ESTEP Care Coordinator in Rochford

Please be aware that, due to current allocation constraints, Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) are being prioritised for registered roles at this time.

Our Trust cares for more than 100,000 patients at any one time across our community health, mental health and learning disability services across Essex and parts of Bedfordshire and Suffolk.

We want you to be part of our journey of transformation, where our patients and their families are at the heart of everything we do and to achieve our vision to be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care.

You’ll be part of a Trust where you will be supported to be your authentic self and be the best you can be, where we will help you to grow, develop and thrive.

The Trust is recognised by the University of Essex and is a top provider of apprenticeships for people looking to be an assistant practitioner, senior health care support worker (CAP). Our trailblazing CAP apprenticeship won a national HSJ Award.

We are also recognised as a Veteran Aware Trust and holder of gold accreditation from the Ministry of Defence Employment Recognition Scheme. Our services is highlighted as an exemplar of good practice, producing the best care for more than 3.500 armed forces veterans in the past seven years.

We have been shortlisted and won national awards. We are an inclusive organisation and Level 3 Disability Confident Leader Trust.

We are constantly innovating and looking for new ways to deliver care, such as using technology to enhance patient care and working with partners to launch new services such as the Basildon Mental Health Urgent Care Department, virtual hospitals and falls response cars.

Join us and you’ll do the best work of your life – and make a difference to other people’s lives. What we do together, matters.

Job overview

This is a 12 month fixed term contract.

ESTEP is the Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) service that covers South East Essex. Due to maternity leave we are able to recruit an experienced mental health nurse (or Social Worker) to work as an EIP Care Co-ordinator within the team for 12 months. We seek someone who has existing community experience, ideally within an EIP setting and who has a passion for working with this client group. The role is community/office based.

Main duties of the job

Being part of someone's journey towards recovery is extremely powerful and rewarding. For people who have had a psychotic illness we offer a 3-year period of engagement with the team, this means that practitioners can take time to establish relationships and agree plans of care.

There are clear NICE guidelines in terms of a care plan offer and what should be included. Much of the first few months are about getting to know the person you are working with to develop trust and a shared understanding about what a person is experiencing and why.

The skills required to be an effective EIP practitioner are: to adapt your working approach to establish relationships with those people you work with, to balance clinical activity with good standards of record keeping on the electronic record, to be able to provide psychoeducation around psychosis, to be able to use assessment tools , to be able to engage with friends/families/carers, to be able to contribute to an MDT setting, to be able to engage in supervision and training, to have a good understanding of medication and the benefits of these, to have an understanding of CBT and the evidence that surrounds this to aid peoples recovery from psychosis. To be effective and skilled in assessing and managing risks, to be skilled in care planning.

Working for our organisation

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.
• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Work bank: You can use the opportunity to supplement your income and develop your skills by working bank shifts.
• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To manage own caseload in line with C.P.A. procedures and risk management protocols.

To use evidence-based and client-centred principles to assess needs and to plan, implement and evaluate health and social care interventions

To create and continually update person-centred care plans and build therapeutic relationships with your clients.

To assess risk and design personalised risk management plans

To provide leadership for junior staff through supervision and appraisal.

To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of MDT services, holding personal responsibility for defined projects and areas of responsibility.

To mentor and supervise students on practice placements

To carry out MDT activities e.g. coordinating meetings and undertaking duty responsibilities

To identify any possible safeguarding concerns and be responsible for the completion of safeguarding investigations.

To ensure that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983 are observed, adhered to and implemented

To monitor physical health and promote physical wellbeing

To 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.

To provide profession-specific interventions for the wider team as required and in line with NICE guidelines

To participate in team training and mandatory training and ongoing professional development.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse or Social Worker

Experience

• Post-registration community mental health experience

Experience

EIP experience

• Worked in EIP service

Employer certification/ accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.