Senior Community Practitioner | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS mental health service provider in London is seeking experienced professionals to join their Primary Care Mental Health Team. The role involves delivering psychological interventions, managing caseloads, and collaborating within a multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality mental health care. Candidates should possess a relevant degree in psychology, strong interpersonal skills, and experience with severe mental disorders. This is a great opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the mental health field.

Qualifications

• Experience with adults experiencing severe, enduring, and psychotic disorders.
• Clear understanding of primary and secondary mental health service interfaces.
• Familiarity with safeguarding legislation and clinical governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Conduct expert comprehensive initial assessments.
• Manage a caseload and deliver psychological interventions.
• Participate in the team’s duty rota.
• Liaise effectively with crisis services.

Skills

Strong understanding of mood, anxiety, and personality disorders

Demonstrated psychological skills

Ability to work autonomously

Effective time management

Strong interpersonal skills

High standard of written communication

Education

Relevant degree in psychology or mental health

Job description

We are pleased to announce a rewarding opportunity for nurses, occupational therapists, and social workers to join the Primary Care Mental Health Team (PCMHT) based at Chaucer Resource Centre.

You will be part of a dynamic, fast‑paced multidisciplinary team, working collaboratively to deliver short‑term care coordination. The team includes:

• Band 7 Senior Practitioners
• Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurses (CPNs)
• Occupational Therapists
• CAMHS Transitional Practitioners
• Medical Team (2 Consultants & 2 Junior Doctors)
• Lived Experience Workers
• Psychology and Psychotherapy Professionals

This role offers a unique opportunity as senior member of staff to contribute to an innovative service model, providing high‑quality mental health care within a supportive MDT environment.

We welcome applications from passionate and experienced professionals who are ready to make a meaningful impact.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Conduct expert comprehensive initial assessments and develop psychological formulations for service users.
• Manage a caseload, delivering appropriate psychological interventions for individuals experiencing transitional mental health challenges.
• Exercise autonomous clinical judgment (under supervision) in the assessment, coordination, and transfer of service users to appropriate treatment pathways.
• Provide ongoing assessment and outcome monitoring for all clients on your caseload.
• Participate in the team’s duty rota.
• Liaise effectively with crisis services and emergency out‑of‑hours teams to ensure continuity of care.
• Deliver evidence‑based interventions in line with NICE guidelines.

Training & Supervision

• Attend regular clinical and managerial supervision sessions, as well as annual appraisals.
• Contribute to the teaching and training of mental health professionals and other staff within the service.
• Provide mentorship and support to students undertaking placements within the team.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide‑ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.

SLaM employ around 5,000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.

Knowledge and Expertise

• Strong understanding of how mood, anxiety, and personality disorders present and affect mental well‑being.
• Demonstrated psychological skills and knowledge transferable to working with adults experiencing severe, enduring, and psychotic disorders in secondary care settings.
• Clear understanding of the interface between primary and secondary mental health services.
• Sound theoretical and practical knowledge of psychological therapies, with particular expertise in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
• In‑depth understanding of psychopathology and the evidence base underpinning relevant treatment approaches.
• Familiarity with key legislation and statutory responsibilities, including Adult Safeguarding, Child Protection, and Clinical Governance frameworks.

Professional Skills

• Ability to work autonomously while engaging in appropriate clinical and managerial supervision.
• Effective time management and workload prioritisation skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain healthy working relationships within and beyond the team.
• Skilled in giving and receiving constructive feedback.
• High standard of written communication, including clear and professional report and letter writing.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and foster positive team dynamics.
• Resilience under pressure and capacity to use supervision to support clinical practice.
• Competence in managing sensitive clinical issues and providing supervision to others.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development, reflective practice, and partnership working.

This advert closes on Monday 17 Nov 2025.