Job summary
- Main area
- Band 5-6 development post FEP Care coordinator ( social worker)
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Band 5-6 development post)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 367-ACMS-9693
- Employer
- Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Marlowes Health & Wellbeing Centre
- Town
- Hemel Hempstead
- Salary
- £32,602 - £48,778 per annum pro rata (5% fringe HCAS included)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
FEP social worker/care coordinator
NHS AfC: Band 5
Values Based Screener
At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.
Job overview
Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of individuals experiencing their first episode of psychosis? Do you thrive in a dynamic, supportive, and collaborative environment? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Early Intervention in Psychosis Team as a Band 5 Social Work Care Coordinator.
Are you a qualified social worker with a passion for mental health and a commitment to delivering high-quality care?
Do you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with service users, families, and colleagues?
Are you are proactive, compassionate, and resilient, with a strong sense of empathy and understanding?
Are you organised and able to manage a diverse caseload, prioritising tasks effectively to meet deadlines.
If you are, then join us in making a difference and be part of a team that is dedicated to transforming lives. Apply today to become a Band 5 Social Work Care Coordinator on our Early Intervention in Psychosis Team!
You will play a pivotal role in providing comprehensive and person-centered care to individuals experiencing early psychosis. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality interventions that promote, hope, recovery, resilience, and well-being. Your responsibilities will include conducting assessments, developing care plans, and coordinating services to ensure that each individual receives the support they need to achieve their goals.
Main duties of the job
You will play a pivotal role in providing comprehensive and person-centered care to individuals experiencing early psychosis. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality interventions that promote, hope, recovery, resilience, and well-being. Your responsibilities will include conducting assessments, developing care plans, and coordinating services to ensure that each individual receives the support they need to achieve their goals.
What We Offer:
- A supportive and inclusive work environment that values diversity and promotes professional growth.
- Opportunities for continuous learning and development, including access to training, supervision, and mentorship.
- A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including health and wellness programs.
- The chance to be part of a forward-thinking team that is dedicated to improving mental health outcomes and making a positive impact in the community.
Working for our organisation
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- Conducting thorough assessments to understand the needs and strengths of individuals experiencing early psychosis.
- Developing and implementing personalised care plans in collaboration with service users, their families, and other professionals.
- Providing ongoing support and monitoring progress to ensure that care plans are effective and responsive to changing needs.
- Facilitating access to a range of services, including mental health, social care, and community resources.
- Advocating for service users' rights and ensuring that their voices are heard in all aspects of their care.
- Participating in regular team meetings, case reviews, and professional development opportunities.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Essential criteria
- Academic qualifications at degree level or above
- Membership of professional bodies
Desirable criteria
- Additional areas of training through short courses
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Experience at in a relevant mental health setting
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Working knowledge of MHA (1983), CPA, Risk Assessment and Section 25 etc.
- Effective multi-professional team communication & team working.
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate agreed care with supervision.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential criteria
- Excellent ability to communication with a wide range of stakeholders including service users and carers, other professional colleagues, members of other organisations and local communities, verbally and in writing
- Ability to manage highly sensitive information
- Experience of using electronic recording systems and ability to produce accurate, appropriate, and timely reports
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Essential criteria
- Ability to analyse service user and carer information.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of undertaking small scale audits and surveys.
PHYSICAL SKILLS
Essential criteria
- Ability to visit and attend meetings at a variety of locations and environments
- Car driver
- Experience of using computer - PC literate to ECDL standard
PHYSICAL EFFORT
Essential criteria
- Office based and community based visiting service users in their own homes, travel within specified geographical area
- Ability to meet timescales and respond to crises as appropriate
MENTAL EFFORT
Essential criteria
- Flexibility and ability to respond to a variety of tasks, and to prioritise own workload
EMOTIONAL EFFORT
Essential criteria
- Ability to deal with distressing and sometimes aggressive behaviour
GENERAL
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in an integrated health, psychological and social care environment
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Essential criteria
- Values/Motivational/Personal Qualities/Diversity Welcoming, Kind, Positive, Respectful
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Eleanor Atkins
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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