Care Coordinator: Clozapine & Depot Clinic (Flexible Working)

South West London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; Teddington; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

South West London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust is recruiting a Band 6 Care Coordinator for the Richmond Integrated Recovery Hub. The post focuses on clozapine and depot management in the community and offers future development as a clinician within a multi-disciplinary team.

The successful candidate will monitor physical health, ensure safe venipuncture, and support patients aged 18–75 with varied mental health conditions in the London Borough of Richmond and surrounding areas.

Qualifications

• Experience monitoring clozapine and depot administration.
• Experience in physical health monitoring and Nursing/Medical procedures.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team (MDT).

Responsibilities

• Take blood samples from patients ensuring consent is obtained before undertaking the procedure.
• Ensure blood samples are analysed and, where required, sent to the laboratory within specified time scales.
• Manage blood results and take actions when results fall outside normal parameters.
• Escalate concerns around patients' physical health to GP, MDT, and onsite pharmacist.
• Oversee clozapine applications and report issues to IT or managers when systems fail.
• Ensure venipuncture is performed safely and in line with infection control procedures.
• Assess general wellbeing of patients attending the clinic and discuss concerns with relevant practitioners.
• Provide physical and mental health monitoring and interventions in line with NICE guidelines.
• Maintain contact with pharmacy to ensure awareness of non-attendance and clinic stocks.

Skills

Nursing

Clozapine monitoring

Depot administration

Blood sampling

MDT collaboration

Job description

South West London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust is recruiting a Band 6 Care Coordinator for the Richmond Integrated Recovery Hub. The post focuses on clozapine and depot management in the community and offers future development as a clinician within a multi-disciplinary team.

The successful candidate will monitor physical health, ensure safe venipuncture, and support patients aged 18–75 with varied mental health conditions in the London Borough of Richmond and surrounding areas.