Fixed Term or Secondment Opportunity
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Care Coordinator to join our Working Age Community Mental Health Service. This is an excellent opportunity for someone committed to supporting service users in their recovery within a community setting.
Our Community Mental Health Teams operate Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm, and we offer hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support a positive work–life balance.
As a key member of our multidisciplinary team, you will provide a range of evidence‑based interventions for working‑age adults experiencing mental health difficulties. We are looking for individuals who are organised, proactive, and able to work both independently and collaboratively. You will bring strong risk assessment skills, a recovery‑focused approach, and a solid grounding in therapeutic interventions. Central to your role will be working with service users to ensure their recovery goals inform their formulation and care planning.
This is an exciting time to be part of our service. We are preparing for the Community Transformation Programme, a national initiative aimed at enhancing mental health care for people with severe and enduring mental illness (SMI).
Please note as this is a temporary position we are unable to accept applications from newly qualified candidates or those requiring a preceptorship.
You will have the unique opportunity to work alongside experts by experience, third‑sector partners, primary care, and adult social care, contributing to service improvements that address health inequalities and better meet the needs of our communities. This collaborative and forward‑thinking approach makes the role both refreshing and highly rewarding.
With access to appropriate clinical and management supervision the post holder will have or will develop and will be able to demonstrate in practice a range of appropriate skills to include assessment (including risk assessment), formulation, safety planning and clinical interventions.
The role provides opportunity to coordinate the care of service users, throughout their engagement with the service and wider services if these are required. To achieve this the post holder, through a range of defined competencies, will acquire all of the skills necessary to carry out role. This will include a requirement to practice care co-ordination skills through shadowing opportunities and supervision. Workload will be continually negotiated through supervision and case load management with the appropriate clinical team managers.
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.
We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.
Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers) . This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment . This document provides you with information to help you apply.
