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Job Summary
This is an exciting development opportunity for a Band 6 Mental health Nurse, Social Worker, or Occupational Therapist to join the Bradford and Airedale Early Intervention in Psychosis Assessment team as a Care Coordinator/Care Navigator. The Early Intervention hub is a dynamic high performing service based in Bradford. The successful applicant will join an experienced, established team of supportive specialist mental health professionals and will work closely within a MDT framework. The role focuses on specialist assessment of individuals presenting with potential first episode psychosis and those at risk of developing psychosis (At Risk Mental States) across the Bradford region. The successful postholder will undertake care coordination responsibilities working closely with individuals referred, their carers and support networks, offering supportive interventions during the period of care. BDCT EIP are committed to supporting staff with regular clinical and caseload management supervision and offer a culture of learning and ongoing progression to help you grow. In line with National EIP safer staffing practices, staff caseloads are protected to enable effective, responsive high quality work.
Main Duties
Working in partnership with service users, carers, child and adult mental health services, primary care and other agencies, coordinate, assess and plan and provide programmes of care aimed at optimising social recovery for individuals recovering from a first episode of psychosis or those at risk of psychosis.
Closing date: 30/11/2025
Shortlisting date: 01/12/2025
Interview date: TBC
About Us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: - We Care – We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference - We Listen – We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs - We Deliver – We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including: Increase mileage rates for > 3500; A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages; A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities; Plus many more. We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Details
* Date posted: 14 November 2025
* Pay scheme: Agenda for change
* Band: Band 6
* Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum
* Contract: Permanent
* Working pattern: Full-time
* Reference number: 453-25-7584973
* Job locations: Culture Fusion Centre, 125 Thornton Road, Bradford, BD1 2EP
Person Specification
Essential qualifications
* Professional qualification in mental health nursing, social work, occupational therapy
* Degree level education or equivalent experience
* Registration with Professional Body (e.g. NMC, SWE, BAOT)
Desirable qualifications
* Degree level education
Essential experience
* Candidates with professional qualifications (such as RGN) with substantial experience of care coordination in a mental health service.
* Experience of working with adults and/or young people and children with serious mental health problems
Desirable experience
* Experience of working in an Early Intervention Service/specialist psychosis service
* Experience of working in a mental health team where assessment is the primary focus
* Experience of working with people who use/misuse substances
* Experience of providing services across traditional boundaries.
Essential knowledge
* Knowledge of the principles of and the evidence base underpinning Early Intervention in Psychosis
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
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer Details
* Employer name: Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
* Address: Culture Fusion Centre, 125 Thornton Road, Bradford, BD1 2EP
* Website: https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Other
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* Hospitals
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