Care Coordinator inColchester inColchester PUBLISHED 18 OCT 2024

Band 6: £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum  PERMANENT  GOOD SALARY 

An opportunity has arisen within the Colchester Specialist Community Mental Health Team. we are looking for a dynamic, forward thinking Care Coordinator, you will hold a caseload of service users and have a number of responsibilities that include assessment and coordination of care needs. Once needs are identified, you will be expected to plan and implement evidence-based care to the service users and their carers. You will have the support and supervision of your Team Lead, and as a Band 6 clinician, you will be expected to act as a supervisor and resource for junior or less experienced staff

Assessing new referrals to the team and ascertaining whether they have care needs that need to be addressed within the service

Coordinating the care and assessment under the Care Programme Approach (CPA) of a designated caseload

Creating and continually updating person-centred careplans and building therapeutic relationships with your clients.

Continually assess risk and design personalised risk management plans

Facilitate referral to crisis teams or admission to hospital where necessary, plus providing presence and involvement in inpatient careplan and discharge planning.

Administration of long-acting anti-psychotic depot injections in a community setting

Monitoring of medication adherence and any potential side-effects. Organising medical reviews when indicated.

Identify any possible safeguarding concerns and be responsible for the completion of safeguarding investigations.

Ensure that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983 are observed, adhered to and implemented

Support the promotion of carer and service user involvement within the service and for its provision plus ensuring carer's needs are identified and responded to.

About us

To be responsible as the Care Coordinator for the assessment and coordination of care needs, planning and implementation of evidence based care to a defined group of service users and their carers within a defined catchment area/locality. To provide professional advice and support to other agencies and members of the multidisciplinary team, to act as a role model and resource for junior/less experienced staff.

An opportunity has arisen within the Colchester Specialist Community Mental Health Team. we are looking for a dynamic, forward thinking Care Coordinator, you will hold a caseload of service users and have a number of responsibilities that include assessment and coordination of care needs. Once needs are identified, you will be expected to plan and implement evidence-based care to the service users and their carers. You will have the support and supervision of your Team Lead, and as a Band 6 clinician, you will be expected to act as a supervisor and resource for junior or less experienced staff

Assessing new referrals to the team and ascertaining whether they have care needs that need to be addressed within the service

Coordinating the care and assessment under the Care Programme Approach (CPA) of a designated caseload

Creating and continually updating person-centred careplans and building therapeutic relationships with your clients.

Continually assess risk and design personalised risk management plans

Facilitate referral to crisis teams or admission to hospital where necessary, plus providing presence and involvement in inpatient careplan and discharge planning.

Administration of long-acting anti-psychotic depot injections in a community setting

Monitoring of medication adherence and any potential side-effects. Organising medical reviews when indicated.

Identify any possible safeguarding concerns and be responsible for the completion of safeguarding investigations.

Ensure that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983 are observed, adhered to and implemented

Support the promotion of carer and service user involvement within the service and for its provision plus ensuring carer's needs are identified and responded to.

About us

To be responsible as the Care Coordinator for the assessment and coordination of care needs, planning and implementation of evidence based care to a defined group of service users and their carers within a defined catchment area/locality. To provide professional advice and support to other agencies and members of the multidisciplinary team, to act as a role model and resource for junior/less experienced staff.



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