MHCAS Clinician | West London NHS Trust

West London Mental Health Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in the UK seeks a motivated Band 6 MHCAS Clinician to deliver crisis assessments and interventions. The role involves making autonomous decisions regarding admissions and discharges while supporting junior staff to ensure patient-centered care. Applicants should have experience in mental health care and strong clinical skills. This position offers opportunities for leadership development in an innovative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in acute, crisis, liaison, or community mental health care.
• Strong clinical and risk assessment skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver rapid assessments, crisis interventions, and risk management for mental health crisis.
• Make decisions on admission and discharge, coordinate shifts, and support junior staff.

Skills

Clinical and risk assessment skills

Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment

Experience in mental health care

Job description

Overview

Lakeside Mental Health Unit, Hounslow

We’re looking for skilled and motivated clinicians (Nurse/OT/Social Worker) to join our new Mental Health Crisis Assessment Service (MHCAS) at Lakeside.

As a Band 6 MHCAS Clinician, you’ll play a key role in delivering rapid assessments, crisis interventions, and risk management for people in mental health crisis. You’ll make autonomous decisions on admission and discharge, coordinate shifts, and support junior staff — ensuring safe, compassionate, and patient-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver rapid assessments, crisis interventions, and risk management for people in mental health crisis.
• Make autonomous decisions on admission and discharge, coordinate shifts, and support junior staff to ensure safe, compassionate, and patient-centred care.

Qualifications and requirements

• Experience in acute, crisis, liaison, or community mental health care.
• Strong clinical and risk assessment skills.
• The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary environment.
• A commitment to our values: Togetherness, Responsibility, Excellence, Caring.

In return, you’ll be part of an innovative new service, with opportunities to develop your leadership skills and help shape the future of crisis care in West London.

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.

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached. The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Oct 2025