Community Psychiatric Nurse

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Croydon; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Croydon is seeking a Community Psychiatric Nurse to provide high-quality care for individuals with mental health needs and a history of offending. This role involves community-based assessments and collaboration with various organizations. Applicants should be registered nurses with relevant qualifications and experience in mental health care. The position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Generous pay, pensions, and leave

Flexible working options

Career development programs

Accommodation available

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with successful preceptorship.
• Experience of managing a caseload.
• Experience of working in the community.

Responsibilities

• Provide community-based assessment, treatment, and care.
• Develop links with various organizations.
• Involved in specialist mental health assessments.

Skills

Knowledge of CPA, Community Care Act, Carers Act, Mental Health Act

Skills in mental health and risk assessments

Skills in being responsive to service user's and carers' needs

Problem-solving

Skills in supervision of others

Education

Relevant professional qualification in Mental Health Nursing

Job description

Go back South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Community Psychiatric Nurse

The closing date is 15 October 2025

This role is suitable for Registered Nurses who have successfully completed preceptorship and have registered as an approved NMC mentor. The post holder will deliver, or advise on the delivery of, high quality safe nursing care, ensuring consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence which comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional conduct.

The Post Holder will provide community-based assessment, treatment, and care for people, aged 18-65, who have a history of offending, and who have mental health needs.

The post holder will aim to provide a flexible, responsive and pro-active programme of care and support for the service users and their carers. you will be required to develop and maintain links across a wide variety of statutory and non-statutory organisations such as Probation, MAPPA, social services, Jigsaw, Hostels and other voluntary and non-voluntary services. You will also be involved in specialist mental health assessments and the application of evidence based psychosocial interventions.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Psychiatric Nurse to join the Southwark Community Forensic Team. We are looking to find a dynamic, creative, forward thinking and hard-working nurse to work within our friendly team.

The Post Holder will work as a member of a borough based Forensic Community Team and will manage a reasonable caseload of clients with offending history and mental health problems.

The post holder will aim to provide a flexible, responsive and pro-active programme of care and support for the service users and their carers. you will be required to develop and maintain links across a wide variety of statutory and non-statutory organisations such as Probation, MAPPA, social services, Jigsaw, Hostels and other voluntary and non-voluntary services. You will also be involved in specialist mental health assessments and the application of evidence based psychosocial interventions.

About us

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer

Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a 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.

Job responsibilities

This job description is intended as an outline indicator of general areas ofactivity and will be amended in the light of the changing needs of theorganisation. To be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder on a regularbasis. You may be required to work at other locations within the Trust asdetermined by the duties of your post.

You may be required to undertake any other duties at the request of the line manager which are commensurate with the role, including project work, internal job rotation and absence cover. This job description describes responsibilities, as they are currently required. It is anticipated duties will change over time and the job description may need to be reviewed in the future.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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

Experience

• Experience of Interagency of working
• Experience of managing a caseload
• Significant relevant clinical experience
• Experience of working with diverse groups of patients and staff
• Experience of working in the community
• Experience of supporting practice development in clinical areas

Skills and Abilities

• 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
• 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

• 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.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

£44,806 to £53,134 a yearper annum inclusive of HCAS