Job overview
Croydon Community Mental Health Service (CMHT) have undergone service transformation to enhance the quality of our service delivery, improve the experiences of those using our services, maintain staff morale and to ensure services are meeting the NHS Long Term Plan.
It is an exciting time to be part of this transformation in Croydon, getting involved in improved ways of working due to investment in resources. The Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) is a generic team integrated with Croydon Social Care in working with all adults experiencing severe and enduring mental illness.
The teams are no longer be based on diagnosis and works with all individuals from a locality who have mental health needs that require support from secondary care. Croydon CMHT has 3 localities: NORTH, CENTRAL and SOUTH. Our Locality Teams are highly experienced and supportive and Multi-disciplinary.
We are looking for enthusiastic care coordinators that will grow and develop with the locality teams from Nursing, Social work, and OT professional background.
This advert is for vacancies in the CENTRAL LOCALITY TEAM
Main duties of the job
In keeping with our obligations under the new Coronavirus Regulations 2021 in relation to Care Home visits, the successful candidate will be required to provide evidence of full vaccination status against Covid-19
The post holder will work as Care Coordinator / Community Mental Health Nurse for a caseload of service users in the local community who have complex mental health difficulties, and work with their carers where applicable. The post holder will be expected to have excellent self-management skills, and work collaboratively within the team. The post holder must be able to formulate flexible, robust and holistic care plans with service users and/or carers, to work well under pressure, be experienced in dynamic risk assessment, and to have excellent communication skills.
Working for our organisation
Benefits
1. comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
2. Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
3. Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
4. Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
5. Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
6. NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
7. We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. For this role, we offer career pathways to Senior clinical Practitioner or Clinical Team Leader. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development in Leadership and MSC programme.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
8. Relevant professional qualification- Mental Health Nursing, Social worker, Occupational Therapist with affiliated professional registration NMC, HCPC
9. Mentorship qualification/assessor
Desirable criteria
10. Master’s degree
Experience
Essential criteria
11. Experience of Interagency of working
12. Experience of managing a caseload
13. Significant relevant clinical experience
14. Experience of working with diverse groups of patients and staff
Desirable criteria
15. Experience of working in the community
16. Experience of supporting practice development in clinical areas
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
17. Knowledge of CPA, Community Care Act, Carers Act, Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation as application to practice
18. Skills in mental health and risk assessments
19. Understanding of Care Coordination and CPA
20. Skills in being responsive to service user’s and carers' needs
21. Understanding of recovery in Mental Health
22. Very good understanding of care plan and holistic care
Desirable criteria
23. Problem solving, ability to identify problems, review options and make decision
24. Skilled in supervision of others, and in providing critical and constructive feedback
25. Knowledge of clinical governance and audit
Other Requirments
Essential criteria
26. Empathy for service users including individuals who have experienced mental health problems.
27. Ability to fulfil all the requirements of the role (including physical)
28. Loyal and able to advocate for and show pride in the work area and organization and demonstrates values of trust and expectations