Are you a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse with strong Assessment & Liaison or Community Mental Health experience looking for a rewarding locum opportunity within a fast?paced multidisciplinary team? We have an excellent position available with the Croydon Assessment & Liaison Team, offering full?time hours, competitive rates, and the chance to make a meaningful impact on adults with complex bio?psychosocial needs.
Job Title: Band 6 Community Care Coordinator
Location: Croydon (Assessment & Liaison Team)
Duration: ASAP – Ongoing
Schedule: Monday – Friday | 9am–5pm
Start Date: ASAP
Rate of Pay: £27ph
Contact: Eric Lopes – 0203 475 4175 / elopes@hg-mh.com
Join a busy Assessment & Liaison Team providing high?quality, recovery?focused care to adults with complex mental health, physical health and social care needs. In this role, you will:
• Undertake comprehensive mental health assessments, biopsychosocial formulations and risk assessments • Plan, implement and monitor individualised care plans in collaboration with service users, carers and MDT colleagues • Deliver person?centred interventions that promote recovery, wellbeing and health promotion • Administer medication safely, providing clear information on side effects and contraindications • Coordinate and monitor commissioned care packages, ensuring needs assessments are completed and actioned • Provide ongoing follow?up, review and adjustment of care plans based on clinical presentation • Work confidently within legal and professional frameworks including MHA, MCA, CPA, safeguarding and Trust policies • Build therapeutic relationships that support engagement, collaboration and shared decision?making • Maintain accurate electronic patient records and high?quality written communication • Work effectively with MDT colleagues, social care, support groups and external agencies • Contribute to a safe, welcoming clinical environment and escalate risks or hazards appropriately • Participate in service development, audits, evaluations and improvement projects • Provide supervision, mentorship and support to junior staff and students
To be successful in this role, you will need:
• Current and valid NMC registration (RMN) • Strong experience within Community Mental Health, Assessment & Liaison or acute mental health settings • Ability to undertake detailed assessments, risk assessments and care planning • Confidence managing a busy caseload and working autonomously • Skilled in therapeutic communication and handling sensitive issues • Understanding of safeguarding, risk management and evidence?based interventions • Knowledge of MHA, MCA, CPA and relevant legislation • Ability to work in a fast?paced environment and manage competing priorities • Strong MDT collaboration skills and experience of interagency working • Basic IT skills and accurate clinical documentation • Immediate availability preferred
This role offers 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with an ongoing contract and strong potential for extension.
This opportunity will move quickly. Contact Eric Lopes today on 0203 475 4175 or email elopes@hg-mh.com to apply.
Hunter Gatherer Mental Health is a leading UK recruitment agency for mental health professionals, specialising in locum and permanent roles across the NHS and private sector.
• Fast & simple locum registration • High?paying roles with reliable weekly payroll • Specialist consultants who understand your clinical field • Exclusive NHS & private sector opportunities • Ongoing support throughout your placement