SPA Mental Heath Nurse Practitioner

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a SPA Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to deliver high-quality care and coordinate multidisciplinary teams. The ideal candidate will possess an NMC registration and have expertise in mental health assessments. This role offers a competitive salary range of £46,419 to £55,046 per year with comprehensive benefits aimed at supporting work-life balance.

Benefits

Generous pay, pensions, and leave

Flexible working options

Career development opportunities

NHS discounts from various brands

Counselling services

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience as a clinician in community mental health or acute inpatient settings.
• Understanding of the role and function of other organisations providing services.
• Knowledge of continuous quality improvement methodology.

Responsibilities

• Support and advise on delivery of high-quality safe care.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary work and maintain strong communications.
• Develop joint working opportunities with Network organisations.

Skills

Skilled in assessment

Ability to analyse complex issues

Ability to negotiate

Ability to build professional links

Ability to manage difficult situations

Education

NMC Registration as RMN / RMHN

Evidence of continuing professional development

Mentorship qualification or equivalent

Job description

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

SPA Mental Heath Nurse Practitioner

The closing date is 03 November 2025.

Lambeth Single Point of Access (SPA) is a team of mental health professionals, support workers and social workers who help you access one of three Living Well Centres. These centres offer short and longer‑term support from our teams of clinicians, social workers, people with lived experience and support workers, as well as other services and community groups who can support you depending on your needs.

We are part of the Lambeth Alliance and have a close interface with a variety of SLaM services, other statutory organisations (including social care) and voluntary sector.

The Lambeth Living Well Network (LWN) Alliance brings together Certitude, Lambeth Clinical Commissioning Group, Lambeth Council, South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and Thames Reach organisations to deliver an innovative way of providing mental health support for those who need it in the Lambeth Borough; a fully integrated and coordinated mental health system which focuses on people’s strengths and supports their whole health and wellbeing.

As part of our journey to a fully integrated system, we have set up three Living Well Centres in Lambeth. The SPA is the front door for mental health services in Lambeth.

We are looking for dynamic and enthusiastic candidates, with strong leadership skills and a commitment to delivering high standards of care.

Please note this vacancy may close early once capacity has been met.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work with the Team Lead and Clinical Expert to support and advise on the delivery of high‑quality safe care.

You will co‑ordinate multidisciplinary working, maintaining excellent communication and working relationships with all team members, and other services within the Alliance to ensure effective interface and continuity of care between disciplines and services.

You will have expertise in leading conversations about people’s health and wellbeing and be able, within the context of the triage proforma, carry out mental health and risk assessments and give advice on general health & wellbeing and self‑management advice.

Based on the triage discussion, you will give clear direction on what clinical intervention is indicated and whether this is advised within a primary shared care model or within secondary care.

You will support the development of joint working opportunities and protocols alongside other Network organisations for people who do not need a more formal offer, and as a member of staff working within the Alliance you are required to encourage and foster collaborative and cross‑organisational working with our wider community services.

So, if you are a skilled mental health nurse who has effective and compassionate communication skills, and who is committed to delivering high quality healthcare advice, then this is a fabulous opportunity for you to join our team. We actively encourage you to contact us to find out more.

About us

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work‑life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close‑knit team at SLaM. It’s important to us that you are valued and appreciated, which is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.

Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

• Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as part‑time working and job sharing.
• Career development, there are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes.
• Car lease, our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars.
• Accommodation, our staff benefit from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites.
• NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well‑known retail brands through the Health Service Discounts website.

Other benefits include:

• Counselling services
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Staff restaurants

Job responsibilities

To work with the Team Lead and Clinical Expert to support and advise on the delivery of high‑quality safe care, ensuring consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence.

To co‑ordinate multidisciplinary working, maintaining excellent communication and working relationships with all team members, and other services within the Alliance to ensure effective interface and continuity of care between disciplines and services.

You will support the development of joint working opportunities and protocols alongside other Network organisations for people who do not need a more formal offer, and as a member of staff working within the Alliance you are required to encourage and foster collaborative and cross‑organisational working and with our wider community services.

See Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Education

• NMC Registration as RMN / RMHN
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Mentorship qualification or equivalent

Experience / Knowledge

• Previous experience as a clinician in a community mental health or in an acute inpatient mental health setting – experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
• Understanding of the role and function of other organisations providing services to people with mental ill‑health
• Knowledge of continuous quality improvement methodology
• Experience of working with different client groups and of using a variety of models and approaches to care

Skills / Abilities

• Skilled in assessment, risk assessment and possess sound decision‑making skills for people with mental health needs or in crisis
• Ability to analyse complex issues/problems, gather relevant information and exercise sound judgement in reaching the most appropriate conclusions
• Ability to negotiate and reach compromises in verbal discussions in a manner which inspires confidence and respect from others
• Ability to build and maintain high standards of professional links and communications channels with a variety of personnel and agencies
• Ability to support, manage and advise the team through difficult and challenging situations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

£46,419 to £55,046 a year (Pro rata inclusive of HCAS)