Care Coordinator - Early intervention team

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional mental health service provider in Ashton-under-Lyne seeks a Mental Health Practitioner/Care Coordinator to join their Early Intervention Team. In this role, you will manage a caseload of individuals experiencing first episode psychosis, contributing to their recovery and facilitating care transitions. Candidates with a background in mental health or related fields are encouraged to apply. The team values diversity and actively seeks applications from all backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals experiencing first episode psychosis.
• Ability to facilitate discharge from secondary mental health services.
• Participation in team development issues.

Responsibilities

• Manage a defined caseload of individuals with mental health needs.
• Contribute to duty and clinic work within the team.
• Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary team members.

Job description

We are looking to recruit a Mental Health Practitioner / Care Coordinator to work in the Tameside and Glossop Early Intervention Team.

Early Intervention team are a multi-disciplinary team with staff from a range of professions including mental health nurses, CBT therapists and support workers. The team has a dedicated Consultant Psychiatrist.

You would be responsible for a defined caseload of individuals experiencing first episode psychosis as a care coordinator / mental health keyworker within the team, as such you would work with individuals to meet their identified needs using outcome measures, a recovery approach and facilitate discharge from secondary mental health services, or referral on as appropriate. Additionally the post holder would contribute to duty and clinic work and participate in team development issues.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester – Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ria Neill Job title: Team Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0161 716 3280

Rachel Statham, Deputy Team Manager 016 1716 3280