Date posted: 08/09/2025
Pay: £21.96 per hour
Job description:
Job Title: Band 6 Care Coordinator
Trust: South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard House, BR3 3BX
Ward: Croydon Mental Health Learning Disability Service
Pay Rates: £21.96 per hour
Shift Patterns: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm (part-time accepted)
Why might this job interest you?
South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is proud to offer an exciting opportunity for a compassionate and motivated Band 6 Care Coordinator to join our dedicated team. In this role, you'll collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to provide high-quality, person-centred support to some of our most vulnerable service users. Your work will be essential in driving positive change and improving outcomes within a dynamic and supportive environment.
SLAM is one of the UK's leading providers of mental health and addiction services, offering care to over 1.1 million people across South London. We deliver 230+ services, ranging from inpatient wards to community and outpatient care, serving diverse boroughs including Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark.
What makes SLAM so unique is our powerful combination of care, research, and training. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London and are proud partners in the King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre.
With over 5,000 staff and strong academic links, we offer exceptional career development, training opportunities, and the chance to work alongside some of the leading experts in mental health. Whether you're just starting out or looking to grow, SLAM is the place to build a career that matters.
What you can add:
* Act as Care Coordinator under CPA, providing holistic support, risk management, and effective liaison with service users, families, carers, GPs, and other services.
* Build psychologically safe environments that promote inclusion, collaboration, and support for diverse service users, families, carers, and staff.
* Develop and maintain person-centred care plans, risk assessments, and specialist nursing interventions tailored to individuals with learning disabilities, autism, and complex mental health needs.
* Attend and contribute to weekly team meetings and case formulation discussions helping to provide specialist support/advice to other professionals and support effective multidisciplinary care for clients.
* Deliver bespoke training to a range of stakeholder organisations and providers in Croydon of the service user group and pathway.
What you'll need:
* Registered with either RMN, RNLD or HCPC
* Degree-level education
* Experience of working within a community mental health setting is essential
* Post-qualification experience working with adults with learning disabilities and mental health needs, or strong evidence of transferable skills
* Strong clinical knowledge in supporting clients with complex needs and challenging behaviours
* Understanding of evidence-based practices (e.g. PBS, ABA, NICE guidelines)
* Knowledge of legislation including MHA, CPA, Human Rights Act, Child Protection policies
* Skilled in risk assessment and care planning
* Confidence participating in MDT meetings and contributing to clinical discussions
Desirable:
* Experience working in partnership with families and carers
* Car owner (preferred but not essential)
* EPJS experience
In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of:
* Relevant Qualifications
* Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.
The benefits we can offer you in return
· Putting People in Places to Care – be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.
· Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly.
· Blue Light Card – NHS Discount Provider
· First choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies.
· Our team is always happy to help - access our support line any time.
· Working options to suit your lifestyle – being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.
· Training and development opportunities via the Trust and NHSP's own academy.
· Explore different wards, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.
· Being part of the NHSP Community means you'll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more.
Who are NHS Professionals?
NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements.
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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of our client Trusts in England.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary
Contract length: 3 months
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: 84071
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary
Contract length: 3 months
Pay: £21.96 per hour
Expected hours: 15 – 37.5 per week
Work Location: In person