Care Coordinator - Early Intervention in Psychosis


Company:	Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£39,959 - £48,117 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1PX
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	2 Nov 2026
Closing date:	2 Dec 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated and dynamic mental health nurse, social worker or occupational therapist with an excellent knowledge of psychosis, and a passion for the Early intervention ethos.

CAMEO, the award winning weekday service, operates across the Cambridgeshire county with bases in the busy cities of Peterborough and Cambridge.

This post will be located in the multi-cultural city of Cambridge, where we are seeking to recruit highly trained and hard working Band 6 care coordinators.

The successful practitioner will provide specialist advice, be able to assess and plan bespoke care to a designated caseload, whilst working within the Early intervention ethos. They will ensure the safety and wellbeing of our service users and their families/carers through the family intervention models.

If you are compassionate, committed to mental health, with a good working knowledge of psychosis, displaying a passion for the values that underpin E.I. work and look to support

We are an age inclusive Early intervention in Psychosis team, working with patients between the ages of 14 – 65 experiencing their first episode of psychosis.

We are:

• • A multi-disciplinary team including mental health nurses, social workers, OTs, doctors, support workers, psychologists, and CBTp therapists.

• Supportive, and evidence based, working in a holistic and whole team approach.

• Work alongside the AHP Clinical Placements and Capacity Expansion Lead to provide support to AHP learners/supervisors/ assessors in practice across the non-medical professions.

• Following the EI ethos, promoting hope and recovery, and working collaboratively with our clients their families, and networks.

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 fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including 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, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments for new employees to CPFT are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

• To undertake assessments of individuals and their families in the designated care group with complex health presentations, including those service users presenting with higher levels of risk

• To work alongside the service user to develop their care plan along the recovery principles.

• To offer specialist assessment and advice where required.

• To assess, manage and regularly review on going risks as identified during the assessment, ensuring that this is done in collaboration with the service user and carers.

• To ensure that clinical practice is evidence based and consistent with relevant NICE guidelines and Trust policies and procedures.

• To provide supervision of junior staff and trainees where appropriate (mentorship and preceptorship qualifications).

• To act within the relevant Code of Conduct dependent on your Registration Body

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

This advert closes on Monday 16 Nov 2026

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