Clozapine Mental Health Nurse

West London NHS Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Mental Health Nurse to join the Clozapine Service. The role involves coordinating clozapine clinics, monitoring patients’ mental and physical health, and collaborating with various healthcare professionals to ensure top-quality care. Candidates should be compassionate, organised, and have experience or interest in psychopharmacology. This position offers a collaborative environment focused on innovative mental and physical health integration, allowing you to make a lasting impact in the community.

Benefits

Supportive line management

Clinical supervision

Opportunities for service development

Collaborative team environment

Qualifications

• Experience or interest in clozapine care and mental health settings.
• Strong team player dedicated to person-centred care.
• Knowledge in multi-agency collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patients’ mental and physical health.
• Coordinate and support the running of clozapine clinics.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
• Deliver a range of physical health checks and interventions.
• Support service development alongside the Clozapine Team Manager.

Skills

Compassionate

Organised

Experience in psychopharmacology

Team collaboration

Education

Mental health nursing qualification

Job description

As a key member of the Clozapine Service, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality care and physical health monitoring for patients prescribed clozapine—both in the community and inpatient settings. You'll help coordinate and lead clozapine clinics, liaising closely with patients, carers, community teams, GPs, inpatient units, and Consultant Psychiatrists.

Who We’re Looking For:

You are a compassionate, organised, and skilled mental health nurse with experience or interest in psychopharmacology, physical health monitoring, and multi‑agency collaboration. You thrive in a team setting and are committed to delivering person‑centred care. Join us and help shape the future of Clozapine care across our boroughs! Apply today and be part of a team that’s making a lasting impact on mental health.

What You’ll Do:

• Monitor patients’ mental and physical health
• Coordinate and support the running of clozapine clinics
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless care
• Deliver a broad range of physical health checks and interventions - (6 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ON CLINICAL SYSTEM)
• Support service development alongside the Clozapine Team Manager

What We Offer:

• Supportive line management and clinical supervision
• Collaborative team environment including nurses, phlebotomists, and senior leads
• Opportunities for service development and innovation
• A chance to contribute to the long‑term integration of physical and mental health care within MINT (Mental health Integrated Network Teams) and other community services such as CRS, EIS, SOAMHS

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation. Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024‑25 is over £500m. The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’. The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.