# Associate Mental Health Worker > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/associate-mental-health-worker/102db779-14cb-4195-9a40-2bd2afa58d47 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/associate-mental-health-worker/102db779-14cb-4195-9a40-2bd2afa58d47.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** The Heights - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £33,262 - £36,027 pa inc - **Contract type:** 12 months (internal candidates secondment / external candidates fixed term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-02T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-19T12:40:51.714Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Charlton_London/Oxleas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Adult_Community_Mental_Health/Adult_Community_Mental_Health-v8237480 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8237480?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.oxleas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview ** Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post ** Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting Associate Mental Health Workers to join our new Psychosis Pathway Care Teams. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a team‑based, recovery‑focused model, supporting people with psychosis to achieve stability, independence and improved quality of life. You will be part of a supportive multidisciplinary Care Team, sharing responsibility for a caseload and delivering practical, therapeutic and social interventions in the community. We are looking for motivated, compassionate individuals with experience in health or social care who are passionate about working with people with severe mental illness. The post available is working across Greenwich, with opportunities for development, supervision and training. ### Main duties of the job As an Associate Mental Health Worker, you will: - Support service users with psychosis as part of a shared care team caseload - Deliver practical, recovery‑focused interventions under supervision - Promote engagement, social inclusion and independence - Support physical health monitoring and wellbeing - Contribute to risk management, care planning and reviews - Maintain high‑quality clinical records using Trust systems - Work flexibly across community settings in line with service need - Actively participate in supervision, training and reflective practice You will be supported to develop your skills and confidence, with clear role expectations and access to training aligned to the new pathway. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Further detailed information relating to the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached supporting documentation ### Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience in a health or social care setting - Experience of liaising with other agencies **Desirable** - Experience in community mental health setting ### Qualifications **Essential** - A minimum of NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or HNC/HND or equivalent diploma Experiential learning through two years (minimum) working experience as a Health Care Asst, Band 3 in a mental health setting e.g Forensic, Acute Inpatient Setting, Community Mental Health Team & etc. ### Skills/knowledge **Essential** - Have a demonstrable interest in working with service users who suffer from mental health problems - Ability to assess clinical situations quickly and use initiative - Ability to maintain boundaries and form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers - Able to work on own initiative and also part of a team - Well developed interpersonal skills - Ability to remain calm in emergency situations and respond in a professional manner **Desirable** - Group facilitation skills - Report writing skills ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1847) - [privacy notice for staff (pdf, 268.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1659) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 768.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10548008) - [important additional information for candidates (please read carefully) (pdf, 160.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1656) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.