Early Intervention Care Coordinator in Manchester

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 social worker / CPN to join our dynamic and supportive Central Early Intervention In Psychosis Team for a fixed term to cover maternity leave. This is the perfect opportunity to broaden your skill set in the area of Psychosis and relapse recovery. We work with individuals between the age of 14-65 years with a First Episode Psychosis to provide the vital early intervention which truly changes lives.

About Us: We are a very dedicated and experienced team who have had recent financial investment to expand the range of interventions we can offer. Our innovative approaches focus on recovery and autonomy, working closely to support our service users and their families and partner agencies to provide a holistic and coordinated approach to mental health care. We pride ourselves on our strong focus on staff wellbeing and we are very proud of our in house continuous professional development training provided by The Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Psychologist and external providers on a weekly basis.

Main duties of the job: We require a highly motivated and committed individual with a genuine passion for providing evidence based recovery interventions to people experiencing a first episode Psychosis. The Post Holder will aim to reduce the impact of psychosis and ensure that the individual remains actively involved in life with a focus on living an ordinary life and to achieve personal recovery. You will manage a varied caseload providing evidence based assessments and interventions, working closely with Psychology. You will participate on a duty rota in assessing for suitability into the service and supporting your colleagues on Triage and Duty.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities: Under line management and clinical supervision from within the Early Intervention Team, the post holder will maintain and co-ordinate timely and appropriate interventions and assessment for a caseload of service users living in the community within the framework of CPA and in line with the relevant clinical pathways. This includes respecting individuality, values, culture and religious diversity of clients and colleagues and thus contributing to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.

Person specification:

• Core professional Qualification i.e nursing, social work, occupational therapy
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Post registration clinical experience
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
• Full understanding of The Care Programme Approach and Mental Health Act 1983, including the needs and rights of carers
• Good knowledge and application of risk management
• Good knowledge and application of Adult Safeguarding Procedures
• Proven knowledge of looking after social and health care needs of adults suffering organic and functional mental illness
• Ability to conduct first line assessments for individuals newly referred into the service, utilising a biopsychosocial framework
• Experience of working with children and adolescents with a mental illness
• Experience of working with individuals with Psychosis
• Knowledge and application of The Mental Capacity Act

Important Information about working for GMMH: All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH. Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer. The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.