Community Care Coordinator

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pay

Pensions

Flexible working

Car lease

Accommodation

NHS discounts

Counselling services

Wellbeing events

Cycle to work

Season ticket loan

Staff restaurants

Job summary

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust in London is seeking a Care Coordinator for Lewisham CMHT. You will manage a caseload of service users with complex mental health needs and collaborate with carers where applicable.

You will develop flexible, holistic care plans, conduct dynamic risk assessments, and work within a supportive, multidisciplinary team to promote recovery and well-being in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience in community mental health or care coordination.
• Ability to develop holistic care plans.
• Excellent self-management and communication under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care for service users with complex mental health needs in the local community.
• Engage with carers where applicable.
• Work within the Lewisham CMHT team and maintain robust care plans.

Skills

Communication skills

Risk assessment

Care coordination

Team collaboration

Education

Nursing degree

Social Work degree

Occupational Therapy degree

Job description

Lewisham CMHT is a well-established, highly experienced and supportive team, comprised of Community Psychiatric Nurses, Psychiatrists, Occupational Therapists, Clinical Psychologists and Social Workers.

The team aims to guide service users towards realising an optimum level of functioning and support them to maintain good mental health.

The post holder will work as Care Coordinator for a caseload of service users in the local community who have complex mental health difficulties, and also work with their carers where applicable.

The post holder will be expected to have excellent self-management skills, and also work collaboratively within the team. The post holder must be able to formulate flexible, robust and holistic care plans with service users and/or carers, to work well under pressure, be experienced in dynamic risk assessment, and also to have excellent communication skills.

We would welcome applications from Nurses, Occupational Therapists and Social Workers who have significant experience and who are looking to develop new community skills and expertise in older adults.

About the location:

You will be based at 91 Granville Park, Lewisham, London, SE13 7DW. Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2). We also provide services and operate across other locations, such as London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, and substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Lambeth, Greenwich and Wandsworth.

Some Of Our Benefits Are Highlighted Here

• Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development, there are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
• Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
• Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
• NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.

Other Benefits Include

• Counselling services
• Wellbeing events
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Childcare vouchers
• Staff restaurants