Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Employer heading Later Life CMHT - Social Worker/Care Coordinator Band 6 Job overview An excellent opportunity has arisen to recruit a Social Worker to South Manchester Later Life Community Mental Health Team. The experienced recruit will operate within an integrated, multi-disciplinary team and will mainly undertake commissioning and care purchasing tasks for service users, working within the framework of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. We support practitioners in their professional development and we are friendly and supportive team. Main duties of the job The successful candidate will also complete assessments for clients and carers and at times also provide care coordination in line with the Trust Care Programme Approach (CPA) guidance and policies. You will be allocated care coordinator/lead professional for a caseload of both organic & functional clients.You will be expected to participate in the rostered Duty role which includes initial CMHT assessments of new referrals...