Community Care Co-ordinator

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Bradford is seeking a motivated Band 6 Community Care Coordinator to join its Community Mental Health Team. The role involves managing a caseload and working collaboratively to deliver person-centred mental health care. Responsibilities include risk management, assessment, and promoting equality in care. The organization offers various benefits, including increased mileage rates and development opportunities.

Benefits

Increased mileage rates

Health and wellbeing support packages

Development and learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Motivated and compassionate approach to community mental health care.
• Ability to manage a defined caseload effectively.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver community mental health care per Trust policies.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and manage risks.
• Collaborate with service users, carers, and partner agencies.

Job description

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Band 6 Community Care Coordinator to join our Community Mental Health Team in Bradford.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of service users by delivering high-quality, person-centred mental health care. As a Care Coordinator, you will manage a defined caseload, working autonomously and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. You will be responsible for assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care, ensuring that service users receive safe, effective, and recovery-focused support.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Coordinate and deliver community mental health care in line with Trust policies.
2. Undertake comprehensive assessments and manage risk effectively.
3. Work collaboratively with service users, carers, and partner agencies.
4. Administer and monitor medication in accordance with NMC and Trust guidelines.
5. Participate in case conferences and contribute to service development.
6. Promote equality, diversity, and safeguarding in all aspects of care.

Additional Information:

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:

• We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
• We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
• We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives. We offer a range of benefits including:

• Increased mileage rates for > 3500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more.

We are proud to support the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. BDCFT is committed to environmental and social sustainability through our Green Plan. All staff are encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement improvements.