Specialist Care Coordinator | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

We're offering an exciting opportunity to work with the Dartford Early Intervention in Psychosis Mental Health service (EIP) as a Band 6 clinician covering Medway and Swale area

The role includes

To manage a caseload of service users experiencing a first episode of psychosis using evidence-based / client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.

To work collaboratively with service users, staff, and their support network to identify goals to determine and deliver appropriate interventions/recovery plan which maximises engagement and performance whilst balancing risk, and promoting choice and independence.

Good knowledge around medication Management

To provide a professional contribution to a multi-disciplinary team to support the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality mental health services which meet existing new policies, practice and standards.

Work with other professions within the service including: STR workers, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Pharmacist, Medics, Psychology and Individual Placement Support to ensure the service user is offered a range of support which meets the individuals and families needs.

To work Friday's as part of the working week.

Care Coordinators have caseloads sizes that allow for innovative and focused interventions in partnership with service users, families and support networks, promoting recovery, social inclusion and well-being in line with NICE guidelines

The Access and Waiting Time standards ensure that individuals are offered NICE concordant Interventions early in their treatment. Our service aims to work alongside individuals and their families by adopting strength and recovery-based approaches which maximise hope, self-determination, and empowerment. The service offers individual and family work, as well as various group work activities which includes linking in with organisations and resources with an increasing emphasis on collaborative working.

To work collaboratively with service users and their support network to identify goals to determine and deliver an appropriate intervention/recovery plan which maximises engagement and performance while balancing risk, and promoting choice and independence.

To actively participate in North & West Kent EIP wide duty function. The successful candidate will be required to undertake the duty function at the EIP base in Gillingham and be required to facilitate assessments throughout the Medway and Swale area.

To administer depot medication to service users as required

To attend CPAs and tribunals.

Good knowledge of CTOs.

We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.

Our vision is simple

We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that’s doing well together.

The High-Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also referred to as London Weighting is a payment made to employees who work in London and the surrounding areas.

As this post is based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month.

5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,346 per year and a maximum payment of £2,270 per year (the agreed annual amount will be divided into 12 equal amounts and paid monthly) (2026/27 figures)

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

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This advert closes on Wednesday 27 May 2026

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