Community Psychiatric Nurse - Band 6

NHS Jobs; Colchester (VT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Colchester is seeking a Care Coordinator to manage a caseload, assess needs, and coordinate care plans. As a Band 6 clinician, you will supervise junior staff and draw on MDT colleagues across social work, therapy, psychology and medical teams.

You will plan evidence-based care, support carers, monitor risk, and facilitate crisis referrals when required, ensuring safety and adherence to care plans.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating care plans and assessments.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and mental health legislation.
• Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Assess new referrals for care needs.
• Coordinate CPA care and caseload.
• Create and update person-centred care plans.
• Monitor risk and manage crises when needed.

Skills

Care coordination

Assessment

Risk management

Supervision

MDT collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work / Nursing / Psychology

Professional registration or qualification

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

As a Care Coordinator, you will hold a caseload of service users and have a number of responsibilities that include assessment and coordination of care needs. Once needs are identified, you will be expected to plan and implement evidence-based care to the service users and their carers. You will have the support and supervision of your Team Lead, and as a Band 6 clinician, you will be expected to act as a supervisor and resource for junior or less experienced staff. You will be able to draw on the interventions and expertise provided by your MDT colleagues, such as Support Workers, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Employment Specialists, Family Therapists and Medical Colleagues.

Some of your typical duties as a Care Coordinator may include (but are not limited to):

• Assessing new referrals to the team and ascertaining whether they have care needs that need to be addressed within the service
• Coordinating the care and assessment under the Care Programme Approach (CPA) of a designated caseload
• Creating and continually updating person-centred careplans and building therapeutic relationships with your clients.
• Continually assess risk and design personalised risk management plans
• Facilitate referral to crisis teams or admission to hospital where necessary, plus providing presence and involvement in inpatient careplan and discharge planning.
• Administration of long-acting anti-psychotic depot injections in a community setting
• Monitoring of medication adherence and any potential side-effects.
• Organising medical reviews when indicated.
• Identify any possible safeguarding concerns and be responsible for the completion of safeguarding investigations.
• Ensure that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983 are observed, adhered to and implemented
• Support the promotion of carer and service user involvement within the service and for its provision plus ensuring carers needs are identified and responded to.