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South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Community Practitioner

The closing date is 29 September 2026

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Job summary

This post is open to Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurses who wish to broaden their experience and further develop their assessment and care planning skills in a community setting. There will be an expectation for the post holder to have completed, be in the process of completing, or be willing to attend the Trust Preceptorship.

Focussed Support service offer medium to longer term mental health care to residents in the Borough of Lambeth aged 18 and over regardless of diagnosis using the Care Programme Approach. We are a part of the Lambeth Alliance, and we have a close interface with a variety of SLaM services, other statutory organisations (inc. 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 realising a fully integrated system, we have set up 3 Living Well Centres in Lambeth.

We are looking for dynamic and enthusiastic candidates with a commitment to delivering high standards of care and ongoing learning.

Main duties of the job

As a B5 Community Practitioner working in a community setting you will work under the supervision of a Community Practitioner to promote and deliver evidence-based care for service users with mental health conditions in their own homes and within a variety of accommodation settings.

The post holder will deliver, or advise on the delivery of, high quality safe care, ensuring consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence which comply with their registered professional body and code of professional conduct.

The role includes leading the delivery of comprehensive service user assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of person-centred care in a collaborative way. The post holder will co-ordinate a first-class service that includes assessment and monitoring of physical health, maintaining service users' rights, supervising junior staff and students, working collaboratively with the Multi-Disciplinary Team and maintaining a safe and therapeutic working environment and accurate records.

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 valued and appreciated and that are 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 benefits from competitive deals to lease carsAccommodation, our staff benefits 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 though Health Service Discounts website.

Details

Date posted

15 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£38,488 to £46,852 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-NUR-8189612-TA

Job locations

312 Brixton Road

312 Brixton Rd

London

SW9 6AA

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a practitioner working in a community setting you will promote and deliver evidence-based care for service users with mental health conditions in their own homes and within a variety of accommodation settings.

Working autonomously within the parameters of the role leading and supporting junior staff and wider care team to implement the delivery of quality care, contributing to the physical, psychological, social, recreational and spiritual care in a recovery-focused way through therapeutic engagement and activities, and taking steps to address any issues that arise.

Demonstrating an enhanced understanding of Mental Health signs and symptoms and an understanding of how these may present in practice including recognition of impact on patient presentation and behavior including risk factors. Supporting and teaching junior staff to develop understanding of mental health signs and symptoms and develop appropriate responses to these in practice.

Please see job description attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a practitioner working in a community setting you will promote and deliver evidence-based care for service users with mental health conditions in their own homes and within a variety of accommodation settings.

Working autonomously within the parameters of the role leading and supporting junior staff and wider care team to implement the delivery of quality care, contributing to the physical, psychological, social, recreational and spiritual care in a recovery-focused way through therapeutic engagement and activities, and taking steps to address any issues that arise.

Demonstrating an enhanced understanding of Mental Health signs and symptoms and an understanding of how these may present in practice including recognition of impact on patient presentation and behavior including risk factors. Supporting and teaching junior staff to develop understanding of mental health signs and symptoms and develop appropriate responses to these in practice.

Please see job description attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc (Hons) in Nursing or Diploma in Mental Health Nursing
• Preceptorship course (or other relevant teaching/assessment course).

Experience

Essential

• Ability to assess formulate and plan care
• An ability to develop therapeutic relationships with service users, identifying their care needs
• Experience of working in community mental health settings (i.e. Home Treatment Team, CMHT) or acute inpatient settings
• Experience in managing safeguarding issues

Desirable

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

Knowledge / Skills/Abilities

Essential

• A knowledge and understanding of the needs of people with mental health problems
• Current up to date knowledge of relevant legislation.
• Awareness of bio-psycho-social assessments and the safe and effective management of risk
• Skilled in the communication of sensitive issues
• Skilled in the assessment and monitoring of common physical health problems and able to deliver appropriate care

Desirable

• Knowledge of wider local organisations to support recovery plans for service users Ability to role model, reflect and provide evidence of conflict resolution

Personal attributes

Essential

• Recognition of own limitations, strengths and weaknesses and an ability to seek advice when necessary

Desirable

• Ability to use computerised information and communication systems

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc (Hons) in Nursing or Diploma in Mental Health Nursing
• Preceptorship course (or other relevant teaching/assessment course).

Experience

Essential

• Ability to assess formulate and plan care
• An ability to develop therapeutic relationships with service users, identifying their care needs
• Experience of working in community mental health settings (i.e. Home Treatment Team, CMHT) or acute inpatient settings
• Experience in managing safeguarding issues

Desirable

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

Knowledge / Skills/Abilities

Essential

• A knowledge and understanding of the needs of people with mental health problems
• Current up to date knowledge of relevant legislation.
• Awareness of bio-psycho-social assessments and the safe and effective management of risk
• Skilled in the communication of sensitive issues
• Skilled in the assessment and monitoring of common physical health problems and able to deliver appropriate care

Desirable

• Knowledge of wider local organisations to support recovery plans for service users Ability to role model, reflect and provide evidence of conflict resolution

Personal attributes

Essential

• Recognition of own limitations, strengths and weaknesses and an ability to seek advice when necessary

Desirable

• Ability to use computerised information and communication systems

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

312 Brixton Road

312 Brixton Rd

London

SW9 6AA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

312 Brixton Road

312 Brixton Rd

London

SW9 6AA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Service Manager

Meagan Loudon

[email protected]

02032287000

Details

Date posted

15 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£38,488 to £46,852 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-NUR-8189612-TA

Job locations

312 Brixton Road

312 Brixton Rd

London

SW9 6AA

United Kingdom

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