Main area: Mental Health
Grade Band: 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week (Weekend working may be required in the future on a rota basis)
Job ref: 437-6862927
Employer: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Chorlton House
Town: Manchester
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 04/04/2025 23:59
Early Intervention Care Coordinator
Band 6
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a band 6 CPN to join the Central Early Intervention In Psychosis Team based at Chorlton House. We work with individuals between the age of 14-65 years with a First Episode Psychosis.
We are a very welcoming, dedicated and experienced team. We offer a range of psychological therapies and psychosocial interventions and have a comprehensive training programme across the directorate. We have in-house continuous professional development training provided by the Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Psychologist, and external providers on a weekly basis. We work closely with service users and families, offering both therapy and family interventions. We value service user involvement and encourage participation in service development.
Main duties of the job
We require a highly motivated and committed individual with a genuine passion for providing evidence-based recovery interventions to people experiencing a first episode of psychosis.
The Post Holder will aim to reduce the impact of psychosis and ensure that the individual remains actively involved in life with a focus on living an ordinary life and achieving personal recovery.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford, and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original, and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment, and dining options.
Wherever you go, you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour, and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills, and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Under line management and clinical supervision from within the Early Intervention Team, the post holder will maintain and co-ordinate timely and appropriate interventions and assessments for a caseload of service users living in the community within the framework of CPA and in line with the relevant clinical pathways as outlined within the EIT operational procedure.
This includes respecting individuality, values, culture, and religious diversity of clients and colleagues, thus contributing to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.
Person specification
Qualifications/ Education
* Core professional qualification (i.e., nursing, social work, occupational therapy)
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Nurse registrants: completion of preceptorship
Experience
* The Post Holder should have post-registration clinical experience.
* Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
* Full understanding of The Care Programme Approach and Mental Health Act 1983, including the needs and rights of carers.
* Good knowledge and application of risk management.
* Good knowledge and application of Adult Safeguarding Procedures.
* Proven knowledge of looking after social and health care needs of adults suffering from organic and functional mental illness.
* Ability to conduct first line assessments for individuals newly referred into the service, utilising a biopsychosocial framework.
* Experience of working with children and adolescents with a mental illness.
* Experience of working with individuals with psychosis.
* Knowledge and application of The Mental Capacity Act.
Important Information about working for GMMH:
All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. For further information on the checks required, please visit the NHS Employers website.
Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability, or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example, BAME, Disabled, and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.
**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received.**
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name: Joanne Wright
Job title: Team Manager
Email address: joanne.wright@gmmh.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 0161 271 0296
Please feel free to contact Joanne Wright to discuss the job role and/or arrange to visit the team.
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