Community Care Coordinator

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

A rare opportunity for a full-time community care coordinator in the Older Peoples Community Mental Health Services. Based at Meridian House, you will join the AWCMHTe, covering the beautiful Aire and Wharfe Valleys.

Once inducted and confident, you will have the opportunity to work in an agile manner and from home on occasion.

Main Duties of the Job

• Act as care co-ordinator for a designated group of clients in accordance with national and local guidelines.
• Construct, implement, and evaluate packages of care to effectively meet the needs of clients and their carers.
• Undertake accurate, timely, and skilled clinical assessments, and ongoing reassessments, taking into consideration all social, physical, and environmental factors.
• Support clients and carers in their understanding of a diagnosis and its implications for the future.
• Maintain relationships with wards, departments, and all other agencies to initiate and facilitate excellent service provision.
• Help identify junior staff development and training needs to enhance service provision.

Closing Date: 7th April 2025

Shortlisting Date: 8th April 2025

Interview Date: TBC

About Us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:

• We Care - We act with respect and empathy and always value difference.
• We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs.
• We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners.

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including:

• Increased mileage rates for > 3500.
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages.
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities.
• Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate's best interest to apply as soon as possible.

Job Responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Prior to your appointment, you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status. Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust's eligibility criteria, the Trust is unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it is essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT).

Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RN (part 13) RMN or HCPC registered OT or Physio or equivalent or Social Worker.
• ENB 998 / Facilitating learning in practice.
• Clinical supervisor training.

Experience

• Minimum of twelve months at Band 5 or equivalent responsibility in mental health.
• Experience of working with clients aged 65 years and over who have mental health needs.
• Experience of being a clinical adviser to junior staff or students.

Skills

• Decision making.
• Use of initiative.
• Competent clinical skills.
• Assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care.
• Experience in group work.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust