Care Coordinator

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) offers a range of mental health and learning disability services. We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Care Coordinator to work in the Working Age Community Mental Health Service (CMHT). The role supports service users’ recovery within the community and is part of the broadband transformation programme designed to improve community mental health care for people with severe and enduring mental illness.

As a Band 6 Care Coordinator you will:

• Conduct initial assessments, care coordination and team duty
• Develop and deliver complex service‑user‑focused care plans and formulate needs in partnership with the multidisciplinary team
• Provide clinical supervision, preceptorship and support to junior colleagues and student education
• Exercise leadership within your role and contribute to continuous improvement of service delivery
• Apply risk assessment skills and a range of evidence‑based therapeutic interventions

• Coordinate continuous care for service users across the service and where necessary with wider services
• Negotiate workload and caseload through supervision and work‑load management with clinical team managers
• Maintain service user recovery goals as central to formulation, care planning and review
• Support the team with leadership, clinical supervision and preceptorship activities as part of your role
• Implement safe risk management and intervene appropriately in the event of escalating risk or emergencies

• Relevant core professional qualification: RMN/RNLD/OT/SW (or equivalent)
• Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle (where required)

• Experience working with people with ongoing mental health needs
• Experience working with people at risk
• Demonstrated experience formulating care plans for patients

• Give an example of spotting a small issue before it grew larger
• Describe a time you offered support to a colleague or friend in need
• Illustrate how you have shown kindness or understanding to someone

• Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle

• Full time or part time (pro rata for part time)
• Hours:
  
  37.5 hrs per week (temporary part‑time 22.5 hrs also available)
• Site: CMHT Adult West (St Mary’s Hospital) or South (Aire Court), Leeds

£39,959 – £48,117 per annum (pro rata for part time). Salary is graded at Band 6.

• 27‑33 days annual leave
• Flexible and remote working arrangements
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Coaching, support and career development opportunities
• Access to teaching, research and professional training programmes
• Exclusively NHS discount offers, payment schemes and other benefits

LYPFT is an equal opportunity employer welcoming applicants from diverse backgrounds, including those with lived experience of mental health, learning disability or neurodiversity. The Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only (not for healthcare support workers).

All new employees will be required to subscribe to the DBS Update Service and to complete the Disclosure and Barring Service process as part of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act requirement.

Final date to receive applications: 23 July 2026 23:59. Fixed‑term contracts (on secondment) are available for up to 12 months and may become permanent. Temporary roles can be extended or made permanent at any time. Interview date is 13 August 2026. The Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if enough applications are received.

Patient safety is a priority at LYPFT, with a focus on system‑based improvement. The Trust adheres to statutory responsibilities for safeguarding adults and children. LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and upholds the Armed Forces Covenant. We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process for all applicants.