Early Intervention Team- Care Coordinator

The purpose of this post is to work as part of a multi-disciplinary Early Intervention Team providing care co-ordination and intervention to those identified as having an at risk mental state or being in the early phase of a psychotic illness. To support the assessment of needs and delivery of interventions in line with currently identified best practice within early intervention work.

Role

Summary:

To participate in the provision of a high quality care. This will involve assessing, supporting, monitoring of the service users who are experiencing first episode psychosis and those who are suspected of developing psychosis. It will involve working in a variety of community settings; it will include liaising and co working with other services both statutory and non statutory. It will involve working with carers and families of service users and will involve seeing service users families and carers in their own homes, clinics or in other environments such as hostels, supported living, residential and nursing homes.

• Work with clients who have suspected psychosis or who are presenting with a psychotic illness, undertake assessments including risk and specialist assessments such the CAARMS.
• Plan Monitor and Review Care Packages
• Offer a range of psychosocial interventions including family interventions

• Good interpersonal and observational skills
• Understanding of the problems associated with psychosis.
• Good communicator and ability to develop rapport with people.
• Ability to work within a team, flexibility, patience and reliable
• Have full driving licence and use of a car or access to a car be able to take passengers/clients in car
• Understanding of the impact of mental and physical health problems on a persons overall well being.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #Pennine Care People  and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

• R.M.N. / RNMH/ DipSW /SROT

• Experience working with clients with serious mental illness
• Experience of teamwork and effective communication at all levels.
• Ability to work independently in a community setting.

• Experience in the use of psychosis-specific semi-structured interviews (e.g. PANSS; CAARMS; PSYRATS).
• Experience working with clients with serious mental illness within an Early Intervention Psychosis Team

• Knowledge and skill in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the care of clients with serious mental illness under the supervision of a senior clinical practitioner.
• Knowledge of legislation that underpins the care of those with serious mental illness.

• Knowledge of NICE guidance applicable to those with psychosis and schizophrenia.

• Able to work within workload deadlines and prioritise workload
• To organise, plan and implement own work, under the supervision or a senior clinical practitioner.

• Able to Flexibility in working hours required to meet client needwork within workload deadlines and prioritise workload
• Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
• Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the…