Clozapine & Depot Clinic Nurse

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health trust is seeking a Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse to lead the Clozapine and Depot Clinic in Merton. This role requires a compassionate and organized individual committed to providing high-quality care to patients in the community. With a robust team support and a focus on both physical and mental health monitoring, this position offers an opportunity to make a real difference in patients' lives.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working with serious ongoing mental health issues.
• Knowledge of Clozapine, side effects, and patient management.
• Phlebotomy training required.

Responsibilities

• Lead Clozapine and Depot Clinic in Merton.
• Ensure risk assessments and medication management.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Clinical Supervision

Education

RMN (current NMC registration)

Continuing Professional Development evidence

Job description

Site The Wilson Hospital Town Mitcham Salary £42,939 - £50,697 per annum inclusive of outer London HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 08/07/2025 23:59

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.

We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".

When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.

As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job overview

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse to lead our Clozapine and Depot Clinic, also known as the Merton Holistic Wellbeing Hub. The role sits within community services in the borough of Merton for South West London and St Georges NHS Trust, within the Merton Integrated Recovery Hubs.

This is an opportunity for a passionate nurse who is versatile to support patients who are receiving clozapine and intramuscular (depot) medication in the community. If successful you will have overall responsibility in providing this essential clinic to patients within the London Borough of Merton and therefore must be organised, proactive and have excellent communication and documentation skills.

You will need to have experience of providing physical health expertise of monitoring side effects and demonstrating parity of esteem therefore the postholder will be required to have a strong knowledge of physical health monitoring and outcomes. Lastly, The postholder should have a strong knowledge around medicines, in particular antipsychotics, Clozapine and the contraindications with other medicines.

Main duties of the job

Successful applicants will work as part of a Multidisciplinary Team however primarily be supported by Nursing Associates and the Borough Advanced Clinical Practitioner. You will not hold a designated caseload however are responsible for ensuring the patients attending the clinic are risk assessed, receive their medication and any urgent concerns are immediately escalated.

Applicants should have experience working within a mental health setting post qualification; ideally a community mental health team and should have a strong knowledge of antipsychotics and administration in the community. You will need to be flexible energetic have a positive attitude and demonstrate an ability to work autonomously.

You should be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to work collaboratively with individuals sometimes adopting a creative / problem solving approach to working practice. You should be committed to MDT working and partnership working, establishing good networks with our Recovery College and a variety of voluntary, statutory and independent agencies.

Working for our organisation

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. To take blood samples from patients ensuring consent is obtained before undertaking the procedure.

2. Ensure that blood samples are analyzed using the PocHi and where required sent to the laboratory within specified time scales.

3. Managing blood results and take actions needed when results are outside normal parameters, following policy and national guidance.

4. To escalate concerns around service users’ physical health to the GP, MDT, and onsite pharmacist.

5. To escalate any concerns regarding IT failure and or the running of the clinic.

6. Managing clozapine applications like ZTAS and reporting issues to IT or managers when systems fail.

7. Ensure venipuncture is undertaken safely and in line with Infection Control Procedures.

8. Assess the general wellbeing of patients attending the clinic and discuss any concerns with relevant practitioners including pharmacy.

9. Provide physical and mental health monitoring and interventions in line with NICE guidelines such as ECG’s.

10. Maintain regular contact with the pharmacy dept ensuring they are aware of patients who have not attended clinic.

11. Ensure that the clinic is fully stocked with the necessary forms, consumables, sundries and equipment.

12. Take responsibility for checking the cleaning, of all equipment and medications used in the clinic.

13. Ensure all equipment is safe and in working order.

14. Ensure that service users and carers are treated with dignity and respect.

15. To provide teaching and training to student nurses allocated to the Community Team.

16. To respond, sometimes at short notice, to requests to see patients either individually, or jointly with other team members (e.g. when a patient who is unwell or non-compliant with medication).

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

• RMN (current NMC registration)
• Evidence of continuing Professional Development

Experience

• Demonstrated experience of working with people who experience serious ongoing mental health problems
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of assessing and managing crisis with those with a severe mental illness.
• • Knowledge and experience of Clozapine, side effects and patient management.
• Phlebotomy training
• Previous experience of working with service users on Clozapine

Knowledge & Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to assess clinical situations quickly and use initiative
• Clinical supervision skills
• Ability to work as an active member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to complete and interpret physical health checks.
• Clear understanding of the Mental Health Act, and National Policy
• Report writing skills

At South West London St Georges Mental Health Trust we are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Committed Employer, and welcome applications from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We are Members of Stonewall Diversity Champions and Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion.

As part of the Trust's commitment to Equalities and Diversity, the Trust supports the establishment of Staff Networks groups to promote diversity in the workplace:

• BME (Evolve) Staff Network
• DiverseAbility
• Mental Health Staff Forum
• Women's Staff Network
• LGBTQIA+

We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and has signed the Armed Forces Covenant.

We provide reasonable adjustments to the interview process for any candidates with a disability.

Please note:

• That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received
• That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3 rd party e-recruitment system
• That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
• That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
• That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
• That your employment is offered subject to successful completion of a Probationary Period depending on your Band (except medical roles)
• That we are a smoke-free Trust

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.