Crisis Support & Recovery Practitioner

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Croydon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust is looking for candidates to join the Croydon A&L service in a role dedicated to supporting mental health service users. The position entails delivering psychological support and interventions while working closely with care teams and managing patient caseloads. Flexible working options and career development are offered, enhancing work-life balance and professional growth.

Benefits

Generous pay packages

Flexible working options

Career development opportunities

NHS discounts at retail brands

Qualifications

• Experience in working with individuals with mental health issues.
• Ability to manage a small caseload and co-facilitate groups.
• Supervised delivery of psychological interventions.

Responsibilities

• Assist with assessment and delivery of psychological interventions.
• Co-facilitate groups at the Croydon Health and Wellbeing Space.
• Provide support through individual psychological interventions.

Skills

Crisis management

Psychoeducation

Emotional support

Job description

We are excited to advertise a new role within the Croydon A&L service, which involves working in conjunction with the Croydon Health & Wellbeing Space to support Service Users in the community.

The Croydon Assessment & Liaison (A&L) Service comprises three teams: North, South, and Central. We provide advice on the best treatment and care options for people aged 18-65 living in the London Borough of Croydon who have moderate to severe mental illnesses such as anxiety, depression, or personality disorder. We work closely with the Croydon Health & Wellbeing Space, GPs, patients, and carers.

The Croydon Health and Wellbeing Space (CHWS) is a drop-in service located in the Whitgift Centre, Croydon. It is open six days a week from 9 am to 5 pm, with drop-in times from 10 am to 1 pm and support appointments outside these hours. The post holder will assist with the assessment and delivery of psychological interventions for individuals and groups, including triage of new referrals, signposting to other talking therapies, or providing support through group and individual psychological interventions supervised by a qualified clinical psychologist. The role operates on weekdays between 9 am and 5 pm.

The post involves working across the Croydon A&L team (3 days a week) and the CHWS (2 days a week), providing psychoeducation, crisis management, carers support, and emotional support. Responsibilities include co-facilitating groups at CHWS and managing a small caseload of patients in Croydon A&L.

Some of Our Benefits Include:

• Generous pay, pensions, and leave, with packages dependent on role and service length.
• Work-life balance with flexible working options such as part-time work and job sharing.
• Career development opportunities supported through mentoring, coaching, and leadership programmes.
• NHS discounts of up to 10% at various retail brands via the Health Service Discounts website.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

Name: Patricia Phillip
Job Title: Service Manager
Email: [e-mail]