Community Psychiatric Nurse

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust is recruiting an OT/CPN/Care Coordinator for the Wandsworth Intervention in Psychosis Service based at Newton Building, Springfield University Hospital, Tooting, SW London.

You will manage a caseload of approximately 18-20 clients aged 18-65, delivering evidence-based psychosocial interventions, planning and reviewing care, and working within a multidisciplinary team to promote recovery.

Qualifications

• Experience of care coordination.
• Demonstrable experience of working with people who experience serious ongoing mental health problems.
• Experience of assessing and managing crisis in people with severe mental health problems.
• Experience of working with/interventions for dual diagnosis (serious mental health problems and drug/alcohol misuse).
• Experience of working with people experiencing personality problems.
• Experience of using and supervising others in the use of psychosocial interventions.

Responsibilities

• Engage service users and carers assertively within the least restrictive setting.
• Provide a service sensitive to age, culture, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and disability.
• Offer range of evidence-based psychosocial interventions and proactive risk management to support recovery.
• Ensure safety and safeguarding within CPA framework.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to deliver comprehensive care packages.

Skills

Care coordination

Crisis intervention

Psychosocial interventions

Team collaboration

Education

RMN, social worker or occupational therapist with current registration

Post-qualification training/education

Formal training in psychosocial interventions

Tools

Rio computer system

Job description

Site Newton building, Springfield University Hospital Town London, Tooting Salary £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inclusive of inner London HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 24/09/2026 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

Wandsworth Intervention in Psychosis Service offers intensive support to clients who have experienced a first episode of Psychosis and are between the ages of 18-65 years. Evidence indicates that interventions at this crucial time can have a beneficial impact to the client and family, in many aspects of their lives. Using NICE recommended interventions including CBT approaches, family work and intensive support with an outreach ethos, the service offers a positive and recovery focused approach.

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic OT/CPN/Care Coordinator to continue the excellent work in our well-established team based in Newton Building 7 Springfield Hospital in Tooting SW London. The successful candidate will require experience of working as a care co-ordinator in the community and have robust skills in all aspects of this role.

This post is to work autonomously with service users and their families, holding a caseload for approximately 18-20 clients (pro rata). The Care co-ordinator is responsible for planning, implementing, recording and reviewing a comprehensive package of care in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary Team. We would particularly welcome applicants who have psychosocial interventions training including family interventions but would want to train up all staff in this intervention.

For more information, please contact the team base on 0203 513 5565 and ask for the Recruiting Managers, Rachel Langley/Natalie Nguyen

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

Work within a multi-disciplinary team comprising of Doctors, Psychologist, Social Workers, CPNs, OT, Support and Recovery Workers, Employment Specialists, a Team Manager and team administration staff

Manage a caseload of young clients between 17 and 35 who have experienced a first episode of any psychotic illness, using evidence based /client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.

Assess health and social care needs and negotiate care plans with service users and their careers, remaining objective when working with diagnostic uncertainty.

Undertake risk assessments according to Trust policy

Ensure delivery of care plans in partnership with multi-disciplinary colleagues and a range of health and social care agencies, within the CPA structure.

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 as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

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 of benefits 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.

Unless expressly stated in the job advert the role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To engage service users and carers assertively and offer care/interventions within the least restrictive setting in normal community environments.

To provide a service sensitive to age, culture, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and disability.

To offer a range of evidence-based psycho-social interventions and proactive risk management approaches to help the service user and their family to reduce and manage symptoms, high risk behaviour and other disabling effects of psychosis and enable, as far as possible, full and sustained recovery.

To ensure Wandsworth Child Protection Guidelines and procedures are fully understood by self and others. To ensure the safety needs of children are met at all times and take appropriate action when a child is felt to be at risk or in need.

To monitor treatment, support concordance and ensure prompt action is taken to alleviate unwanted effects.

To provide access to and ongoing psychoeducation regarding first episode psychosis to service users and families.

To ensure basic needs are addressed i.e. housing, income, support in accessing education or training etc.

To recognise the developmental needs of service users and enable a vocational/educational assessment within a specified time of their contact with the service, and to ensure the service user is supported in progressing plans made for education, training or employment.

To provide interventions, and work with other disciplines/agencies/teams in the care of service users experiencing co-morbid problems with substance use/misuse.

To engage the service user and their family in relapse prevention and crisis planning and provide and coordinate interventions that maximise the service users’ ability to resolve crises, remain at home and avoid the need for hospitalisation

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Person specification

Experience

• Experience of care coordination
• Demonstrable experience of working with people who experience serious ongoing mental health problems
• Experience of assessing and managing crisis in people with severe mental health problems
• Experience of working with/interventions for dual diagnosis (serious mental health problems and drug/alcohol misuse)
• Experience of working with people experiencing personality problems
• Experience of using and supervising others in the use of psychosocial interventions

Education and Qualification

• RMN, social worker or occupational therapist with current relevant registration
• Evidence of post qualification training/education
• Formal training in psychosocial interventions or equivalent

Knowledge & Skills

• Knowledge of Mental Health Law & NHS and Community Care Act 1990
• Knowledge of our business and how it supports patient care
• Ability to maintain and enhance effective working relationships both internally and externally, with a range of professionals and agencies
• Ability to assist the Manager to recruit, manage, motivate, supervise, appraise and develop staff
• Ability to contribute to, monitor and implement changes and improvements to services
• Ability to monitor and control resources
• Experience of Rio computer system

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

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including job applications, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. The contact details published on our official website are the Trust’s authorised contact channels and should be used for all recruitment communications, job applications, and verification of employment offers.

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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.

Name Nicholas Chamberlain-Kent Job title Team Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07816336511

If you have problems applying, contact

Address Springfield University Hospital,
61 Glenburnie Rd,
London SW17 7DJ
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