Care Coordinator in Cert

CERT was set up in 2014 to provide intensive, bespoke packages of care to service users in their own homes, as an alternative to being in Locked Rehabilitation, out of city hospital placements. Over the past 8 years the team has expanded to work with up to 45 service users with mental health problems, personality disorders and/or learning disabilities to support them to move from hospital into their own tenancies. Referrals are primarily received from inpatient acute and rehabilitation services.

Service users are supported by a full multi-disciplinary team with the aim of enabling them to live independent and fulfilled lives. The team provides intensive quality interventions between 8am and 8pm, 7 days a week.

The post holder will work within a multi disciplinary team to work with people to identify their own recovery goals and take back control of their own lives in order to live as independently as possible. As a care coordinator within the team you will be responsible for the care coordination of a small number of people and the organisation and supervision of a mini team of recovery workers.

You will also be responsible for coordinating the day and responding to crises where necessary, delegating tasks to colleagues

As a member of a continually developing service the post holder will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of the team.

The Trust is a major employer and provider of services. We are committed to recruiting people who fit our organisational values. These are:

- Respect - we listen to others, valuing their views and contributions
- Compassion - we show empathy and kindness to others so they feel supported, understood and safe
- Partnership - we engage with others on the basis of equality and collaboration
- Accountability - we are open and transparent, acting with honesty and integrity., accepting responsibility for outcomes
- Fairness - we ensure equal access to opportunity, support and services
- Ambition - we are committed to making a difference and helping to fulfil aspirations and hopes of our Service users and staff

Clinical
- Demonstrate a thorough and impassioned understanding of Recovery
- Evidence the implementation of Recovery Focussed practice
- Responsible for the collaborative assessment, planning and delivery of recovery focussed goals including developing strategies in regard to positive risk taking
- Responsible for coordinating crisis management
- Ensure delivery of recovery focused interventions which include the provision of recovery based activity.
- Encourage creativity in recovery planning within the processes of the Care Programme Approach (CPA)
- Undertake assessments of people referred to the services
- Coordinate in-reach to referring services to identify early goals and relationship building
- Develop graded approaches to discharge from hospital in conjunction with existing Multi-Disciplinary Teams
- Build positive collaborative recovery relationships within professional boundaries
- Deliver quality interventions appropriate to recovery needs using Psycho-social Interventions/Cognitive Behavioural Therapy informed practice.
- Monitor and evaluate risk through the use of tools such as the Detailed Risk Assessment and Management Plan (DRAM)
- Creation of relapse prevention plans which identify early warning signs and triggers to ensure timely and proactive response
- Complete relevant assessment tools and outcome measures including clustering
- Be actively involved in clinical review including Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings
- Complete carers assessments and support families, referring to family intervention services where appropriate
- Complete Self Directed Support assessment tools and support plans
- Follow policy and procedure to ensure safe storage of medication
- Administer and monitor medication prescribed to people providing information and advice.

Education & Training
- Undertake mandatory and appropriate training relevant to your role
- Identify own training and developmental needs
- Provide cascade learning of recovery focused practice and other expertise skills such as psycho social interventions
- Assist in the delivery of training in areas of personal experience and interest
- Prepare reflections of positive working or difficult situations

Supervision
- Supervise recovery workers according to activities and duties identified within recovery plans, these could include the following
- identify their own goals to improve their quality of life
- write their own recovery plans
- to develop recovery plans with their care coordinator and implement them creatively using initiative.
- express their needs and wishes
- emotional needs
- locate appropriate accommodation
- ensure that accommodation is appropriately furnished and personalised.
- develop skills in order to attain and maintain independence
- activities of daily living
- maintain their personal hygiene and physical health.
- actively engage in health promotion
- vocational and