Job overview
This is an exciting development opportunity to join the Bradford and Airedale Early Intervention in Psychosis Service as a Recovery Coordinator.
We work in a multidisciplinary team approach and with excellent formal and informal support to help you manage your workload. Caseloads are set at manageable levels and we offer regular clinical and management supervision along with developmental opportunities relating to our specialist approaches e.g. cognitive behavioural therapy, family interventions, physical health, including various in house skills based training to include vocational and psychosocial interventions.
Extensive regular travel across the district is a requirement of the role in order to successfully undertake the range of duties specified within the job description. Therefore, it is an essential that applicants have the ability to travel regularly across the district to meet the needs and demands of the service.
Main duties of the job
Working in partnership with service users, carers, child and adult mental health services, primary care and other agencies, assess, plan and provide programmes of care aimed at optimising social recovery for individuals recovering from a first episode of psychosis.
Closing Date: 26th July 2026
Shortlisting Date: 27th July 2026
Interview Date: 6th August 2026
Working for our organisation
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:
- We Care – We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
- We Listen – We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
- We Deliver – We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
Benefits
- Increase mileage rates for > 4500
- A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
- A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
- Plus many more.
Right to Work in the UK
Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right‑to‑work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right‑to‑work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree level education OR Health or Social Work qualification. E.g. Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapy, Social Work
Desirable criteria
- Youth work training
- Family work training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience of working with people in a health, education or social care field.
- Experience of working with adults, young people or children in a ‘key worker’ role.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in an Early Intervention service
- Experience of working with adults and young people
- Experience of working with people who use/misuse substances
- Experience of working in a specialist mental health service
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the principles of and the evidence base underpinning Early Intervention in Psychosis
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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