Care Co-ordinator; Social Worker -ReFoCuS Team

Overview

Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve.

In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Care Co-ordinator (Social Worker) to join our forward thinking, friendly and expanding Mental Health team in the Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster Community Forensic Team
.

By joining our Health & Justice Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but who also have the opportunity to have a real impact on promoting health & well-being. Our healthcare services work to a 7 day week working model
, to ensure our patient s healthcare is managed & maintained to the highest of standards at all times.

Our motto is “Caring NOT Judging” so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable and high-quality primary care and mental health services to those who may have offended and those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion.

The post holder will work as a Care Co-ordinator as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to assess, plan and review health and social care needs under the Care Programme Approach (CPA) for a group of service users with a forensic/offending history.

To undertake comprehensive assessments alone or with colleagues and feedback to the Multi-disciplinary Team, ensuring that planned care is individual and appropriate to the needs of the patient.

To provide effective case management to a defined caseload in accordance with the Care Programme Approach, in conjunction with the team, appropriate departments and external health, social care and forensic services.

To ensure effective discharge care planning.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through:

• Monthly supervision
• Annual personal development plans/appraisals
• Access to exciting internal and external training opportunities.

Excellent progression through various career pathway opportunities such as but not limited to:

• Preceptorship Programme
• Support and guidance with Revalidation
• Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies

Excellent staff benefits, our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include:

• Health and wellbeing services
• Season ticket loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Relocation package
  * subject to meeting criteria*

The trust also values its staff and you are entitled to become a member of My Trust Benefits . My Trust Benefits  is an online portal for all CNWL staff, as well as their family and friends. It offers over 1400 discounts at hundreds of retailers nationwide. Save money on your weekly food shops, toiletries, cosmetics, cinema, meals out, holidays, travel and entertainment.

You can also access free online courses on a variety of topics, professional and personal, ranging from business management, languages, law and teaching.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Quality of Care:

• Promote the health and well-being of patients and maintain a safe, caring and therapeutic environment based on an individualised approach.
• Working with the Team Leader to provide an environment that promotes training and development among the workforce.
• To work under the direction of the team manager and staff in the service to ensure that clinical priorities are clearly understood and met to an agreed standard.
• To assess health and social care needs and negotiate care plans with patients and staff teams.
• To undertake risk assessments including the formulation of a comprehensive plans developed jointly with the patients and staff teams.
• To provide a service sensitive to age, culture, ethnicity and gender, sexuality and disability.
• To contribute to the effective multi-disciplinary team working within the…