Job summary
- Main area
- Early Intervention Serv - Lamb - LEOCAT
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 334-NUR-6408803-LF
- Employer
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Community Mental Health Service
- Town
- Lambeth
- Salary
- £42,471 - £50,364 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Care Coordinator - Early Intervention in Psychosis
Band 6
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.
We are committed to providing high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for the care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users, where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do, is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.
Main duties of the job
The Lambeth Early Onset Team (LEO CMHT) are looking for a highly enthusiastic Care Coordinator to work within Care Coordinator role. We welcome applications from CPN's, OT's and Social Workers.
We are looking for someone who would like to develop their knowledge and experience within the area of First Episode Psychosis and work within a large and busy multi professional team.
The main role of the Care Co-ordinator will be to develop a range of interventions to aid the patient in understanding their psychotic experience, and developing skills and knowledge to reduce the risk of relapse, but also to identify and use early warning signs, to enable early detection and intervention.
The Care Co-ordinator is also responsible for working with the patient to develop a package of care that encompasses all their needs, and to aid in developing opportunities and accessing services as appropriate for the patient. This may include housing, benefits, employment, Citizens Advice Bureau, refugee organisations etc.
The Care Co-ordinator will also provide regular feedback to the Multidisciplinary Team and the patient’s GP regarding the patient’s progress.
Working for our organisation
The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, sex, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave.
We are committed to equality and diversity for our staff and patients. We believe that any form of discrimination is unacceptable, we aim to put this commitment into practice by:
- Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
- Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
- We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see link for job description
Qualified RMN, OT or Social worker with current aligned professional registration
(i.e. NMC, HCPC)
Evidence of continuing professional development e.g. relevant training
Significant post registration experience in a mental health setting
Experience of working in a community setting
Experience of working with service users with psychosis
Experience of the use of evidence based interventions relating to the care of service users with psychosis
Knowledge of current Government Policy and Guidelines concerning the provision of community mental health care in general and of Early intervention in Psychosis in particular
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to provide care that is sensitive to the needs of minority groups
Understanding of the supervision process
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Qualified RMN, OT or Social Worker with current aligned professional registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development e.g. relevant training
- Significant post registration experience in a mental health setting
Desirable criteria
- Thorn Training/Meridan training or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of working with service users with psychosis
- Experience of working with service users when acutely ill
- Experience of the use of evidence based interventions relating to the care of service users with psychosis
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of partnership working with statutory and voluntary services
Desirable criteria
- Experience of carrying out Family Interventions
- Experience of carrying out CBT
- Experience of working with first episode psychosis
- Experience of carrying out relapse prevention work with individuals with psychosis
- Understanding of Care Co-ordination under CPA
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Meagan Loudon
- Job title
- Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0203 228 7200
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