# Community Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-practitioner/0071757b-36b8-4ebd-85ff-fc08a633b0f1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-practitioner/0071757b-36b8-4ebd-85ff-fc08a633b0f1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-18T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T13:40:51.491Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Croydon/South_London_Maudsley_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Assessment_Team/Community_Assessment_Team-v8059538 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8059538?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.slam.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This post is open to registered Mental health Nurses, Social workers, and Occupational Therapists. The Assessment & Liaison Team provides a service for people aged 18-65 who live in the Borough of Croydon.  We are a short-term service who provides mental health assessment to service users who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties within the community.  We also provide advice on the best treatment and care options available on mental health illnesses such as anxiety, depression, psychosis, or personality disorder. We work with a team of health and social care professionals including nurses, doctors, social workers and psychologists. We also work closely with service users, their carers, local organisations and GPs. The Croydon Assessment and Liaison team is made up of three teams (North, South, and Central) and is situated at Jeanette Wallace House, Croydon. The team generally works with individuals for up to 12 weeks providing a holistic package of care in collaboration with local care networks. ### Main duties of the job To provide assessment and planning of care to a group of service users within Croydon Assessment and Liaison team. Ensuring records associated with this process are maintained. To work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and across other agencies. To provide a high quality of care to individuals with complex bio psychosocial needs. The post holder will carry out procedures to a standard that ensures safe and effective care, and complies with their relevant professional code of conduct. To provide supervision to junior staff and students To support the team leader and act up as team leader in their absence We are looking for a motivated and dynamic Mental Health Nurse (RMN), Occupational Therapist or Social Worker to be part of our front-line team.  You will work with senior nurse practitioners within a GP clustered team delivering an enhanced liaison approach using an engagement and stabilisation model. This involves liaising with primary care, completing baseline mental health assessments, crisis management supporting individuals to identify and understand their mental health difficulties and working out a joint treatment plan that will support them through the 12 weeks process, getting them the right treatment and care as soon as possible. Excellent assessment skills are essential including an interest in working with mood anxiety and personality service users within a highly skilled team. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please attached JD and person specification *Please note that professional registration (RMN, Social work and Occupational Therapy) is an essential requirements for this post. Applicants who do not hold the relevant professional registration will not be shortlisted. ## Job Details This post is open to registered Mental health Nurses, Social workers, and Occupational Therapists. The Assessment & Liaison Team provides a service for people aged 18-65 who live in the Borough of Croydon. We are a short-term service who provides mental health assessment to service users who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties within the community. We also provide advice on the best treatment and care options available on mental health illnesses such as anxiety, depression, psychosis, or personality disorder. We work with a team of health and social care professionals including nurses, doctors, social workers and psychologists. We also work closely with service users, their carers, local organisations and GPs. The Croydon Assessment and Liaison team is made up of three teams (North, South, and Central) and is situated at Jeanette Wallace House, Croydon. The team generally works with individuals for up to 12 weeks providing a holistic package of care in collaboration with local care networks. ## Job Description To provide assessment and planning of care to a group of service users within Croydon Assessment and Liaison team. Ensuring records associated with this process are maintained. To work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and across other agencies. To provide a high quality of care to individuals with complex bio psychosocial needs. The post holder will carry out procedures to a standard that ensures safe and effective care, and complies with their relevant professional code of conduct. To provide supervision to junior staff and students To support the team leader and act up as team leader in their absence We are looking for a motivated and dynamic Mental Health Nurse (RMN), Occupational Therapist or Social Worker to be part of our front-line team. You will work with senior nurse practitioners within a GP clustered team delivering an enhanced liaison approach using an engagement and stabilisation model. This involves liaising with primary care, completing baseline mental health assessments, crisis management supporting individuals to identify and understand their mental health difficulties and working out a joint treatment plan that will support them through the 12 weeks process, getting them the right treatment and care as soon as possible. Excellent assessment skills are essential including an interest in working with mood anxiety and personality service users within a highly skilled team. ## Responsibilities Please attached JD and person specification *Please note that professional registration (RMN, Social work and Occupational Therapy) is an essential requirements for this post. Applicants who do not hold the relevant professional registration will not be shortlisted. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Experience of racial awareness/diversity training/cultural competence. - knowledge of evidence based interventions for people with complex mental health problems. - Awareness of bio-psycho-social assessments and the safe and effective management of risk - Current up to date knowledge of relevant legislation **Desirable** - Knowledge of wider local organisations to support recovery plans for service users ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working in community mental health settings (i.e. Home Treatment Team, CMHT) or acute inpatient settings - Experience in managing safeguarding issues. - Experience in carrying out detailed assessments, formulating and planning care **Desirable** - Experience of working in an MDT setting - Experience of managing a caseload ### attributes **Essential** - Recognition of own limitations, strengths and weaknesses and an ability to seek advice when necessary - Methodical approach to work with attention to detail. **Desirable** - Ability to use computerised information and communication systems. ### Qualifications **Essential** - - Registered Nurse (Mental Health) or other professional registration (Social Work or Occupational Therapy). - Completion of Preceptorship course **Desirable** - Evidence of continuing professional development - Student practice assessor training ## Documents - [slam staff benefits (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2341) - [jd and person specification (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10349709) - [happy to talk flexible working (pdf, 680.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1723) ## 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.