Care Coordinator

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and skilled Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker to join our top performing Early Intervention in Psychosis Team in Wigan as a Care Coordinator. You will be joining a client centred, dynamic and friendly team, who prides themselves on delivering high quality, evidence based interventions for those experiencing first episode psychosis.

The Early Intervention in Psychosis Team (EIT) works with people (14 - 65 years old) who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis. It is a multidisciplinary team consisting of staff from a variety of disciplines, including Psychiatry, nursing, occupational therapy, and psychology.

One of the key aims of the team is to reduce the duration of untreated psychosis. We achieve this through offering full care-coordination, evidence based group and individual psychological interventions (including cognitive behavioural therapy and Family Interventions), support with medication management, support with accessing employment, education and vocational activities and support for families and carers.

The role of the Care Coordinator is integral to supporting a person on their recovery journey, through the CPA process.

If you are a qualified Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker and would like to join a Top Performing Team making a difference for people experiencing first episode psychosis, this is the job for you.

To hold and manage a caseload of service users who have
been identified as experiencing their first episode of
psychosis, including needs assessments, care planning and
delivering psychosocial interventions.

To complete specialist assessments for referred service
users accepted into the service when required.

To undertake risk assessment and risk management for
individual service users and to provide advice to other
professionals on acute and chronic aspects of risk
assessment and risk management.

To work as part of our integrated MDT, and to participate in
a clinical decision making process to determine the most
appropriate management plans for all service users who are
under the care of the team.

To provide advice, guidance and consultation to peer and
junior professionals within the service, both individually, and
by attendance at team referral and review meetings.

To participate in the duty rota operated by the Early
Intervention Team.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits

Pay Enhancements - 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts