Our clients are urgently seeking to recruit a
Locum Band 6 Care Coordinator to join their Early Phychosis (Early Intervention) Team.
Hours: Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm
Key Responsibilities
To undertake care co-ordination of a small caseload of clients.
Carry responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of recovery based care plans.
Participate in collection of data including looking at entry and exit pathways to care, and duration of untreated psychosis as well as Dialogue & QPR to ensure that we provide a successful service in terms of high quality outcomes.
To maintain effective individualised care through assessment of service user and carers problems. Plan, implement and evaluate interventions and clear, accurate and concise documentation of individualised care.
Undertake initial health and social needs assessments and participate in multidisciplinary team meetings to look at appropriate selection and allocation of clients to CPA and regular reviews.
Following analysis of client assessments, plan creatively to meet their needs including the provision of evidence based interventions.
Prioritise and manage workload to ensure the effective management of a defined group of clients with complex needs.
Work flexibly across the service and participate in 7-day rota.
Responsible for working with colleagues in seeking to improve the quality of services provided to our clients/patients.
Participate in the team duty system
To provide clinical supervision and professional leadership to junior staff and promote evidence based practice.
Attend training as provided and be responsible for keeping oneself up to date at all times with mandatory training.
The post holder will be fully conversant and uphold their professional code of conduct.
Ensure all care is delivered in accordance with Trust’s care programme approach guidelines.
To participate in the initial assessment of clients to determine appropriateness for the team and to liaise with referring agencies to identify alternative agencies as appropriate to meet the client’s needs.
Undertake risk assessments with clients and plan effectively to manage this in care plan with MDT.
Ensure that all interventions are undertaken within established time scales and according to standards of best evidence based practice and operational policy.
Keep oneself updated in all legislative government initiatives. Particularly those relevant to Early Intervention in Psychosis
Act as a role model at all times, able to demonstrate excellent leadership skills.
Instruct and supervise staff, identifying training needs and actively participating in staff development programmes. This includes induction programmes for new staff.
Undertake and be proactive in clinical and managerial supervision in accordance with Trust procedures at regular intervals with the Band 7 Team Lead; discussing the overall nature of the caseload, work methods and techniques and evaluate clinical effectiveness and practice.
Ensure all staff are fully conversant with the physical health needs of the client with a holistic approach to care that is reflected within the care programme that encompasses physical health, mental health and social and psychological care.
Assist the Team Manager and Team Lead in the maintenance and development of team morale by demonstrating support for colleagues and showing a high level of enthusiasm and commitment.
Supervise and audit the work of the team ensuring that client needs are fully met and reflected in individual programmes of care according to current research findings.
Ensure the learning environment for students and trainees is compliant with professional body’s regulations.
Deputise for the clinical lead when required.
Establish and maintain a professional and effective working relationship with colleagues.
Act at all times in a professional manner whilst respecting and upholding good practice and acting as role model.
In liaison with the Clinical and Team Managers, to set objectives for the safe delivery of nursing, social and psychological care within the area and to devise ways of implementing and monitoring standards.
Participate in the multi-disciplinary decision making process, through allocation meetings, team building and team maintenance.
Ensure effective and confidential communication between medical, nursing and health care agencies on significant data governing client care and treatment by:
Participating in informal and formal case conferences and discussions.
Contribute towards team education sessions, providing opportunities for a change of ideas, experience, techniques and interventions.
Maintaining a secure system of record keeping and information exchange.
Establishing regular written reviews in progress notes.
Participating in clinical and managerial supervision as Trust policy.
Participate in team meetings, initiating and discussing new methods/models of care and in the introduction of research or trials within the area.
Have leadership skills that reflect organisational skills to maintain excellent standards of care and of the environment.
Provide professional advice to colleagues including other disciplines deployed within their particular area.
Computer literate / IT literate
Able to communicate via email
Ability to utilise OLM
Ability to utilise the Trust intranet to gain access to all Policies and Procedures
Be prepared to undertake any training and to implement electronically any recordsand systems used within the Trust
Provide accurate statistics and reports as required by the manager, community team and Trust.
Participate in initial assessments of clients to determine appropriateness for the East ESTEP Service.
Establish therapeutic relationships with individual clients and their families and maintain effective individual nursing care by:
Holistic assessment of client’s problems and needs, including physical, mental health, psychological and social care needs.
Planning, implementation and evaluation of interventions.
Clear, accurate and concise documentation of client care as required by CPA Policy and Procedural guidelines.
Ensure care plans are regularly updated and reflect the changing needs of patients.
An enhanced awareness of the importance of effective risk management, the undertaking of clinical risk assessment and on-going monitoring of the client’s mental state to evaluate risk either to themselves or others.
Ensure clients in the community with significant risks are identified and that caution and care is taken when visiting these clients and organising joint visits, and by using team signing out procedures and lone worker devices where allocated.
Ensure utilisation of other community resources provided by statutory and non-statutory agencies to meet client needs where appropriate.