Community Psychiatric Nurse/Care Coordinator | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Croydon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Croydon is seeking enthusiastic Care Coordinators to join their Community Mental Health Team. In this role, you will manage a caseload of service users with complex mental health difficulties and work closely with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should possess excellent self-management, time-management, and communication skills, alongside experience in community mental health. The position offers various benefits including flexible working options and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Comprehensive pay and pensions package

Work-life balance and flexible working options

Career development opportunities

NHS discounts from various retailers

Qualifications

• Evidence of full vaccination status against Covid-19.
• Experience as a Care Coordinator / Community Mental Health Nurse in community mental health.
• Ability to formulate flexible and holistic care plans.

Responsibilities

• Work as Care Coordinator for service users with complex mental health difficulties.
• Collaborate with team members and formulate care plans.
• Conduct dynamic risk assessments and work under pressure.

Skills

Excellent self-management skills

Time-management skills

Communication skills

Dynamic risk assessment experience

Job description

Overview

Croydon Community Mental Health Service (CMHT) have undergone service transformation to enhance the quality of our service delivery, improve the experiences of those using our services, maintain staff morale and ensure services are meeting the NHS Long Term Plan. It is an exciting time to be part of this transformation in Croydon, with improved ways of working due to investment in resources. The Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) is a generic team integrated with Croydon Social Care, working with all adults experiencing severe and enduring mental illness. The teams are no longer based on diagnosis and work with all individuals from a locality who have mental health needs that require support from secondary care. Croydon CMHT has 3 localities: NORTH, CENTRAL and SOUTH. Our Locality Teams are highly experienced, supportive and multidisciplinary.

We are looking for enthusiastic care coordinators who will grow and develop with the locality teams from Nursing, Social Work, and OT professional backgrounds.

This advert is for vacancies in the NORTH LOCALITY TEAM.

Responsibilities

The post holder will work as Care Coordinator / Community Mental Health Nurse for a caseload of service users in the local community who have complex mental health difficulties, and will work with their carers where applicable. The post holder will be expected to have excellent self-management skills, and to work collaboratively within the team. The post holder must be able to formulate flexible, robust and holistic care plans with service users and/or carers, to work well under pressure, to have experience in dynamic risk assessment, and to have excellent communication skills.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Evidence of full vaccination status against Covid-19, in keeping with the Coronavirus Regulations 2021 in relation to Care Home visits (as applicable).
• Experience as a Care Coordinator / Community Mental Health Nurse or equivalent role within a community mental health setting.
• Ability to formulate flexible, robust and holistic care plans with service users and/or carers.
• Excellent self-management, time-management and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and conduct dynamic risk assessments.

Benefits

• Comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work-life balance, flexible working and a range of flexible options, including part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development with mentoring, coaching, leadership programmes and other talent development opportunities, including MSC programme.
• Car lease and keyworker housing available on selected sites (where applicable).
• NHS discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through Health Service Discounts.

We are committed to getting the very best out of our staff and supporting their career aspirations. We offer career pathways to Senior Clinical Practitioner or Clinical Team Leader and provide ongoing training and development in Leadership and related MSC programmes.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Sep 2025