South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust
A great opportunity exists with a vacancy arising for the role of Care Coordinator in The Richmond Integrated Recovery Hub. We are open to applications from Occupational Therapists, Community Psychiatric Nurses, or Social Workers. The service offers support to adults aged 18-75 with a range of mental health conditions.
The successful applicant will have scope to develop as a Clinician in a multi-disciplinary team. Care Coordinators report to the Team Manager, who reports to the Clinical Manager for Adult Community Services in the Borough of Richmond.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be clinically responsible for a caseload of up to 30 patients. They will participate in key meetings, seeking to provide high-quality services strongly focused on recovery to patients. The role requires one to attend to commissioned Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for activity and quality.
We are looking for a positive, motivated, and committed individual who understands the Trust's values and their role in creating a vibrant work culture. This post is open to those professionally registered with the HCPC, NMC, or Social Work England. It is desirable for applicants to have experience of working cases of patients within a mental health community setting.
Agile and Flexible working
As one of the few Trusts in London, we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role, you will be able to complete 37.5hrs of work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 08:00 to 18:00, giving you the very best of good work-life balance.
About us
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust. We have expert services, a rich history, and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti-racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development, and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive. Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
Job responsibilities
1. To get to know all patients on the team's caseload and to review those on their personal caseload at the frequency agreed by the team.
2. To plan, implement, and evaluate nursing interventions delivered in the community and participate in multidisciplinary care plans.
3. To keep in contact with patients, relatives, friends, carers, and professionals in other agencies as appropriate.
4. To administrate, order, and maintain a stock of medication and other medical sundries, in accordance with relevant policies and procedures.
5. To co-ordinate the care of those patients for whom the CPN is the nominated care coordinator.
6. To act as social supervisor for those patients for whom the CPN is the nominated social supervisor, including producing pro-forma reports for the Ministry of Justice (after receiving appropriate training, if necessary).
7. To respond, sometimes at short notice, to requests to see the team's patients either individually or jointly with other team members (e.g., when a patient is in the red zone).
8. To attend and participate in all daily team zoning meetings unless absent by prior arrangement.
9. To attend CPA meetings or Tribunals where appropriate.
10. To occasionally participate in scheduled and emergency meetings held under the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements.
11. To be contactable by mobile telephone or other agreed method at all times during working hours.
12. To assist in the allocation of work in order to cover holidays, sickness, absences, and variable service demands, as necessary.
13. To keep good quality and up-to-date records of scheduled and unscheduled work and notes of assessments and reviews etc., using the RiO computer system or prescription charts as appropriate.
14. To provide teaching and training to student nurses allocated to the Community Team.
15. To comply with all relevant Trust policies and procedures and the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Professional Conduct, in particular those policies concerned with the safety of the CPN themselves, their colleagues and patients, and the public.
16. To participate in regular (at least monthly) professional supervision and regular (at least annual) appraisal, including keeping abreast of educational, training, and personal development needs.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Skills
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to assess clinical situations quickly and use initiative
* Ability to interpret research and apply to practice
* Knowledge of counselling skills, group skills, cognitive skills, and behavioural skills
* Knowledge of psycho-social interventions
* Clear understanding of the Mental Health Act and National Policy
* Ability to work as an active member of the multidisciplinary team
* Skills in CBT or family work
* Research and audit skills
Experience
* Demonstrable experience of working with people who experience serious ongoing mental health problems
* Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
* Experience of assessing and managing crisis with those with a severe mental illness
* Experience of contributing to policy and procedure development and implementation
* Experience of managing and supervising other staff
* Experience of using the Recovery and Social Inclusion approaches
Training and Qualification
* RMN (current NMC registration)
* Evidence of continuing Professional Development
* Diploma in Psycho-social interventions, or similar post-registration qualification relevant to the post
* ENB 998 or equivalent
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Salary: £42,939 to £50,697 a year per annum inclusive of outer London HCAS
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