Senior Practitioner - Alliance Rehabilitation Team
| Posting date: | 16 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £38,292 per year |
| Additional salary information: | We contribute 6.5% to your pension when you contribute 1.5% and offer 29 days annual leave. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 September 2025 |
| Location: | Lambeth, South East London |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Thames Reach |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SPART - 0925 |
Summary
Role: Senior Practitioner - Alliance Rehabilitation Team & Primary Care Alliance Network
Salary: £38,292 per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week
Location: Lambeth
Closing date: 28/09/2025
Interview date: 09/10/2025
Whatever your experience of street homelessness and its impact on people’s lives – personal or professional – when you join the Thames Reach team as a Senior Practitioner, we will make the best use of all your understanding, compassion and commitment
About us…
Thames Reach runs projects and services that help to end homelessness in and around London. We work directly with homeless people on the streets and in hostels. We work to prevent vulnerable people from becoming homeless. We help formerly homeless people get their lives back on track. We help people find work and access training and volunteering opportunities.
Is our mission easy? No, but we never give up on people. Last year we helped more than 15,000 people.
Is our work rewarding? Yes, in every sense. We’re listed as one of the top 100 Best Workplaces in the UK. There’s no better place to develop or transfer your skills and build a fulfilling career.
About this role…
We are looking for a Senior Practitioner to join the Alliance Rehabilitation Team & Primary Care Alliance Network team.
The Lambeth Living Well Network Alliance supports people in Lambeth experiencing mental illness. Thames Reach works in partnership with South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Lambeth NHS Clinical Commissioning Group, Lambeth Council and Certitude to deliver mental health services as part of the innovative transformation of mental health services in the borough.
We will not accept applications where Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used to assist with completing the competency questions.
You will:
.Coordinate, attend and chair all online PCAN meetings between to GPs and secondary mental health teams. Keep details notes on all discussions and circulate to relevant colleagues.
.Record and safely store data from all of the PCAN meetings, completing regular report for Lambeth Alliance management and governance colleagues.
.Present about the PCAN meetings to wider healthcare and mental health services as and when required.
.Manage a team of Lead Workers within the Alliance Rehabilitation Team delivering social, housing and financial support to adults in mental health supported accommodation placements in Lambeth.
.Work closely with colleagues from Lambeth Council Social Services, SLAM and Certitude to oversee holistic support for clients within the ART team.
.Oversee the delivery of KPIs and working closely with the wider Thames Reach Charity
You will have:
.Excellent Microsoft Office skills – Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint.
.Experience in managing large amounts of sensitive data.
.Experience in building and maintaining strong relationships with external organisations and internal colleagues within the team.
.Understanding when to prioritise effectively, be proactive, flexible and an effective problem solver.
.Experience in developing resilience, working under pressure and to tight deadlines.
.Experience of working with vulnerable clients, ideally within the mental health sector.
We are listed in the top 100 UK Best Workplaces 2023 in the UK. As part of a commitment to our employees we offer:
.Generous holiday allowance – 29 days per year plus 8 public holidays (pro rata).
.Pension – we contribute 6.5% to your pension when you contribute 1.5%.
.Excellent development opportunities – career progression, regular supervision and appraisals, and learning programmes to support your career with Thames Reach.
.Wellbeing support – our 24/7 employee assistance programme and opportunities for TOIL.
.Life assurance – four times your annual salary and critical illness cover.
.Other benefits including a blue light discount card, interest free season ticket and cycle to work loans.
Thames Reach is committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We value, respect, and celebrate diversity. We welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their history of homelessness, sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief.
To apply visit our website and complete our application form.
For further information please contact, Agnes Jancauskaite, Lead Manager at Agnes.Jancauskaite@thamesreach.org.uk
Thames Reach is committed to safeguarding. Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment screening appropriate to the post, including, but not limited to checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Having a criminal record will not exclude you from applying but you will be asked to provide further details as most posts are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Salary: £38,292 per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week
Location: Lambeth
Closing date: 28/09/2025
Interview date: 09/10/2025
Whatever your experience of street homelessness and its impact on people’s lives – personal or professional – when you join the Thames Reach team as a Senior Practitioner, we will make the best use of all your understanding, compassion and commitment
About us…
Thames Reach runs projects and services that help to end homelessness in and around London. We work directly with homeless people on the streets and in hostels. We work to prevent vulnerable people from becoming homeless. We help formerly homeless people get their lives back on track. We help people find work and access training and volunteering opportunities.
Is our mission easy? No, but we never give up on people. Last year we helped more than 15,000 people.
Is our work rewarding? Yes, in every sense. We’re listed as one of the top 100 Best Workplaces in the UK. There’s no better place to develop or transfer your skills and build a fulfilling career.
About this role…
We are looking for a Senior Practitioner to join the Alliance Rehabilitation Team & Primary Care Alliance Network team.
The Lambeth Living Well Network Alliance supports people in Lambeth experiencing mental illness. Thames Reach works in partnership with South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Lambeth NHS Clinical Commissioning Group, Lambeth Council and Certitude to deliver mental health services as part of the innovative transformation of mental health services in the borough.
We will not accept applications where Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used to assist with completing the competency questions.
You will:
.Coordinate, attend and chair all online PCAN meetings between to GPs and secondary mental health teams. Keep details notes on all discussions and circulate to relevant colleagues.
.Record and safely store data from all of the PCAN meetings, completing regular report for Lambeth Alliance management and governance colleagues.
.Present about the PCAN meetings to wider healthcare and mental health services as and when required.
.Manage a team of Lead Workers within the Alliance Rehabilitation Team delivering social, housing and financial support to adults in mental health supported accommodation placements in Lambeth.
.Work closely with colleagues from Lambeth Council Social Services, SLAM and Certitude to oversee holistic support for clients within the ART team.
.Oversee the delivery of KPIs and working closely with the wider Thames Reach Charity
You will have:
.Excellent Microsoft Office skills – Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint.
.Experience in managing large amounts of sensitive data.
.Experience in building and maintaining strong relationships with external organisations and internal colleagues within the team.
.Understanding when to prioritise effectively, be proactive, flexible and an effective problem solver.
.Experience in developing resilience, working under pressure and to tight deadlines.
.Experience of working with vulnerable clients, ideally within the mental health sector.
We are listed in the top 100 UK Best Workplaces 2023 in the UK. As part of a commitment to our employees we offer:
.Generous holiday allowance – 29 days per year plus 8 public holidays (pro rata).
.Pension – we contribute 6.5% to your pension when you contribute 1.5%.
.Excellent development opportunities – career progression, regular supervision and appraisals, and learning programmes to support your career with Thames Reach.
.Wellbeing support – our 24/7 employee assistance programme and opportunities for TOIL.
.Life assurance – four times your annual salary and critical illness cover.
.Other benefits including a blue light discount card, interest free season ticket and cycle to work loans.
Thames Reach is committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We value, respect, and celebrate diversity. We welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their history of homelessness, sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief.
To apply visit our website and complete our application form.
For further information please contact, Agnes Jancauskaite, Lead Manager at Agnes.Jancauskaite@thamesreach.org.uk
Thames Reach is committed to safeguarding. Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment screening appropriate to the post, including, but not limited to checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Having a criminal record will not exclude you from applying but you will be asked to provide further details as most posts are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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