Athona are looking for an experienced RMN to work as a Care Coordinator within a Specialist Community Mental Health Team within Colchester. 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 be expected to act as a supervisor and resource for junior or less experienced staff. Duties Include: 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 carer's needs are identified and responded to. Essential Registration Mental Health Nurse RMN Part 3 Good written and spoken English UK NMC Pin If this job sounds of interest to you, get in touch by applying today to find out more. Can't find what you're looking for? We post a variety of new jobs every day so by registering your CV with Athona, we can keep you updated with any new job opportunities that may be better suited for you