Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 311-R361-25
- Employer
- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birch Hill Hospital, John Elliot Unit
- Town
- Rochdale
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 13/06/2025
Employer heading

Care Coordinator - Early Intervention Team
NHS AfC: Band 5
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople
https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/values
Job overview
The Early intervention Team works with people ages 14 -65 experiencing their First Episode of Psychosis.
To participate in the provision of a high quality care. This will involve assessing, supporting, monitoring of the service users who are experiencing First Episode Psychosis and those who are suspected of developing psychosis. It will involve you’re working in a variety of community settings; it will include you liaising and co working with other services both statutory and non statutory. It will involve you’re working with carers and families of service users and will involve seeing service users families and carers in their own homes, clinics or in other environments such as hostels, supported living and residential settings.
Main duties of the job
Good interpersonal and observational skills • Understanding of the problems associated with psychosis. • Good communicator and ability to develop rapport with people. • Ability to work within a team, flexibility, patience and reliable • Have full driving license and use of a car or access to a car be able to take passengers/clients in car • Understanding of the impact of mental and physical health problems on a persons overall well being.
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. Were really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure were a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- R.M.N. / RNMH/ DipSW /SROT
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working with clients with serious mental illness within an Early Intervention Psychosis Team
- Experience of teamwork and effective communication at all levels.
- Ability to work independently in a community setting.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in the use of psychosis-specific semi-structured interviews (e.g. PANSS; CAARMS; PSYRATS).
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and skill in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the care of clients with serious mental illness within an early Intervention in psychosis team under the supervision of a senior clinical practitioner.
- Knowledge of legislation that underpins the care of those with serious mental illness.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NICE guidance applicable to those with psychosis and schizophrenia.
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Able to work within workload deadlines and prioritise workload
- To organise, plan and implement own work, under the supervision or a senior clinical practitioner.
Work Related Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Able to Flexibility in working hours required to meet client needwork within workload deadlines and prioritise workload
- Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
- Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Pascale Berry
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01706 676 289
- Additional information
Joanna Knights, Clinical Lead, Heywood, Middleton & Rochdale Early Intervention Team - 01706 676 289- [email protected]
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