Care Coordinator - Bolton, United Kingdom - Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

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Bolton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

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 harm to others, using the STAR risk assessment tool.

To be aware of and adhere to responsibilities for people under CPA, including offering/arranging carers support. To be aware of and adhere to the NICE guidelines for first episode psychosis.

To manage discharges from the service and transfers to other services as appropriate for service users who have reached the end of their time with the service.

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. The post holder will receive regular clinical and managerial supervision.

The post holder is expected to remain informed of current research and guidance in the field, to support own professional work and to contribute related knowledge to the MDT.

The post holder will take responsibility for own learning and development by recognising and taking advantage of all opportunities to learn in line with NHS core competencies, including full participation in appraisal and supervision, and acting as role model for self development.

To contribute to the development and articulation of best practice across the service, taking part in regular professional supervision and appraisal and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of Early Intervention for Psychosis.

To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both the specific client group and mental health.

The job description will be reviewed in light of any changing service requirements.

To adhere to the principles of safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in line with Trust Policy and reporting local procedures.

To undertake any other reasonable duty, when requested to do so by an appropriate Trust manager. To understand and comply with all Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.

To understand the Trusts Strategic Goals and how you can support them. To understand the need to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and adhere to all principles in effective safeguarding.

To carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with Equal Opportunities, Equality and Diversity anddignity in care/work policies and principles To avoid unlawful discriminatory behaviour and actions when dealing with the colleagues, services users, members of the public and all stakeholders.

To access only information, where paper, electronic, or, in another media, which is authorised to you as part of the duties of your role.

Not to communicate to anyone or inside or outside the NHS, information relating to patients, services users, staff, contractors or any information of a commercially sensitive nature, unless done in the normal course of carrying out the duties of the post and with appropriate permission.

To maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date.

To ensure their day to day activities embrace sustainability and reduce the impact upon the environment by minimising waste and maximi