-based psychosocial interventions and will focus on engagement, recovery and social inclusion as well as addressing physical health care needs.

The successful candidates will be experienced registered professionals who are able to demonstrate a specific interest in working with people with developing psychosis and who have either completed preceptorship or evidence of band 6 skills.

This is an exciting time to be working in this field which is undergoing a period of rapid growth and development. We are able to offer excellent support and training opportunities.

Main duties of the job

1. Assessment: Responsible for assessment of newly referred adults with First Episode Psychosis, presenting findings to wider team, conducting ongoing comprehensive assessments and outcome monitoring, performing regular risk assessments and updating care plans.
2. Engagement: Assertively outreach difficult to engage clients, meet service users regularly at the venue of their choice (home, CMHT centre, education, work or recreational establishments) to encourage participation in treatment delivery and facilitate independence in all aspects of daily living.
3. Support: Provide ongoing care coordination of a designated caseload of service users experiencing their first episode of psychosis, offer support and advice, work collaboratively with service users focusing on a recovery approach, and provide information to help clients make informed choices.

Job responsibilities

1. Interventions: Provide interventions relevant to a first episode client group, ensure all interventions are age appropriate and sensitive to the needs of Black and minority ethnic service users, deliver low intensity CBT and mindfulness interventions under supervision, provide psycho‑education, and focus on resocialisation and social inclusion.
2. Families and Carers: Involve families and carers in treatment plans where appropriate, deliver direct family interventions, ensure services are provided within guidance of the Children and Carers Acts, assess needs of carers and provide necessary care, and deliver psycho‑education to families and carers.
3. MDT Working: Collaborate with members of the multi-disciplinary team and all other relevant health professionals to assess, develop, implement and evaluate high quality packages of client‑centred care; form effective relationships with inpatient services to facilitate early effective discharge; and participate in all clinical meetings.
4. Communication: Maintain accurate clinical documentation on the designated caseload, ensure effective verbal and written communication with all involved with delivery of care, liaise with other disciplines and organisations to manage and communicate issues affecting service user care to a high standard.
5. Personal Development: Keep up to date with current/emerging good practice relating to community mental health services and Early Intervention services, abide by the policies of SLAM NHS foundation Trust and Local Authority, attend mandatory training, undertake CPD, provide supervision to junior members of staff, and meet regularly with Team Manager/Supervisor.
6. Miscellaneous: Participate in the team duty system, provide cover for colleagues, engage in research as requested, conduct audit/clinical governance as required, and undertake other duties as requested by Clinical Service Lead and the LEO Team Leader.

About the Team

LEO is a multi-disciplinary team providing a comprehensive service to people who may be experiencing psychosis for the first time, living in Lambeth. The successful applicants will be enthusiastic about this client group, and committed to working within the recovery approach to deliver NICE concordant care.

About the Location

You will be based at 190 Kennington Lane SE11 5DL.

Benefits

• Generous pay, pensions and leave
• Work life balance
• NHS discounts

We look forward to receiving your application.

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification. e.g. RMN, CQSW or equivalent
• Evidence of continuing professional development e.g. relevant training
• Meridan/FI training or equivalent

Experience

• Significant experience of working with service users with psychosis when acutely ill.
• Significant experience and skills in risk assessment and management.
• Significant experience and skills in clinical assessments.
• Experience of working with service users with psychosis and their carers.
• Experience of partnership working with statutory and voluntary services
• Experience of the use of evidence based interventions relating to the care of service users with first episode psychosis
• Experience of working with service users experiencing psychosis within a community setting
• Experience of carrying out Family Interventions
• Experience of care coordination/CPA

Skills

• Skills and experience in crisis management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to involve service users and carers in care planning
• Ability to provide psycho education to service users and their carers about psychosis
• Experience of the use of evidence based interventions relating to the care of service users with first episode psychosis

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the Recovery Approach and its application in practice
• Knowledge of Early Intervention in Psychosis Approach
• Knowledge of CPA, Community Care Act, Carers Act, Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation as application to practice.
• Knowledge of the role of a Care Coordinator
• Knowledge of current Government Policy and Guidelines concerning provision of community mental health care and of EI in psychosis in particular.

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.

£46,419 to £55,046 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS