Job summary
Are you a motivated and skilled mental health practitioner?
This is a great opportunity for a nurse, social worker or allied health professional with professional registration.
This is a specialist post: a placement care coordinator for service users in funded social care and health placements for the South West quadrant of Hertfordshire.
We welcome diversity in our workforce and encourage applicants from people of all ages and backgrounds, such as those with lived experience of mental health difficulties.
Here's what our staff say about working in the team:
"It's a privilege to help people make the changes they want to see in their lives. I get to see about three people each day, on site, and I love my job." (LP, Counselling Psychologist, South West ACMHS)
"This was my first job in NHS and I didn't know what to expect, but there is so much training provided, I was and am able to shadow different professionals in initial assessments - it is such a great opportunity to learn and participate in MDT." AV, Health Care Assistant
Watch Maleah's video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRY1EFYPKt0
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
- join the friendly Adult Community Mental Health services team
- act as care coordinator for those service users settled in placements in south west Hertfordshire who require an annual review of their care
- acting as a point of contact for care providers
- act as a point of contact to the HPFT placement service
- supervise a Band 4 STaR worker dedicated to providing support to those in Community placements
- have a good understanding of social care and the Care Act
- have the ability to assess need and commission packages of care to promote strength based interventions with a focus on the Recovery model
- work with a Support Time and Recovery worker as part of the Adult Community Mental health staff team
- liaise closely with key staff members in the Continuing Care and Placement Service
- coordinate annual placement reviews
- develop and foster good relationships with placement providers and the Adult Community Mental Health Service
- promote and deliver the Connected Lives Programme.
About us
We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- You will require a professional registration for social work, nursing or occupational therapy to undertake this role and to act within the appropriate professional code of conduct at all times.
- You will act as the Care coordinator for service users in funded social care and health placements.
- You will be responsible for ensuring that an individualised comprehensive assessment and Care Management service is effectively delivered in line with operational and service delivery requirements.
- Responsibilities include the clinical and operational supervision of Support Time and Recovery staff and students as delegated by the team manager.
- You will lead for delivering a quality service that is effective and efficient in line with the organisations objectives and performance indicators.
- You will contribute to strategic service development, working collaboratively with other agencies.
- You will work co-productively with service users in placements with complex health presentations, promoting their recovery and developing their support plans to enable them to lead fulfilling lives.
- You will work in partnership with Health and social care professionals from other agencies and organisations
- You will work at all times to promote the safety and the wellbeing of service users and their families/carers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- You will require a professional registration for social work, nursing or occupational therapy to undertake this role and to act within the appropriate professional code of conduct at all times.
- You will act as the Care coordinator for service users in funded social care and health placements.
- You will be responsible for ensuring that an individualised comprehensive assessment and Care Management service is effectively delivered in line with operational and service delivery requirements.
- Responsibilities include the clinical and operational supervision of Support Time and Recovery staff and students as delegated by the team manager.
- You will lead for delivering a quality service that is effective and efficient in line with the organisations objectives and performance indicators.
- You will contribute to strategic service development, working collaboratively with other agencies.
- You will work co-productively with service users in placements with complex health presentations, promoting their recovery and developing their support plans to enable them to lead fulfilling lives.
- You will work in partnership with Health and social care professionals from other agencies and organisations
- You will work at all times to promote the safety and the wellbeing of service users and their families/carers.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN or Dip/Bsc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing Or HCPC Registered Social Worker / occupational Therapist
- Training in principles and application of outcome focused assessments and personalisation
Desirable
- Completion of metentorship /preceptorship Course/ENB equivalent, or intention to complete
Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation, ethical issues, strategic frameworks and current guidelines regarding the range of presenting problems in adult mental health, their implications for both practices and clinical management
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Clinical risk assessment and management in a community setting.
- Experience and knowledge of applying the Care Act in practice
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
Physical Skills
Essential
- A form of own transportation
- Computer literacy
Experience and Attainments
Essential
- Experience of working in a range of settings relevant to the post
- Extensive post registration experience with at Band 5 or equivalent
- Experience of working in mental health Community/day care/ Crisis assessment home treatment teams services
- Experience of working in situations of crisis and emotionally demanding environments
- Experience and knowledge of safeguarding process
- Experience of commissioning social care packages
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental health problems in a community setting.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN or Dip/Bsc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing Or HCPC Registered Social Worker / occupational Therapist
- Training in principles and application of outcome focused assessments and personalisation
Desirable
- Completion of metentorship /preceptorship Course/ENB equivalent, or intention to complete
Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation, ethical issues, strategic frameworks and current guidelines regarding the range of presenting problems in adult mental health, their implications for both practices and clinical management
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Clinical risk assessment and management in a community setting.
- Experience and knowledge of applying the Care Act in practice
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
Physical Skills
Essential
- A form of own transportation
- Computer literacy
Experience and Attainments
Essential
- Experience of working in a range of settings relevant to the post
- Extensive post registration experience with at Band 5 or equivalent
- Experience of working in mental health Community/day care/ Crisis assessment home treatment teams services
- Experience of working in situations of crisis and emotionally demanding environments
- Experience and knowledge of safeguarding process
- Experience of commissioning social care packages
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental health problems in a community setting.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
