Job summaryVacancy headerDo you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work for an organisation that was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the experience of its staff (NHS Staff Survey 2022). Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? And work in a well established, innovative and dynamic NHS Talking Therapies service? Then this role may be for you.Main duties of the jobWe are looking for an experienced mental health professional to join our ServiceAccess Team as a Community Mental Health Co-ordinator, within North TynesideTalking Therapies. The role supports patients from the point they access the service,through the assessment process and into treatment. You will also liaise bothinternally within the service and externally with other agencies to ensure that clientsreceive the best possible care. You will work with your team to identify servicedevelopments that improve patient experience and care and put these into practice.You will also provide clinical caseload work in line with your qualifications andexperience to support patients that come into contact with the Talking Therapiesservice to get the care they need.About usWe manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesInvolvement in all aspects of service access including referral triage, enhancedassessments, risk assessments, clinical pathway decision making and liaising withexternal services to support client needs. You will support patients who may not besuitable for NHS Talking Therapies, co-facilitate group work, provide and receiveclinical supervision where appropriate, and hold a small caseload of clients withtailored supervision support.The team is a new development within the service so you will work together toidentify new opportunities and ways of working that support patients both within theservice and across the local mental health system.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialEducated to degree level and supplemented with diploma level training, experience, short coursesBackground in mental health e.g. Registered Nurse, Social work, occupational therapy, psychologist, Counsellor, Psychotherapist, PCMHW etcProfessional registration with the relevant professional bodyDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustAddressHadrian health centrewallsendNE28 8QUEmployer's websitehttps://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)