Care Coordinator - Bolton, United Kingdom - Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
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Bolton, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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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 Bolton 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 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, social work, 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/assessment 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.


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

  • To maintain a high standard of clinical record keeping, including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional selfgovernance in accordance with relevant professional code of practice and Trust policies and procedures.
  • To have knowledge of, and contribute to the team adherence to the NHS England Access and Waiting Time Standards for EIP.
  • 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 liaise professionally and sensitively with other involved parties in order to provide seamless and consistent high quality care for service users under care of the team. This includes, but is not limited to; carers, families, internal and external colleagues, and voluntary services as appropriate.
  • 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 have a good knowledge of the required documentation for case management, and to ensure compliance with any associated performance standards.
  • To undertake and record comprehensive risk assessment, devise and implement risk assessment plans for service users at risk of vulnerability, self harm, self neglect, or risk of physical, sexual, emotional ha
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