Community Practitioner
| Posting date: | 16 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £35,763.00 to £43,466.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £35763.00 - £43466.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 September 2025 |
| Location: | Croydon, CR0 1ER |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9334-25-0924 |
Summary
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. We are looking for a motivated and dynamic Nurse / 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. We offer peer, group and 1-1 supervision including on-going training opportunities within the PDP structure.