This post is open internally to current SLAM Trainee Mental Health Well-being Practitioner's (MHWP's) looking to qualify in January 2026. The successful applicant will complete the remainder of their MHWP training within the Croydon Central Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). They will remain on a Band 4 salary until completion of training and accreditation. The long-term offer of employment in this Band 5 role is dependent on the applicant completing their course, achieving registration as a MHWP, and registration with the British Psychological Society (BPS) and/or the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).
Structured Clinical Management (SCM) is an evidence-based treatment for service-users with Severe Mental Health difficulties. The Croydon locality has adopted SCM as the framework for healthcare across the Directorate, embedding it in its operational policies. It is used with the full range of Secondary Care Patients including those with Psychosis Conditions, Mood and Affective Conditions, and Personality Disorder.
We are seeking to employ and support a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to take on a role as an SCM Aligned Care Coordinator within the Central CMHT. They will offer assessments and deliver high quality SCM treatment for the Secondary Care group. This will involve both individual case management and low intensity psychological interventions., Croydon Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) have undergone service transformation. The transformation is about enhancing the quality of our service delivery, improving the experiences of those using our services, maintaining staff morale and to ensure services are meeting the NHS Long Term Plan. It is an exciting time to be part of this transformation in Croydon and you will be directly involved in improving ways of working with investment in resources to enhance services. The new teams work cross-diagnostically and will work with all individuals from a locality who have mental health needs that require support from Secondary Care. Croydon CMHT has 3 localities North, Central and South. Our Locality Teams are highly experienced and supportive and Multi-disciplinary., This advert is for Central Community Mental Health Team in Croydon based at Jeanette Wallace House.
The post holder will receive support around the delivery of low intensity psychological interventions under supervision as part of their delivery of the SCM model of care (see Job Description).
Working alongside other members of the multi-disciplinary team, the post holder will work closely with other care coordinators and case managers in identifying any barriers to discharge or in implementing care plans. They will work hand in hand with their colleagues in the team, other community teams in and out of the trust, primary care colleagues and the patients family/carers to facilitate discharge. They will ensure that the estimated discharge date as identified during reviews is progressed where possible and feasible.
The post holder will work a normal shift pattern of Monday- Friday 9:00-17:00.
The post holder will need excellent clinical and risk assessment skills and can work autonomously in carrying out prompt and comprehensive patient assessments whilst ensuring effective transition to other appropriate clinical pathways.
The post holder will work as an experienced mental health professional who acting within their own professional boundaries will provide care for service users that are in their recovery journey from severe and enduring mental health challenges.
The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:
+ Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
+ Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
+ We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity
Please note:
+ That all applications for this post will need to be made online
+ That you read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
+ That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible
+ That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs
+ That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
+ That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
+ That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
+ That we are a smoke-free Trust
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Band 5 (Band 4 during MHWP training, transitioning to Band 5 following qualification and registration with BPS and/or BABCP)
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working., South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust 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.
The Trust employ around 5000 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.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers.
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