Early Intervention in Psychosis Care Coordinator

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community mental health service provider in Greater London is seeking a fulltime care coordinator to support individuals experiencing psychosis. This role requires a background in nursing, occupational therapy, or social work, and involves assessing service users, managing caseloads, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. The position offers opportunities for professional development and a chance to make a meaningful impact in the lives of service users.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and dedicated to supporting people experiencing psychosis.
• Experience in a community service setting preferred.
• Ability to manage a complex caseload effectively.

Responsibilities

• Assessing service users who are newly referred to the team.
• Managing a complex caseload of allocated service users.
• Working with service user's families and other people in their networks.
• Working with the multi-disciplinary team to plan and implement care packages.
• Undertaking the role of duty worker.

Skills

Holistic approach

Experience in mental health

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Nursing, Occupational Therapy or Social Work

Job description

The Southwark Team for Early Psychosis (STEP) are pleased to be looking for a highly enthusiastic and dedicated fulltime care coordinator from a nursing, occupation therapy or social work background, who shares our passion for supporting people experiencing psychosis using a holistic approach. This job gives you a fantastic chance to help improve the lives of those living with psychosis in Southwark. Many of our current care coordinators have undertaken extra training opportunities to further develop their career, such as open dialogue, CBTp, nurse prescribing and practice educator.

Responsibilities

• Assessing service users who are newly referred to the team
• Managing a complex caseload of allocated service users
• Working with service user's families and other people in their networks
• Working with the multi-disciplinary team to plan and implement care packages
• Undertaking the role of duty worker

We value our care coordinators and appreciate the importance of investing in staff. Newly appointed care coordinators will have the opportunity to take part in early intervention training, family intervention training and other training opportunities as and when the opportunity arises.

STEP is a borough wide community service working in Southwark with people experiencing first episode psychosis. We are a cohesive and supportive team that enjoy working with each other, and we are looking forward to welcoming more enthusiastic and passionate colleagues. We pride ourselves on being inclusive to all and ensuring coming to work is enjoyable. The team is part of the research based Early Intervention Model and works intensively with service users and carers for up to three years, promoting social inclusion and recovery. The team consists of professionals skilled in supporting people experiencing psychosis and includes care coordinators (occupational therapists, nurses and social workers), psychiatrists, psychologists, vocational and employment specialists, and an admin team. We are passionate about supporting people with psychosis and use a holistic approach and psycho-social interventions to do so. We pride ourselves on being an innovative service and use creative approaches to try and meet the needs of the diverse community that we serve. This includes using the Tree of Life Approach, recovery stories, and the Open Dialogue approach.

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