Main area Care Coordinator Grade Band 6 Contract 6 months (6 months fixed term – maternity cover only. Secondment available.)
Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm)
Job ref 310-ASMH-7847335
Site CAMEO - North Town Peterborough Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly
Closing 02/06/2026 23:59
Job overview
FIXED TERM CONTRACT 6 MONTHS - MATERNITY COVER ONLY. SECONDMENT AVAILABLE.
1 full time post, 1 part time post 19hrs p/w - please state your preference in your application.
We are looking for a Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist to join us as a Care Coordinator (Band 6) in the Early Intervention Psychosis team in Peterborough – CAMEO.
CAMEO is the specialist Early Intervention Psychosis service in Cambridgeshire and the post will be located in the dynamic and multi-cultural city of Peterborough. We cover Peterborough, Fenland and Huntingdon. We have adopted a hybrid model of working and would welcome applicants from neighbouring counties.
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, and to support and empower them to lead a fulfilling life.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
For more information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
To undertake assessment of individuals and their families/carers accessing the service with complex health presentations, including those service users presenting with higher levels of risk.
To develop alongside the service user, their care plan.
To offer specialist professional assessment and advice where required.
To assess and manage ongoing risks as identified during the assessment, ensuring that this is done in collaboration with the service user and carers.
To regularly review risk factors and make changes to the management of them as necessary.
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role OR, Registered Social Worker OR, Registered OT
* Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience
* Significant post qualifying experience in working with those presenting with serious mental illness
* Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
* Experience of managing a caseload
* Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
* Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
* Experience and knowledge of dual diagnosis/substance misuse
* Previous experience of working in the community
* Lived experience of mental health issues
Skills & Abilities
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
* Ability to develop effective professional relationships with others
* Develop own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to help their development
* Skills of assessing and interpreting service user conditions with appropriate actions
* Plan and organise complex activities or programmes requiring formulation and review
* Able to use Word, PowerPoint, clinical systems and emails and/or willingness to learn
* The ability to multitask and mental adaptation to different unpredictable situations
Other
* Ability to travel independently around the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.
* Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required.
* Demonstrate support for the values and beliefs of the Care Group and those of the Trust, especially the young person and their family’s specific needs
Physical Requirements
* Ability to use manual handling techniques
* Energy to work with younger and older people
* Monitor and maintain the health and safety of self and others in the working area
* Required to use a PC
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Simon Johnson Team Leader Email address Simon.Johnson@cpft.nhs.uk Telephone number 01733 353 250
Additional information
Nargis Khan
Operational Team Lead - Tel: 01733 353 250
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