Job requirements
Essential
12 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills and abilities
Skills in clinical assessment / baseline mental health assessment
- Skills and abilities
Skills in risk assessment, risk management and crisis management
- Skills and abilities
Self aware, self confident, intrinsically motivated to perform well and to motivate others
- Skills and abilities
IT skills are essential including working knowledge of Word/Excel/Outlook/Teams/Electronic clinical records
- Skills and abilities
Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user’s needs, without close supervision.
- Experience and knowledge
Significant relevant clinical experience
- Experience and knowledge
Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience and knowledge
Experience of researchbased/reflective practice, e.g. understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence based practice
- Experience and knowledge
Knowledge of clinical governance and audit.
- Experience and knowledge
Understanding of Care Coordination under CPA.
- Education and Qualifications
Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse and/or Registered Occupational Therapist and/or Social Worker
- Education and Qualifications
Relevant degree qualification to enable appropriate registration with appropriate supervisory body.
Desirable
12 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills and abilities
Problem solving skills; ability to identify problems, review options and take appropriate action without a predetermined framework
- Skills and abilities
Ability to present and feedback to the MDT
- Skills and abilities
Ability to escalate risks and concerns effectively
- Skills and abilities
IT skills.
- Skills and abilities
Skilled in supervision of others, and in providing critical and constructive feedback.
- Experience and knowledge
Experience of Older Adults
- Experience and knowledge
Experience of working in the community
- Experience and knowledge
Experience of managing a caseload.
- Experience and knowledge
Experience of supporting practice development in clinical areas.
- Education and Qualifications
SSSA‑aligned training to act as Practice Supervisors or Practice Assessors or other Teaching qualification
- Education and Qualifications
Any post graduate qualification
- Education and Qualifications
Psychological/CBT training courses
Job overview
Lewisham CMHT is a well-established, highly experienced and supportive team, comprised of Community Psychiatric Nurses, Psychiatrists, Occupational Therapists, Clinical Psychologists and Social Workers.
The team aims to guide service users towards realising an optimum level of functioning and support them to maintain good mental health.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as Care Coordinator for a caseload of service users in the local community who have complex mental health difficulties, and also work with their carers where applicable.
The post holder will be expected to have excellent self-management skills, and also work collaboratively within the team. The post holder must be able to formulate flexible, robust and holistic care plans with service users and/or carers, to work well under pressure, be experienced in dynamic risk assessment, and also to have excellent communication skills.
We would welcome applications from Nurses, Occupational Therapists and Social Workers who have significant experience and who are looking to develop new community skills and expertise in older adults.
About the location:
You will be based at 91 Granville Park, Lewisham, London, SE13 7DW
Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2). We also provide services and operate across other locations, such as London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, and substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Lambeth, Greenwich and Wandsworth.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are looking for a Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker/Care Coordinator. For a more detailed job description and person specification please see the attachments in the documents section.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
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This advert is for Community Care Coordinator with South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust in Beckenham, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Care coordinator role. The advertised salary is £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inclusive of HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 10 Nov 2026.
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