Care Coordinator - Early Intervention in Psychosis

We are an age inclusive Early intervention in Psychosis team, working with patients between the ages of 14 - 65 experiencing their first episode of psychosis.We are:

• - A multi-disciplinary team including mental health nurses, social workers, OTs, doctors, support workers, psychologists, and CBTp therapists.
• Supportive, and evidence based, working in a holistic and whole team approach.
• Work alongside the AHP Clinical Placements and Capacity Expansion Lead to provide support to AHP learners/supervisors/ assessors in practice across the non-medical professions.
• Following the EI ethos, promoting hope and recovery, and working collaboratively with our clients their families, and networks.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments for new employees to CPFT are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

Essential: - Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role OR, Registered Social Worker OR, Registered OT.; - Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent, or intention to complete; - Evidence of continuous professional development.

Essential: - Significant post qualifying experience in working with those presenting with serious mental illness; - Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group; - Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems.; - Experience of managing a complexed and challenging caseloads.

Essential: - Excellent written and oral communication skills.; - Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills.; - Ability to develop effective professional relationships with others; - Ability to develop good therapeutic relationships; - Develop own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to help their development.; - The ability to multi-task and adapt quickly to stressful and unpredictable situations.

Desirable: - Participate in Partnership working with individuals, groups, communities and agencies.; - Promote people's equality, diversity and human rights.; - Skills of assessing and interpreting service user conditions with appropriate actions.; - Ability to work in partnership with key stakeholders; - Plan and organise complex activities or programmes requiring formulation and review

Essential: - Ability to use manual handling techniques.; - Energy to work with younger and older people.; - Monitor and maintain the health and safety of self and others in the working area.

Essential: - Demonstrate support for the values and beliefs of the Care Group and those of the Trust, especially the young person and their family's specific needs; - Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of Human Rights in the delivery of this role.