Senior Community Care Coordinator Band 6
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 10/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover position within the Early Intervention in Psychosis team in Colchester. The role involves providing timely, person-centred support to individuals experiencing first-episode psychosis. Key duties include triaging referrals, coordinating care under the CPA, creating care plans, assessing risk, and facilitating referrals to crisis teams. The post holder will also monitor medication, identify safeguarding concerns, and ensure compliance with the Mental Health Act.
Essential criteria
- RMN, OT, or Social Worker relevant qualifications
Desirable criteria
- Additional relevant qualifications
- Knowledge & Experience
- Minimum 2 years post registration clinical experience (in any area)
- Understanding of their responsibilities under the Care programme Approach
- Understanding of their responsibilities under the Mental Health Act 1983 & Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Post-registration community mental health experience
- Experience of carrying out the role of a care coordinator
- Experience completing social circumstances reports, attending MHA tribunals, and monitoring and assessing S117 needs
- Able to demonstrate Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage and Commitment
- Effective verbal/written communication
- Ensures that the organisational values of being open, compassionate and empowering are demonstrated in all areas of working life
- Other
- Basic I.T and keyboard skills
- Full UK driving license and access to a vehicle for purposes of carrying out role and responsibility
- Education
- RMN, OT, or Social Worker relevant qualifications
- Additional relevant qualifications
- Knowledge & Experience
- Minimum 2 years post registration clinical experience (in any area)
- Understanding of their responsibilities under the Care programme Approach
- Understanding of their responsibilities under the Mental Health Act 1983 & Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Post-registration community mental health experience
- Experience of carrying out the role of a care coordinator
- Experience completing social circumstances reports, attending MHA tribunals, and monitoring and assessing S117 needs
- Able to demonstrate Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage and Commitment
- Effective verbal/written communication
- Ensures that the organisational values of being open, compassionate and empowering are demonstrated in all areas of working life
- Other
- Basic I.T and keyboard skills
- Full UK driving license and access to a vehicle for purposes of carrying out role and responsibility
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Community Care Coordinator Band 6
The closing date is 10 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has come up to cover maternity with the Early Intervention in Psychosis team in Colchester for 12 months. We are looking for a dynamic person dedicated to providing timely, person-centred support to individuals experiencing first-episode psychosis.
Main duties of the job
Some of your typical duties as a Care Coordinator may include (but are not limited to):? Triaging and assessment of new referrals of clients, using specialist assessment tools such as the Comprehensive Assessment of At Risk Mental States (CAARMS)? Coordinating the care and assessment under the Care Programme Approach (CPA) of a designated caseload? Creating and continually updating person-centred care plans and building therapeutic relationships with your clients.? Continually assess risk and design personalised risk management plans? Facilitate referral to crisis teams or admission to hospital where necessary, plus providing presence and involvement in inpatient care plan and discharge planning.? If RMN, administer long-acting anti-psychotic depot injections in a community setting? Monitoring of medication adherence and any potential side-effects. Organising medical reviews when indicated.? Identify any possible safeguarding conc
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