Care Co-ordinator (Social Worker) -ReFoCuS Team

Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve. In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care, we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Care Co-ordinator (Social Worker) to join our forward-thinking, friendly and expanding Mental Health team in the Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster Community Forensic Team.

By joining our Health & Justice Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but also have the opportunity to have a real impact on promoting health and well-being. Our healthcare services work to a 7-day week working model, to ensure our patient's healthcare is managed and maintained to the highest of standards at all times. Our motto is “Caring NOT Judging”, so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable and high-quality primary care and mental health services to those who may have offended and those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion.

The post holder will work as a Care Co-ordinator as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to assess, plan and review health and social care needs under the Care Programme Approach (CPA) for a group of service users with a forensic/offending history. Responsibilities include:

• Undertaking comprehensive assessments alone or with colleagues and providing feedback to the Multi-disciplinary Team, ensuring that planned care is individual and appropriate to the needs of the patient.
• Providing effective case management to a defined caseload in accordance with the Care Programme Approach, in conjunction with the team, appropriate departments and external health, social care and forensic services.
• Ensuring effective discharge care planning.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through:

• Monthly supervision
• Annual personal development plans/appraisals
• Access to exciting internal and external training opportunities
• Excellent progression through various career pathway opportunities such as Preceptorship Programme and support and guidance with Revalidation
• Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies
• Excellent staff benefits, including health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, and relocation package.

As an NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working in our healthcare settings.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Promote the health and well-being of patients and maintain a safe, caring and therapeutic environment based on an individualised approach.
• Work with the Team Leader to provide an environment that promotes training and development among the workforce.
• Work under the direction of the team manager and staff in the service to ensure that clinical priorities are clearly understood and met to an agreed standard.
• Assess health and social care needs and negotiate care plans with patients and staff teams.
• Undertake risk assessments including the formulation of comprehensive plans developed jointly with the patients and staff teams.
• Provide a service sensitive to age, culture, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and disability.
• Contribute to effective multi-disciplinary team working within the team and the rest of the service.
• Carry out duties in accordance with professional, CNWL and Local Authority policies.
• Undertake comprehensive assessment of individuals, including all areas of need and information gathering from all relevant Prison departments and external agencies.
• Case manage an identified caseload of clients, in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team and relevant agencies and carers, including the planning and implementation of effective care plans, regular review meetings, and timely referral to external agencies, within the framework of the CPA, to ensure effective pre-release and discharge planning.