Community Psychiatric Nurse

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 06 May 2025

Job summary

Croydon Community Mental Health Service (CMHT) have undergone service transformation. The transformation is about enhancing the quality of our service delivery, improving the experiences of those using our services, maintaining staff morale and to ensure services are meeting the NHS Long Term Plan.

It is an exciting time to be part of this transformation in Croydon, getting involved in improved ways of working due to investment in resources. The Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) is a generic team integrated with Croydon Social Care in working with all adults experiencing severe and enduring mental illness.

The new teams are no longer be based on diagnosis and works with all individuals from a locality who have mental health needs that require support from secondary care. Croydon CMHT has 3 localities NORTH, CENTRAL and SOUTH. Our Locality Teams are highly experienced and supportive and Multi-disciplinary.

We are looking for enthusiastic care coordinators that will grow and develop with the locality teams from Nursing, Social work, and OT professional background.

This advert is for vacancies in the NORTH LOCALITY TEAM

Main duties of the job

In keeping with our obligations under the new Coronavirus Regulations 2021 in relation to Care Home visits, the successful candidate will be required to provide evidence of full vaccination status against Covid-19

The post holder will work as Care Coordinator / Community Mental Health Nurse for a caseload of service users in the local community who have complex mental health difficulties, and work with their carers where applicable. The post holder will be expected to have excellent self-management skills, and work collaboratively within the team. The post holder must be able to formulate flexible, robust and holistic care plans with service users and/or carers, to work well under pressure, be experienced in dynamic risk assessment, and to have excellent communication skills.

About us

Benefits

comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
Work life balance,flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
Career development,There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
Car lease,our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
Accommodation,our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
NHS discounts,with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. For this role, we offer career pathways to Senior clinical Practitioner or Clinical Team Leader. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development in Leadership and MSC programme.

Date posted

22 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£42,939 to £50,697 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-NUR-7134687-LF

Job locations

Jeanette Wallace House

1 Edridge Road

Croydon

CR0 1FE

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant professional qualification- Mental Health Nursing, Social worker, Occupational Therapist with affiliated professional registration NMC, HCPC
Mentorship qualification/assessor

Desirable

Master's degree

Experience

Essential

Experience of Interagency of working
Experience of managing a caseload
Significant relevant clinical experience
Experience of working with diverse groups of patients and staff

Desirable

Experience of working in the community
Experience of supporting practice development in clinical areas

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Knowledge of CPA, Community Care Act, Carers Act, Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation as application to practice
Skills in mental health and risk assessments
Understanding of Care Coordination and CPA
Skills in being responsive to service user's and carers' needs
Understanding of recovery in Mental Health
Very good understanding of care plan and holistic care

Desirable

Problem solving, ability to identify problems, review options and make decision
Skilled in supervision of others, and in providing critical and constructive feedback
Knowledge of clinical governance and audit

Other Requirments

Essential

Empathy for service users including individuals who have experienced mental health problems.
Ability to fulfil all the requirements of the role (including physical)
Loyal and able to advocate for and show pride in the work area and organization and demonstrates values of trust and expectations

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant professional qualification- Mental Health Nursing, Social worker, Occupational Therapist with affiliated professional registration NMC, HCPC
Mentorship qualification/assessor

Desirable

Master's degree

Experience

Essential

Experience of Interagency of working
Experience of managing a caseload
Significant relevant clinical experience
Experience of working with diverse groups of patients and staff

Desirable

Experience of working in the community
Experience of supporting practice development in clinical areas

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Knowledge of CPA, Community Care Act, Carers Act, Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation as application to practice
Skills in mental health and risk assessments
Understanding of Care Coordination and CPA
Skills in being responsive to service user's and carers' needs
Understanding of recovery in Mental Health
Very good understanding of care plan and holistic care

Desirable

Problem solving, ability to identify problems, review options and make decision
Skilled in supervision of others, and in providing critical and constructive feedback
Knowledge of clinical governance and audit

Other Requirments

Essential

Empathy for service users including individuals who have experienced mental health problems.
Ability to fulfil all the requirements of the role (including physical)
Loyal and able to advocate for and show pride in the work area and organization and demonstrates values of trust and expectations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.