Community Mental Health Nurse - Clozapine clinic | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 30 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum Inc HCAs |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2026 |
| Location: | London, E1 5NN |
| Company: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7898263/363-TH7898263 |
Summary
Community Mental Health Nurse - Clozapine clinic
The Tower Hamlets Clozapine clinic is looking for an experienced, compassionate Band 6 Mental Health Nurse looking to specialise in a highly skilled clinical area. If you work well under pressure and enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary team, and want to make a meaningful difference to service users with complex needs, we would love to hear from you.
The Band 6 Clozapine Clinic Nurse will play a key role in delivering specialist care to adults receiving Clozapine treatment for treatment‑resistant psychosis. Working within the Tower Hamlets Clozapine Clinic, the post holder will provide expert physical and mental health monitoring, including blood tests, ECGs, side‑effect monitoring, and health promotion. The role involves assessing risk, supporting service users with complex needs, issuing medication safely, and maintaining high‑quality clinical documentation.
As an integral part of the multidisciplinary team, the nurse also contributes to service development, staff support, training delivery, and evidence‑based practice. The post includes deputising for the Clinic Manager, maintaining strong communication across services, and ensuring care is safe, consistent, and person‑centred.
Provide specialist physical and mental health monitoring for service users on Clozapine, including blood tests, ECGs, side‑effect monitoring, and health promotion.
Support safe medication management in line with Clozapine policy and ZTAS protocols.
Assess mental state, identify and manage risks, and contribute to care planning with the MDT.
Act as a clinical resource for service users, carers, and professionals, offering advice and guidance.
Maintain accurate clinical records, produce reports, and communicate effectively across services.
Deputise for the Clinic Manager when required and contribute to audits, service development, and policy updates.
Provide leadership in venepuncture practice, safe handling of blood, and maintaining clinic safety standards.
Participate in training delivery for students, staff, carers, and community teams.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Clinical Responsibilities
• Manage and contribute to a caseload of service users receiving Clozapine, ensuring ongoing monitoring and high‑quality care.
• Undertake specialist physical health assessments including cardiovascular checks, weight monitoring, side‑effect screening, diabetes monitoring, venepuncture, ECGs, provide healthy lifestyle advice and issue medications.
• Respond calmly and safely to physical health emergencies such as abnormal blood results, myocarditis, bowel obstruction, or other urgent clinical concerns.
• Assess mental state and contribute to risk assessments and risk management planning alongside the MDT, care coordinators, and clinicians.
• Interpret ZTAS results, liaise with clinical teams, and devise safe care plans accordingly.
• Act as proxy for ZTAS and maintain the Haematology Investigation machine (PocHi‑100) in compliance with Trust and national requirements.
• Conduct capacity assessments in line with the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and ensure decisions reflect service users’ best interests.
• Provide expert advice to nurses, clinicians, carers, housing providers, and other professionals.
• Lead on venepuncture practice within the clinic and contribute to the phlebotomy service for all Clozapine service users.
• Ensure safe handling, storage, administration, and documentation of medications according to Trust policy and NMC guidance.
Communication & Collaboration
• Maintain effective communication and collaborative working with internal and external services, including NMHTs, consultants, inpatient units, HTT, GPs, pharmacy and community organisations.
• Provide information and education to service users to support informed decision‑making.
• Involve families and carers appropriately, respecting confidentiality and consent.
• Produce accurate, timely clinical documentation, reports, and electronic records.
Service Development & Policy• Support the implementation of Trust, local, and national policies and clinical guidelines.
• Promote and apply evidence‑based practice in the use of Clozapine and related physical health treatments.
• Contribute to the development and updating of Clozapine-related policies, guidelines, and standard operating procedures.
• Lead on service audits, evaluation, and Trust‑wide monitoring of Clozapine.
• Encourage and facilitate service-user involvement, including user‑led feedback and satisfaction surveys.
Leadership & Management• Deputise for the Clinic Manager as required, including day‑to‑day leadership, service coordination, and extended cover when needed.
• Provide leadership in maintaining a safe clinical environment, particularly in relation to handling blood and managing infection‑control risks.
• Support junior staff, students, and new starters, providing supervision, mentorship, and local induction.
Education, Training & Supervision• Participate in and deliver training programmes for service users, carers, students, community teams, inpatient services, and wider professionals.
• Engage in clinical supervision, annual appraisal, and continuous professional development.
• Keep up to date with developments in mental health, physical healthcare, and Clozapine treatment.
Information & Administration• Maintain accurate clinical records in accordance with Trust and NMC guidelines.
• Collect and submit required service statistics.
• Undertake administrative tasks necessary for the smooth operation of the clinic.
• Ensure accurate service-user information is available and accessible to those involved in care.
Research & Evidence-Based Practice• Promote and apply evidence-based practice within clinical work.
• Participate in research, audits, and quality‑improvement initiatives related to Clozapine and mental health nursing.
• Maintain a personal CPD portfolio demonstrating ongoing professional development.
Professional Responsibilities• Adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct and Trust professional standards.
• Exercise professional judgement in clinical decision‑making, seeking senior guidance when required.
• Reflect on practice through supervision and maintain awareness of personal attitudes and behaviours within therapeutic relationships.
This advert closes on Sunday 26 Apr 2026
The Tower Hamlets Clozapine clinic is looking for an experienced, compassionate Band 6 Mental Health Nurse looking to specialise in a highly skilled clinical area. If you work well under pressure and enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary team, and want to make a meaningful difference to service users with complex needs, we would love to hear from you.
The Band 6 Clozapine Clinic Nurse will play a key role in delivering specialist care to adults receiving Clozapine treatment for treatment‑resistant psychosis. Working within the Tower Hamlets Clozapine Clinic, the post holder will provide expert physical and mental health monitoring, including blood tests, ECGs, side‑effect monitoring, and health promotion. The role involves assessing risk, supporting service users with complex needs, issuing medication safely, and maintaining high‑quality clinical documentation.
As an integral part of the multidisciplinary team, the nurse also contributes to service development, staff support, training delivery, and evidence‑based practice. The post includes deputising for the Clinic Manager, maintaining strong communication across services, and ensuring care is safe, consistent, and person‑centred.
Provide specialist physical and mental health monitoring for service users on Clozapine, including blood tests, ECGs, side‑effect monitoring, and health promotion.
Support safe medication management in line with Clozapine policy and ZTAS protocols.
Assess mental state, identify and manage risks, and contribute to care planning with the MDT.
Act as a clinical resource for service users, carers, and professionals, offering advice and guidance.
Maintain accurate clinical records, produce reports, and communicate effectively across services.
Deputise for the Clinic Manager when required and contribute to audits, service development, and policy updates.
Provide leadership in venepuncture practice, safe handling of blood, and maintaining clinic safety standards.
Participate in training delivery for students, staff, carers, and community teams.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Clinical Responsibilities
• Manage and contribute to a caseload of service users receiving Clozapine, ensuring ongoing monitoring and high‑quality care.
• Undertake specialist physical health assessments including cardiovascular checks, weight monitoring, side‑effect screening, diabetes monitoring, venepuncture, ECGs, provide healthy lifestyle advice and issue medications.
• Respond calmly and safely to physical health emergencies such as abnormal blood results, myocarditis, bowel obstruction, or other urgent clinical concerns.
• Assess mental state and contribute to risk assessments and risk management planning alongside the MDT, care coordinators, and clinicians.
• Interpret ZTAS results, liaise with clinical teams, and devise safe care plans accordingly.
• Act as proxy for ZTAS and maintain the Haematology Investigation machine (PocHi‑100) in compliance with Trust and national requirements.
• Conduct capacity assessments in line with the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and ensure decisions reflect service users’ best interests.
• Provide expert advice to nurses, clinicians, carers, housing providers, and other professionals.
• Lead on venepuncture practice within the clinic and contribute to the phlebotomy service for all Clozapine service users.
• Ensure safe handling, storage, administration, and documentation of medications according to Trust policy and NMC guidance.
Communication & Collaboration
• Maintain effective communication and collaborative working with internal and external services, including NMHTs, consultants, inpatient units, HTT, GPs, pharmacy and community organisations.
• Provide information and education to service users to support informed decision‑making.
• Involve families and carers appropriately, respecting confidentiality and consent.
• Produce accurate, timely clinical documentation, reports, and electronic records.
Service Development & Policy• Support the implementation of Trust, local, and national policies and clinical guidelines.
• Promote and apply evidence‑based practice in the use of Clozapine and related physical health treatments.
• Contribute to the development and updating of Clozapine-related policies, guidelines, and standard operating procedures.
• Lead on service audits, evaluation, and Trust‑wide monitoring of Clozapine.
• Encourage and facilitate service-user involvement, including user‑led feedback and satisfaction surveys.
Leadership & Management• Deputise for the Clinic Manager as required, including day‑to‑day leadership, service coordination, and extended cover when needed.
• Provide leadership in maintaining a safe clinical environment, particularly in relation to handling blood and managing infection‑control risks.
• Support junior staff, students, and new starters, providing supervision, mentorship, and local induction.
Education, Training & Supervision• Participate in and deliver training programmes for service users, carers, students, community teams, inpatient services, and wider professionals.
• Engage in clinical supervision, annual appraisal, and continuous professional development.
• Keep up to date with developments in mental health, physical healthcare, and Clozapine treatment.
Information & Administration• Maintain accurate clinical records in accordance with Trust and NMC guidelines.
• Collect and submit required service statistics.
• Undertake administrative tasks necessary for the smooth operation of the clinic.
• Ensure accurate service-user information is available and accessible to those involved in care.
Research & Evidence-Based Practice• Promote and apply evidence-based practice within clinical work.
• Participate in research, audits, and quality‑improvement initiatives related to Clozapine and mental health nursing.
• Maintain a personal CPD portfolio demonstrating ongoing professional development.
Professional Responsibilities• Adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct and Trust professional standards.
• Exercise professional judgement in clinical decision‑making, seeking senior guidance when required.
• Reflect on practice through supervision and maintain awareness of personal attitudes and behaviours within therapeutic relationships.
This advert closes on Sunday 26 Apr 2026