Community Practitioner

Job title:

Community Practitioner

Company

NHS

Job description

The Assessment & Liaison Team provides a service for people aged 18-65 who live in the Borough of Croydon. We are a short-term service who provides mental health assessment to service users who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties within the community. We also provide advice on the best treatment and care options available on mental health illnesses such as anxiety, depression, psychosis, or personality disorder.We work with a team of health and social care professionals including nurses, doctors, social workers and psychologists. We also work closely with service users, their carers, local organisations and GPs.The Croydon Assessment and Liaison team is made up of three teams (North, South, and Central) and is situated at Jeanette Wallace House, Croydon.The team generally works with individuals for up to 12 weeks providing a holistic package of care in collaboration with local care networks.Main duties of the jobTo provide assessment and planning of care to a group of service users within Croydon Assessment and Liaison team.Ensuring records associated with this process are maintained.To work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and across other agencies.To provide a high quality of care to individuals with complex bio psychosocial needs.The post holder will carry out procedures to a standard that ensures safe and effective care, and complies with their relevant professional code of conduct.To provide supervision to junior staff and studentsTo support the team leader and act up as team leader in their absenceWe are looking for a motivated and dynamic Mental Health Nurse (RMN), Occupational Therapist or Social Worker to be part of our front-line team. You will work with senior nurse practitioners within a GP clustered team delivering an enhanced liaison approach using an engagement and stabilisation model.This involves liaising with primary care, completing baseline mental health assessments, crisis management supporting individuals to identify and understand their mental health difficulties and working out a joint treatment plan that will support them through the 12 weeks process, getting them the right treatment and care as soon as possible.Excellent assessment skills are essential including an interest in working with mood anxiety and personality service users within a highly skilled team.About usWe 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 feel valued and appreciated and that 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 supporting 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 programmesCar lease, our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease carsAccommodation, our staff benefit from keyworker housing which is available on selected sitesNHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through Health Service Discounts website.Other benefits include:Counselling servicesWellbeing eventsLong service awardsCycle to work schemeSeason ticket loanDetailsDate posted11 July 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salary£42,939 to £50,697 a year paContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number334-NUR-7046931-LF-BJob locationsJeanette Wallace HouseCroydonCR0 1ERJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease attached JD and person specification*Please note that professional registration (either RMN, Social work or Occupational Therapy) is one of the essential requirements for this post.Applicants who do not hold the relevant professional registration will not be shortlisted.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease attached JD and person specification*Please note that professional registration (either RMN, Social work or Occupational Therapy) is one of the essential requirements for this post.Applicants who do not hold the relevant professional registration will not be shortlisted.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• oRegistered Nurse (Mental Health) or other professional registration (Social Work or Occupational Therapy).
• Completion of Preceptorship course

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Student practice assessor training

ExperienceEssential

• Experience of working in community mental health settings (i.e. Home Treatment Team, CMHT) or acute inpatient settings
• Experience in managing safeguarding issues.
• Experience in carrying out detailed assessments, formulating and planning care

Desirable

• Experience of working in an MDT setting
• Experience of managing a caseload

KnowledgeEssential

• Experience of racial awareness/diversity training/cultural competence.
• knowledge of evidence based interventions for people with complex mental health problems.
• Awareness of bio-psycho-social assessments and the safe and effective management of risk
• Current up to date knowledge of relevant legislation

Desirable

• Knowledge of wider local organisations to support recovery plans for service users

attributesEssential

• Recognition of own limitations, strengths and weaknesses and an ability to seek advice when necessary
• Methodical approach to work with attention to detail.

Desirable

• Ability to use computerised information and communication systems.

Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• oRegistered Nurse (Mental Health) or other professional registration (Social Work or Occupational Therapy).
• Completion of Preceptorship course

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Student practice assessor training

ExperienceEssential

• Experience of working in community mental health settings (i.e. Home Treatment Team, CMHT) or acute inpatient settings
• Experience in managing safeguarding issues.
• Experience in carrying out detailed assessments, formulating and planning care

Desirable

• Experience of working in an MDT setting
• Experience of managing a caseload

KnowledgeEssential

• Experience of racial awareness/diversity training/cultural competence.
• knowledge of evidence based interventions for people with complex mental health problems.
• Awareness of bio-psycho-social assessments and the safe and effective management of risk
• Current up to date knowledge of relevant legislation

Desirable

• Knowledge of wider local organisations to support recovery plans for service users

attributesEssential

• Recognition of own limitations, strengths and weaknesses and an ability to seek advice when necessary
• Methodical approach to work with attention to detail.

Desirable

• Ability to use computerised information and communication systems.

Expected salary

£42939 – 50697 per year

Location

Croydon, Greater London

Job date

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 07:23:54 GMT

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