Care Coordinator | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 01 Gorffennaf 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £44,806 - £53,134 per annum Incl. of HCAs |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 31 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Camberwell, SE5 7UD |
| Cwmni: | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7272869/334-CLI-7272869 |
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This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed registered mental health nurse; occupational therapist or social worker, to work within Dulwich Community Mental Health Team (CMHT).
Dulwich CMHT is a multi-professional mental health team, comprising Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Support Workers and Doctors. We are looking for a positive and motivated individual who understands the Trust’s values and their role in supporting and promoting recovery. This post is open to those professionally registered with the HCPC, NMC or Social Work England. It is desirable for applicants have experience of working cases of patients within a mental health community setting.
· Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team alongside colleagues from a range of professional backgrounds, you will undertake assessments of need and coordinate the development of sustainable recovery-focussed care plans. You will provide practical support and carry out planned interventions to address assessed needs and to overcome barriers to access and social inclusion. Using a strengths-based approach you will support service-users to develop their own solutions, minimising long-term dependence on services through self-directed support and promoting the take-up of personal budgets where appropriate.
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special. As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.
Key Responsibilities:
Managing Caseload
• Significant knowledge, awareness and understanding of Mental Health Law, including legislation of relevance to the community sector including the Community Care Act (2015) treatment legislation, the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and Community Treatment Orders (CTO).
• To be personally responsible and professionally accountable for a caseload as part of the community team and lead and manage the work of others as required.
• Co-ordinating care, communicating with other professionals involved in the care and ensuring regular reviews are held as required. This will include communication with other teams for example in-patient services through attendance at ward meetings and with interface services e.g. Addictions service and CAMHS services where appropriate.
• Independently carrying out assessment, care planning and care coordination with excellent interpersonal skills, ability to listen to others’ views, respect and value individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds.
• Leading meetings with community team members on a regular basis to discuss report and evaluate client care. Ensuring a flexible approach in care provision with focus on choice and social inclusion opportunities.
• Recognising and addressing concerns about the physical health needs of service users with long term conditions (e.g. diabetes, asthma etc.); escalating these concerns as necessary to senior members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Promoting Recovery
• Encouraging and empowering service users to have an optimum level of responsibility for their individual programme of care and with their consent, where appropriate, seeking the cooperation of friends, relatives and carers – following ‘recovery’ principles and approaches.
• Supporting service users to adopt recovery strategies that promote their wellbeing, healthy lifestyle, independence and self-care.
Risk Assessment and Risk Management
• Reporting any incident or Serious Untoward Incidents that may take place in a community setting and provide reports and accurate records relating to the incident.
• Working safely to ensure safe custody of medicines, sharps, and clinical equipment in a community setting; and reporting of all incidents following Trust Policy.
• Recognising and responding appropriately to “self-harm and suicide prevention” regarding the risks in community settings, in line with Trust policies and training guidelines.
• Understanding and working within the boundaries of the Lone Working Policy and awareness of Personal Safety in a community setting, including clear and updated communication with colleagues.
• Responding to urgent situations, emergencies or crises using protocols specific to the local community setting.
Safeguarding and Duty of Candour
• Understanding and implementing safeguarding procedures in a community setting; recognise, report and investigate safeguarding issues and raise safeguarding alerts if you suspect that a service user and/or carer has been exposed to harm or abuse.
• Understanding and implementing of Duty of Candour with regard to the particular issues in a community setting.
Infection control
• Understanding and implementing infection control measures in a community setting
Medication Management (for nurses)
• Administering and monitoring the side effects of medication according to NMC professional standards.
• Having significant knowledge of medication used in a community setting and side effects.
• Giving medication including IMI to the right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, and right time and giving the right education to patients. Ordering and appropriate storage of medication in a community setting.
Administration and Leadership
• Ensuring that electronic patient’s records are complete. Writing reports and letters in a community setting.
• Engaging in practice reflection through clinical supervision and reflective practice groups and contributing to the delivery of clinical supervision to junior staff.
• Demonstrate leadership skills within the clinical context of the community, showing awareness of the challenges facing staff working in a community setting and supporting junior staff as appropriate.
This advert closes on Tuesday 15 Jul 2025