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Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Excellent pension

Staff discounts

Season ticket loans

Job summary

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Community Mental Health Nurse to join our team as a Care Coordinator. You will manage a caseload of service users with complex health and social care needs within a recovery-focused model and work closely with a multidisciplinary team to plan, deliver and review care.

The role emphasises evidence-based practice, safeguarding responsibilities, and active involvement of carers and service users.

Qualifications

• Previous care coordination experience is essential for this post.
• Caseload of service users with complex health and social care needs.
• Recovery-focused model for care delivery.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the evidence-based care required, including health promotion for a named service user/group.
• Responsible for the admission, case conferences/reviews and discharge in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Coordinate the care and assessment under the Care Programme Approach of a designated caseload.
• Ensure compliance with Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Children Legislation.
• Observe and implement the Mental Health Act 1983 requirements.
• Promote carer and service user involvement within the service.
• Establish therapeutic relationships with service users and implement evidence-based therapeutic interventions.
• Ensure carers’ assessments, education and support are delivered per NSF requirements.
• Deputise and provide appropriate support and caseload coverage for colleagues.
• Complete mandatory training and participate in staff appraisal; manage staff where applicable.
• Work collaboratively with partner organisations, service users, carers, and the MDT.

Job description

Community Mental Health Nurse | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

We are currently looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and dynamic Care Coordinator. As the successful post-holder you will manage a caseload of service users with complex health and social care needs, following a recovery focused model. Previous care coordination experience is essential for this post.

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• To be responsible for the assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of the evidence based care required, including health promotion for a named service user/group..
• Responsible for the admission, case conference/reviews and discharge in collaboration with members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Responsible for coordinating the care and assessment under the Care Programme Approach of a designated caseload
• Responsible for ensuring the postholder understands and meets their professional responsibilities under Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Children Legislation.
• Responsible for ensuring that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983 are observed, adhered to and implemented.
• Responsible for the promotion of carer and service user involvement within the service and for its provision.
• Responsible for establishing therapeutic relationships with service users, and the implementation of evidence based therapeutic interventions with appropriate boundaries in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Councils professional code of conduct.
• Responsible for ensuring that carers’ assessments, education and support is delivered in accordance with the requirements of the NSF.
• Responsible for deputising and providing appropriate support and caseload coverage for colleagues/team members.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.
• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• Season ticket loans are interest‑free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

• Work bank: You can use the opportunity to supplement your income and develop your skills by working bank shifts.
• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

main duties of the job include

• To be responsible for the assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of the evidence based care required, including health promotion for a named service user/group.
• Responsible for the appropriate clinical risk assessment of service users contacting the “Out of Hours” service, providing an effective advice, guidance and decision making process culminating in the coordination of any reviewed plan of care.
• Responsible for the admission, case conference/reviews and discharge in collaboration with members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Responsible for coordinating the care and assessment under the Care Programme Approach of a designated caseload
• Responsible for participating in the development of the service, setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
• Responsible for ensuring the postholder understands and meets their professional responsibilities under Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Children Legislation.
• Responsible for ensuring that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983 are observed, adhered to and implemented.
• Responsible for the promotion of carer and service user involvement within the service and for its provision.
• Responsible for establishing therapeutic relationships with service users, and the implementation of evidence based therapeutic interventions with appropriate boundaries in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Councils professional code of conduct.
• Responsible for ensuring that carers’ assessments, education and support is delivered in accordance with the requirements of the NSF.
• Responsible for deputising and providing appropriate support and caseload coverage for colleagues/team members.

In addition to the above duties you will also be expected to perform the below key activities in line with your job role;

• Complete mandatory training in line with Trust policy and procedures
• To participate in the staff appraisal process and to undertake for any staff you manage
• To keep yourself updated on all matters relating to Trust policy
• To provide management supervision where appropriate

You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team.

This advert closes on Wednesday 9 Sep 2026