Main area: Mental Health
Grade: band 6
Contract: Secondment: 12 months (fixed term)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (flexible)
Job ref: 437-6633244
Employer: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Crossgate House
Town: Sale
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 08/10/2024 23:59
Care Coordinator/Duty Worker
Band 6
Job Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside a highly skilled team working with young people and their loved ones whilst experiencing a first episode of psychosis. This is a rare opportunity for a fixed term contract or secondment opportunity. Full support, clinical and managerial supervision will be provided on a monthly basis and opportunities for development and additional training may be available.
If applying for a secondment, approval from your current Manager MUST be sought before applying.
Main Duties of the Job
* Management of a caseload of people with complex mental health and social care needs, using evidence-based practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions and document these in accordance with local and national standards and guidance.
* Care-coordination responsibilities for an agreed number of clients on the first episode and extended assessment pathway within the team.
* To participate in the initial assessment of people referred to the team with suspected first episode psychosis.
* To participate in the operational systems and the development of the Early Intervention team.
* To provide leadership for junior staff, multi-disciplinary support staff and learners.
Person Specification
* Ability to travel in a timely manner throughout the borough of GMMH.
* Registered mental health nurse or equivalent in Social work.
* Post registration experience. Recent experience working in either adult mental health or CAMHS.
* Knowledge of and ability to undertake regular assessment and management of clinical risk.
* High level interpersonal skills for effective working relationships and clinical effectiveness.
* Working in a community setting and lone working.
* Significant experience of work in a range of mental health settings.
* Experience of working with people with early onset psychosis and their families.
* Knowledge of evidence and value-based interventions for people with psychosis and co-occurring conditions.
Important Information about Working for GMMH:
All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. 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.
Sponsorship:
We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications.
Do you have experience outside the NHS?
We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.
This vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received.
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