Care Coordinator
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 08/10/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Care Coordinator to join the South and West Community Mental Health Team in Bradford. The role involves managing a caseload of older adults with complex mental health needs, providing holistic assessments, care coordination, and recovery-focused interventions. You will work within a multidisciplinary team, contributing to the Memory Assessment Service and supporting individuals to maintain independence and improve their quality of life. The team values collaboration, innovation, equality, and professional development.
Key responsibilities
- Undertake comprehensive mental health, risk and care needs assessments.
- Develop, implement and review care plans, acting as Care Coordinator for a designated caseload.
- Work collaboratively with service users, carers, multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies.
- Identify and manage risks, including deterioration in mental health, self-harm, suicide risk and safeguarding concerns.
- Coordinate referrals and access to appropriate services and interventions.
- Monitor, administer and support compliance with prescribed medication in line with Trust policies and professional guidelines.
Essential criteria
- Ability to work without direct supervision.
- Supervising learners and other staff.
- Decision making.
- Registered Mental Nursing Certificate (RMN).
- Experience of working, or placement in a Community Mental health setting
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of post registration training in Mental health needs/ challenging behaviour
- Experience of being clinical adviser to junior staff or students.
- Experience in relevant area of Mental Health Nursing.
- Involvement in innovative nursing practice
- Worked as Named Nurse/Primary Nurse/Key worker/Team Leader.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Care Coordinator
The closing date is 08 October 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Care Coordinator to join our welcoming and supportive South and West Community Mental Health Team.
Based in Bradford, we are seeking enthusiastic clinicians who are passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care to older adults within our diverse communities.
As a Care Coordinator, you will manage a caseload of service users, providing holistic assessments, care coordination, and recovery-focused interventions. You will support individuals with complex mental health needs, memory difficulties, reduced mobility, and social isolation, helping them maintain independence and improve their quality of life.
The role includes working within a multidisciplinary team and contributing to the ongoing development of the Memory Assessment Service, including the pre-diagnostic assessment pathway.
We are looking for caring, resilient, and motivated professionals with excellent communication skills and a commitment to delivering compassionate, person-centred care. In return, you will join a friendly and experienced team that values collaboration, innovation, equality, and professional development, providing excellent opportunities to enhance your skills and progress your career.
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