Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Care Co-ordinator working within the Early Intervention in Psychosis Team based at Parklands House in Basingstoke.
The role will involve working across the Mid and North of Hampshire area.
The work is varied and interesting and there is a strong team approach ensuring good support for the successful applicant.
The role requires lone working, use of initiative and a commitment to team working and service user empowerment.
There will be an opportunity to develop your skills working in this specialist team and to maximize your knowledge of working with psychosis.
The post holder will be from a mental health nursing or occupational therapist background.
You will need to be able to work flexibly and to demonstrate knowledge of the CPA process, risk assessment, and the recovery model.
This post involves weekend and bank holiday working on a rota basis as per service user need.
Main duties of the job To provide care co-ordination for people in the first three years of a psychotic illness.
To provide specialist evidence based clinical interventions to young people and their families in conjunction with early intervention core team specialists and Support Time and Recovery (STR) workers and community partners.
To support delivery of care in accordance with the Access and Waiting Times Standards/ NICE approved interventions for an Early Intervention in Psychosis Service and the Psychosis Pathway.
About us Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services.
We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do.
Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients.
By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Job description Job responsibilities Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert.
The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Mental Health qualification as a Occupational Therapist , nurse, social worker Development role considered for current Band 5 applicants -- please call or email to discuss Experience Essential Minimum in depth post qualification experience Experience of working with people with psychosis/ Knowledge of psychotic illness and symptomology Experience supporting clients through crisis points in mental health Knowledge of delivering psychosocial interventions for psychosis