Care Coordinator - Adult Mental Health

Care Coordinator - Adult Mental Health

Closing date
: 29 January 2026

We currently have Band 6 Care Coordinator opportunities across our Adult Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT) across the Bradford and Craven District.

You must be either a nurse, social worker or occupational therapist with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.

As part of the role you will be expected to manage a caseload, be committed to team working and deliver skilled interventions aimed at promoting recovery for people who have enduring, moderate to severe psychotic or affective symptoms with unstable, chaotic lifestyles. Many of our service users also have coexisting substance misuse.

Experience in working with multi‑agency staff is essential as are excellent communication skills and a good working knowledge of the Care Programme Approach and Mental Health Act/Mental Capacity Act.

The Care Coordinator will provide community‑based care to clients with complex mental health needs who have been referred to the Community Mental Health Team. They will work within a team framework managing and prioritising an individual caseload and act as a care coordinator within the Care Programme Approach.

The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for a defined caseload of people with complex mental health and/or social care needs.

They will provide high standards of skilled mental health care to service users and their families within a defined geographical area.

The post holder will provide clinical supervision and support to junior members of the team and actively promote the values and policies of the service and the Trust. The Care Coordinator will be an active member of the multi‑disciplinary team and will work in close co‑operation with secondary and primary care professionals, as well as other community agencies such as Housing, Probation, Police, Children Schools & Families and other Voluntary and Third Sector Agencies.

• 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:

• Increase 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.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.

• A Professional Qualification – could be within Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapy
• Current professional registration
• Previous experience of working in a community mental health setting
• Previous experience of managing caseloads
• Experience of multi‑agency and multi‑disciplinary working
• Good understanding of complex mental health and social care issues
• Previous experience of working with specialist mental health care pathways

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.

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 may impact your eligibility for employment and may result in termination of your employment if not promptly reported.

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.

Various CMHT sites across Bradford and Craven.