Job Summary
About the role:
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and dynamic Care Coordinator to join the LEO Community Team. The post is open to nurses, OTs and social workers.
The post-holder will conduct assessments of newly referred adults to the Early Intervention Service who are experiencing First Episode Psychosis (FEP). They will undertake the responsibilities of a care coordinator within the Care Programme Approach for a defined caseload of service users and their carers. They will provide evidence-based psychosocial interventions and will focus on engagement, recovery and social inclusion as well as addressing physical health care needs.
The successful candidates will be experienced registered professionals who are able to demonstrate a specific interest in working with people with developing psychosis and who have either completed preceptorship or evidence of band 6 skills.
This is an exciting time to be working in this field which is undergoing a period of rapid growth and development. We are able to offer excellent support and training opportunities.
Main duties of the job
1. Assessment: To be responsible for the assessment of newly referred adults with First Episode Psychosis and the subsequent presentation of findings to the wider team. To work with diagnostic uncertainty, providing ongoing comprehensive assessments and outcome monitoring for all service users within caseload. To undertake risk assessments regularly, involving all other health professionals/agencies involved. To ensure that risk assessments are regularly updated, are meaningful and are reflected in care plans.
2) Engagement: Assertively outreach difficult to engage clients. To meet service users regularly, as far as possible at a venue of their choice, be this at home, CMHT centre, education, work or recreational establishments to assist with engagement and encourage participation in treatment delivery as well as facilitating independence in all aspects of daily living.
3) Support: To provide ongoing care coordination of a designated caseload of service users who will be experiencing their first episode of psychosis. To provide support and advice in relation to service users regarding the issues concerning them. To work collaboratively with service users focussing on a recovery approach. Provide information to help clients make informed choices.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification. e.g. RMN, CQSW or equivalent
- Up to date registration.
- Evidence of continuing professional development e.g. relevant training
Desirable
- Meridan/FI training or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working with service users with psychosis when acutely ill.
- Significant experience and skills in risk assessment and management.
- Significant experience and skills in clinical assessments.
- Experience of working with service users with psychosis and their carers.
- Experience of partnership working with statutory and voluntary services
Desirable
- Experience of the use of evidence based interventions relating to the care of service users with first episode psychosis
- Experience of working with service users experiencing psychosis within a community setting
- Experience of carrying out Family Interventions
- Experience of care coordination/CPA
Skills
Essential
- Skills and experience in crisis management.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- IT/data input skills.
- Ability to involve service users and carers in care planning
- Ability to provide psycho education to service users and their carers about psychosis
Desirable
- Care coordination/CPA skills
- CBT/FI skills
- Experience of the use of evidence based interventions relating to the care of service users with first episode psychosis
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the Recovery Approach and its application in practice
- Knowledge of Early Intervention in Psychosis Approach
- Knowledge of CPA, Community Care Act, Carers Act, Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation as application to practice.
- Knowledge of the role of a Care Coordinator
Desirable
- Knowledge of current Government Policy and Guidelines concerning provision of community mental health care and of EI in psychosis in particular.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 21 June 2026
