EIS Community Care Co-ordinator (Social Worker​/RMN) | East NHS Foundation Trust

EIS Community Care Co-ordinator (Social Worker/RMN) | East London NHS Foundation Trust

We are currently expanding the well-established Countywide Early Intervention in Psychosis Team which provides a focussed and specific community service for the population of Bedfordshire and Luton in response to the needs of individuals and their families experiencing a first episode of psychosis. The team works across CAMH services and Adult Mental Health Services with an age range starting at 14 years.

We are therefore looking for skilled Care Co-ordinators to join our teams covering Bedford.

The post holder will be a Qualified Social Worker or RMN with a sound background of working in a Community Mental Health setting and Care Coordination within CPA. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly to ensure delivery of full care packages. They will also provide psychosocial interventions and undertake specialist assessments which will require a good understanding of At Risk Mental States and Psychosis.

The successful candidate will join a creative and motivated team who continue to make positive differences to families and individuals across the county. We believe that psychosis is treatable and recovery is expected.

You will be given expert support and advice from the team Senior Social Worker and Senior Nurses. The Senior Social Worker and Team Leader provide intensive support to ensure that bespoke professional supervision is readily available for all our social workers.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Care Co-ordinator to work as part of our team. You will be a registered professional and at least have one year of post qualifying experience in a relevant health or social care setting. As a Co-ordinator you will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, providing high quality social care services to adults experiencing mental ill-health.

The core functions of the role will be to provide assessment, care planning and coordination of care from a social perspective to adults accessing the service. You will hold a caseload of adults experiencing a wide range of mental health and social care needs. You will ensure that you maintain constant reflection and development of your practice and will ensure your continuing professional development in line with the standards set out by your professional regulator.

You must have a valid driving license and the use of a car for business purposes.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are:
We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

In the role, you will liaise with acute inpatient units, the Crisis Team, Primary Care services, the Voluntary and Private Sector and contribute to

providing a recovery focused model of care. You will play an active role in the discharge of our service users from hospital and will commission

health and social care services as required. Partnership working is a key component of this post and you will need to be innovative in ensuring

that there is a range of appropriate services locally to support individual recovery journeys.

Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary environment/community

experience.

Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary

environment/community experience.

Experience of attending funding panels and commissioning care packages

Experience of working within an NHS/Local Authority environment and an

understanding of the issues/ policies/ practice within these environments.

Post-qualification experience within mental health services

Previous appointment as an AMHP /Best Interest Assessor (BIA). Social

Workers are expected to train and practise as AMHP’s

To undertake comprehensive Care Act assessments and reviews, for people

who may present with complex Health and Social Care needs, ensuring

people are assessed appropriately against social care eligibility criteria as

defined by The…