South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
Community Psychiatric Nurse (HTT)
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About the Role
We are looking for a motivated, compassionate and skilled Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our dynamic Team. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference by supporting people experiencing acute mental health crisis, helping them to remain safely at home and prevent unnecessary hospital admission.
As a band 6 Nurse Practitioner working within a fast-paced multidisciplinary team, you will undertake comprehensive mental health assessments, develop collaborative care plans, deliver evidence-based interventions and undertake risk assessments supporting service users and their families throughout their recovery journey and provide safe, responsive and person-centred care.
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your clinical and leadership skills if you are looking for career progression in the future.
Key Responsibilities
As a Band 6 Crisis Assessment Practitioner, You Will
- Undertake comprehensive mental health assessments, including risk assessment and formulation, for people presenting in crisis overnight.
- Provide short-term therapeutic and crisis interventions in line with HTT and Trust models of care.
- Develop and review collaborative care and safety plans with service users and carers.
- Make clinically informed decisions regarding admission, home treatment, onward referral or discharge, in line with agreed pathways.
- Work autonomously within professional scope of practice, with access to senior clinical advice and on-call medical support.
- Liaise closely with Liaison Psychiatry, ED teams, wards, police, LAS, MHCL and community services to ensure safe handover and continuity of care.
- Contribute to MDT discussions, escalation processes and overnight operational problem-solving.
- Ensure accurate, timely and high-quality clinical documentation.
- Contribute to service development, audit, and quality improvement activity within the Enhanced Night HTT.
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About Our Trust
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
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We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti-racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
About Our Locations
Springfield University Hospital, Tooting
Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world-class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are coming soon. Close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.
Contact for Further Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Ben Patterson
- Job Title: Community Psychiatric Nurse
- Email Address: Ben.Patterson@swlstg.nhs.uk
- Telephone Number: 07970235519
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