Early Intervention Care Coordinator

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Hartford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A health and social care provider in Cambridge seeks enthusiastic Band 5 Preceptorship and Band 6 Care Coordinators to join their Early Intervention Team. The role involves assessing and coordinating care for individuals experiencing their first episode of psychosis, engaging service users flexibly, and supporting families. Applicants must be registered professionals and hold a full UK driving licence. Agile working arrangements are offered.

Benefits

Agile working arrangements

IT support

Qualifications

• Must hold a full UK driving licence and able to drive independently.
• Registration with the appropriate professional body required.

Responsibilities

• Assess newly referred adults who may be undergoing their first psychotic episode.
• Engage difficult-to-reach service users flexibly.
• Provide ongoing care coordination within the CPA framework.
• Offer holistic interventions relevant to first-episode clients.
• Involve families and carers in treatment plans.

Skills

Compassionate

Commitment

Good knowledge of psychosis

Education

Registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Overview

This post is located in the dynamic city of Cambridge in a dedicated Early Intervention Team. We are seeking to recruit dynamic and enthusiastic Band 5 Preceptorship and Band 6 Care Coordinators: Nurses, Social Workers or Occupational Therapists. The practitioner will provide specialist advice, assess, plan and implement care to a designated caseload whilst working at all times to promote the safety and well‑being of service users and their families/carers. The individual must be compassionate, committed and have good working knowledge of psychosis. If you are passionate about the values that underpin EI work and in supporting service users throughout their recovery journey's, then we look forward to meeting you. Join the CAMEO family.

Responsibilities

• Assessment: To be responsible for the assessment of newly referred adults who may be undergoing their first psychotic episode. To work with diagnostic uncertainty, providing ongoing comprehensive assessment and outcome monitoring of all caseload service users.
• Engagement: To assertively outreach difficult to engage service users. To meet service users regularly, respond flexibly when agreeing venue, such as home visit, team base, education, work or recreational establishment to assist with engagement & encourage participation in treatment delivery as well as facilitating independence.
• Support: To provide ongoing care coordination within the CPA framework of a designated caseload of service users who are experiencing their first episode of psychosis. To ensure that the Trust and Social Services CPA and Care Management protocols are followed and standards met.
• Interventions: To provide holistic interventions relevant to a first episode client group. To ensure all interventions are age appropriate and that care is sensitive to the cultural needs of ethnic minority service users. To adopt a client centred approach embodied with the principles of the recovery model that respects the individuals' dignity, wishes and beliefs. To provide low intensity CBT and Mindfulness interventions under supervision and to provide psychoeducation to services users.
• Families and Carers: To involve families and carers in treatment plans where appropriate. To ensure services are provided within guidance of the Children & Families' Act and Care Act. To ensure that the needs of carers are assessed, and the care services are offered as necessary. To provide families and carers with psychoeducation.
• MDT Working: To work in co‑operation with members of the multi‑disciplinary team and all other relevant health and social care professionals to assess, develop, implement and evaluate high quality packages of client‑centred care. To form productive relationships with in‑patient services to facilitate safe and effective discharges. To facilitate the transfer of those service users who require transfer across teams and for those who fulfil the criteria for discharge back to Primary Care. To maintain and develop liaison with GPs and practice nurses. To participate in Mental Health Act Assessments of service users that you are responsible for as appropriate. To participate in all clinical meetings.

Qualifications

Applicants must hold a full UK driving licence and be able to drive a vehicle independently around the county. Public transport is not acceptable for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. A full, valid driving licence is required. The role is open to Band 5 preceptorship and Band 6 care coordinators registration with the appropriate professional body.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

Benefits

We offer agile working arrangements and all appropriate IT support, with support for staff working across our Cambridge and Peterborough bases.