CPN / Care Coordinator

The Fenland Adult Locality Team, based in Wisbech, works with adults in the Fenland area who suffer with severe and enduring mental health. The role will involve holding a caseload of patients with differing mental health conditions.
Your role will support patients to move through their recovery journey. As a CPN, you will be part of the nursing team, including administering depots and holding patients on Clozapine. You will work autonomously whilst working as a fully functioning MDT.
As the smallest locality team in the Trust, we pride ourselves on having a healthy work environment, where you will be encouraged to deliver high quality practice, and you will be fully supported to continue your CPD to enhance your practice and skills., To take on the role of care coordinator for clients and provide leadership to support others, to ensure that full assessment of individual care needs are undertaken, that care is planned, implemented and reviewed on a regular basis.
To participate on the duty rota.
To act as a role model and promote effective teamwork across the service to meet individual clients needs.
To ensure that the Mental Health Act is adhered to at all times, and to work within the boundaries set out by the Trust policies and procedures., The post holder will hold a case load of patients suffering with severe and ensuring mental illness, working towards the recovery model to support patients to achieve positive outcomes.
The post holder will provide a good role model, develop and maintain good systems of communication, be able to communicate with a wide range of people in a range of situations.
Reporting verbally and in writing with regards to clients progress, assessments and care planning to the wider multi-disciplinary team.
Maintain accurate and complete records.
Discussing with client and their families / carers regarding care planning, assessments and treatment.
Be able to acknowledge the barriers to effective communication and adapt communication style in response.
Maintain professional standards in line with NMC code of conduct and Trust Nursing Strategy.
The post holder will monitor and maintain the health and security of self and others.
Managing identified risks.
Ensuring that health and safety legislation is adhered to.
Manage emerging situations, taking action as appropriate.
Reporting actual and potential incidents.
Attend Trust mandatory training.
The post holder will contribute to the continuous improvement of services.
Identifying the implications of direction, policy and strategy on current practice in a constructive and timely manner.
Actively involve service users and the public in service improvements.
Timely investigations and response made when dealing with PALs issues in line with Trust policy.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications., Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.
We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:
+ Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
+ Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
+ Children and young people's mental health services;
+ Children's community services in Peterborough;
+ Social care;
+ Ground-breaking research
We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.
CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.
Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a 'Red List' country.
Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.
If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.
All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.