This Band 6 post sits in the Waveney Adult Community Mental Health Team, run by Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust. The work centres on care coordination under the Care Programme Approach for working-age adults, alongside triage and assessment of referrals from GP surgeries and other services. Practitioners work within a multidisciplinary team of nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, psychologists and others, and the role requires a full UK driving licence. Applicants need a relevant professional registration as a nurse, occupational therapist or social worker.
What the job involves
- Plan and deliver direct patient care with minimal supervision, ensuring continuity of practice within a multidisciplinary and multi-agency setting
- Manage a caseload and provide mental health care services to people with mental health needs
- Act as a Care Coordinator under the Care Programme Approach
- Take part in triage and assessment of referrals from GP surgeries and other services
- Carry out mental health clustering of patients on admission, discharge and at review
- Pass mental health clustering information to other Trust teams or services when patients transfer
- Ensure the accuracy and quality of clustering activity within the team
Qualifications
- Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training for NMC registrants, or Practice Educator training for AHP and social work registrants
- Ongoing professional development towards degree level where registration follows a diploma-level course
Registration & licences
- NMC registration as a mental health or learning disability nurse, HCPC registration as an occupational therapist, or Social Work England registration as a social worker
Experience
- Knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
- Community experience supporting working-age adults with mental health problems
- Effective risk assessment and risk management experience
- Experience delivering clinical interventions
- Experience working in a team delivering person-centred treatment packages
Skills & knowledge
- Sound understanding of the Care Coordinator role
- Robust and sound assessment skills
Checks & eligibility
- Full UK driving licence
Nice to have
- Higher degree or postgraduate certificate in clinical or therapeutic practice
- Experience delivering group-based interventions
- Experience supporting service development
What’s offered
- NHS pension
- Comprehensive in-house and external training programmes
- Career progression
- Annual leave of 27 days rising to 33 days based on length of service, plus paid bank holidays
- Staff physiotherapy service
- NHS discounts
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
