Job summary
Are you a qualified mental health nurse ready to make a real difference in people's lives? As a Band 6 Care Coordinator within Lewisham Community Mental Health Services, you'll play a key role in supporting individuals on their journey to recovery. This is your opportunity to lead care plans, deliver targeted interventions, and help service users overcome barriers and build on their strengths.
In this role, you'll manage your own caseload, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and develop recovery-focused solutions tailored to each individual's needs. You'll empower service users to take ownership of their care while ensuring they have access to the resources and support they need to thrive. Your professional expertise and compassionate approach will create lasting positive impacts in a diverse and dynamic community.
We're seeking professionals with clinical experience, strong communication skills, and a passion for partnership working to promote independence and wellbeing. If you're ready to bring your unique qualities to a supportive team, we'd love for you to join us. Take the next step in your career today!
This advert is for a vacancy within the Churchdown CMHT based at Downham, Bromley. To provide effective skill mix of the team, this post is restricted to qualified Nurses.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
The post-holder will manage a caseload of service users with complex needs and varying diagnosis. You will also provide support to their carers. You will support evidence-based psychosocial interventions and will focus on DIALOG-led engagement, recovery and social inclusion as well as addressing physical healthcare needs.
The successful candidate will be an experienced registered Mental Health Nurse who is able to demonstrate a specific interest in working with people withpsychosis and personality disorders.
This is an exciting time to be working in this field which is undergoing a community re-design as part of the NHS Long Term Plan .
About us
Slam Benefits:
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you feel valued and appreciated and that a why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
- Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
- Work life balance, flexible working within a range of flexible options,
- Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
- Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
- Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
- NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.Other benefits include:
- Counselling services
- Wellbeing events
- Long service awards
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Childcare vouchers
- Staff restaurants - some sites only
Job description
Job responsibilities
As Care- Coordinator you will support the service user's journey during their time under CMHT care. This includes taking a lead in clinical discussion-making and supporting the discharge/recovery pathway.
You will work cohesively with the community team in managing the larger caseload by supporting on Duty and contributing positively in team meetings.
You will have good IT skills and be able to maintain up to date timely documentation and relevant assessments on patient electronic records.
You will have significant knowledge, awareness and understanding of the Mental Health Act, in addition to legislation of relevance to the community sector including the Community Care Act (2015) treatment legislation, the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and Community Treatment Orders (CTO).
You will participate in the interface between partner agencies and the CMHT, aiming for seamless and effective care as far as possible.
Co-ordinating care, communicating with other professionals involved in the care and ensuring regular reviews are held as required. This will include communication with other teams for example in-patient services through attendance at ward meetings and with interface services e.g. HTT, Addictions service and CAMHS services where appropriate.
Independently carrying out assessment, care planning and care coordination with excellent interpersonal skills, ability to listen to others views, respect and value individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds.
Leading meetings with community team members via LUCI on a regular basis to discuss report and evaluate client care. Ensuring a flexible approach in care provision with focus on choice and social inclusion opportunities.
Recognising and addressing concerns about the physical health needs of service users with long term conditions (e.g. diabetes, asthma etc.); escalating these concerns as necessary to senior members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Promoting Recovery
Encouraging and empowering service users to have an optimum level of responsibility for their individual programme of care and with their consent, where appropriate, seeking the cooperation of friends, relatives and carers following recovery principles and approaches.
Supporting service users to adopt recovery strategies that promote their wellbeing, healthy lifestyle, independence and self-care.
Risk Assessment and Risk Management
Reporting any incident or Serious Untoward Incidents that may take place in a community setting and provide reports and accurate records relating to the incident.
Working safely to ensure safe custody of medicines, sharps, and clinical equipment in a community setting; and reporting of all incidents following Trust Policy.
Recognising and responding appropriately to self-harm and suicide prevention regarding the risks in community settings, in line with Trust policies and training guidelines.
Understanding and working within the boundaries of the Lone Working Policy and awareness of Personal Safety in a community setting, including clear and updated communication with colleagues.
Responding to urgent situations, emergencies or crises using protocols specific to the local community setting.
Safeguarding and Duty of Candour
Understanding and implementing safeguarding procedures in a community setting; recognise, report and investigate safeguarding issues and raise safeguarding alerts if you suspect that a service user and/or carer has been exposed to harm or abuse.
Understanding and implementing of Duty of Candour with regard to the particular issues in a community setting.
Infection control
Understanding and implementing infection control measures in a community setting.
Medication Management
Administering and monitoring the side effects of medication according to NMC professional standards.
Having significant knowledge of medication used in a community setting and side effects.
Giving medication including IMI to the right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, and right time and giving the right education to patients. Ordering and appropriate storage of medication in a community setting.
Administration and Leadership
Ensuring that electronic patients records are complete. Writing reports and letters in a community setting.
Engaging in practice reflection through clinical supervision and reflective practice groups and contributing to the delivery of clinical supervision to junior staff.
Demonstrate leadership skills within the clinical context of the community, showing awareness of the challenges facing staff working in a community setting and supporting junior staff as appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Professional Qualification in Mental Health Nursing (RMN)
- Up to date professional registration.
- Evidence of significant continuing professional development.
Desirable
- oDegree level qualification
- oMentorship qualification/practice placement educator or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Relevant Community Mental Health clinical experience
- Experience of risk assessment and management of risk relating to adults with serious mental illness.
- Experience of working in a MDT setting
- Experience of working with carers and support networks.
Desirable
- Experience of working as a Care Coordinator and managing a caseload
- Experience of supporting practice development in clinical area or mentoring students
Ability and Skill
Essential
- Skills in contingency planning, crisis management and being responsive to service user's needs, without close supervision
- Ability to manage a complex caseload and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to provide care that reflects the diversity of the population
- Ability to provide psycho education to service users and their carers
- IT skills in Microsoft applications
- Ability to engage creatively with difficult-to-reach service-users
- Ability to form effective working relationships with colleagues
Desirable
- Problem solving, ability to identify problems, review options.
- Resilient: able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations.
- Able to motivate others
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of clinical governance and audit
- Knowledge of relevant Professional, Clinical and mental health legislation i.e. Care Act, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and other relevant legislation as application to practice
- Understanding of Care Coordination and the CPA process
- Knowledge of evidence-based interventions and DIALOG to support recovery
- Knowledge of issues facing service users with dual diagnosis
Desirable
- Awareness/knowledge of the issues surrounding social inclusion for mental health service users
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Churchdown Mental Health Centre
1A Churchdown
Downham
BR1 5PS
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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