Overview
The service supports working-age adults who have severe affective and psychotic disorders. The teams offer support in a number of ways, drawing from the expertise of such a variety of disciplines.
Qualifications
* You have a degree or relevant professional registration as a Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker and will be an active member of a dynamic, highly motivated, skilled and creative team.
* You will be involved in the delivery of care-coordination to a specified caseload operating under the CPA framework, a daily duty service, ongoing risk management, care planning, support around benefits and housing, carers’ assessments, physical health care and a wide variety of therapeutic interventions for which you can access training and supervision.
Responsibilities
* Manage a caseload of diverse service users, delivering a diverse range of clinical skills and building a therapeutic and recovery-based relationship.
* Deliver care within a recovery-focused framework to help people reach their potential by facilitating hope, empowering autonomy and developing meaning and purpose in life.
* Contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust nursing strategy and ensure clinical practice is evidence-based and aligned with NICE guidelines and Trust policies.
* Provide supervision of junior staff and trainees where appropriate, and support service development activities.
* Engage with assertive outreach approaches to engage service users and their families and regularly review risk factors, updating management plans as necessary.
* Support students from various disciplines by ensuring the service is a positive learning environment.
* Work within time-sensitive schedules, travel independently around the county meeting deadlines, and have use of a vehicle with a full UK driving licence (as required by the role).
Employment Details
* The role involves assessment of individuals and their families/carers with complex health presentations, including higher levels of risk.
* To develop alongside the service user, their care plan, and provide specialist professional assessment and advice where required.
* To assess and manage ongoing risks in collaboration with service users and carers, with regular reviews and updates.
* To administer and participate in benefits and housing support, carers’ assessments, physical health care, and a wide range of therapeutic interventions with available training and supervision.
Travel & Licensing
Please note you will be required to travel independently around the county and hold a full UK driving licence with use of a vehicle. Public transport cannot be relied upon to meet service needs.
About Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life. Our clinical teams deliver NHS services in inpatient, primary care, and community settings across Children, Adult & Older People’s mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
Equality & Eligibility
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people, ethnic minority groups and LGBTQ+ communities. We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications. We cannot offer sponsorship for all roles; if sponsorship is not available for a role, applications may be rejected.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities. This advert closes on Thursday 25 Sep 2025.
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