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Community Psychiatric NurseSouth London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust • Croydon, United Kingdom
Community Psychiatric Nurse

Community Psychiatric Nurse

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust • Croydon, United Kingdom
7 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • Permanent
Job description
Job summary
Croydon Community Mental Health Service (CMHT) have undergone service transformation to enhance the quality of our service delivery, improve the experiences of those using our services, maintain 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 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 CENTRAL 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.

Details
Closing date: 16 August 2026
Date posted: 03 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £45,953 to £54,254 a year (per annum inclusive of HCAS)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 334-NUR-8167217-FR
Job locations: Jeanette Wallace House, 1 Edridge Road, Croydon, CR0 1FE, United Kingdom

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.

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

Additional information
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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Jeanette Wallace House, 1 Edridge Road, Croydon, CR0 1FE, United Kingdom
Employer's website: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust website (opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Service Manager
Alvin Romero
alvinraymund.romero@slam.nhs.uk
07711486525
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