About this role
Job summary
Join a high-impact Assertive Outreach Service making a real difference across Southwark. This is a standout opportunity to be part of a dynamic service, supporting people with serious and enduring mental illness through focused, intensive, and creative interventions. Working across community hubs borough-wide, the role offers flexibility in location and approach, shaped around caseload needs. A strengths-based, responsive model sits at the heart of the service--adapting to each individual's perspective, interests, and changing priorities.
As an Occupational Therapist in a Care Coordinator role, specialist skills are central; delivering innovativeOT assessments and interventions that actively support recovery. The role includes recovery-focused care coordination and co-facilitation of a varied group programme grounded in an occupational perspective--recognising the vital relationship between person, environment, and meaningful activity. Professional development is a priority, with regular clinical supervision from a Senior OT and strong integration within the Southwark Community OT network. Monthly forums provide space to share best practice, reflect, and drive ongoing CPD. The post-holder will be based in Denmark Hill, with easy access to shops, public amenities and transport links.
Main duties of the job
- To provide care co-ordination and case management to a defined caseload of service users within the framework of the Care Programme Approach (CPA). The ongoing caseload will consist of service users with complex care needs including substance misuse or addiction issues. The interventions that are provided will focus on engagement, recovery, rehabilitation and integration with the community.
- To carry out MDT activities, such as assessments and duty responsibilities
- To be community focussed, agile, and adaptable.
- To be adept at building a rapport with clients, whilst maintaining firm boundaries.
- To co-ordinate a first-class service that includes assessment and monitoring of physical health, working collaboratively with the individual, and maintaining a safe and therapeutic working environment and accurate records.
- To maintain a close interface with a variety of SLaM services, other statutory organisations, social care and voluntary sector.
About us
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide care co-ordination and case management to a defined caseload of service users within theframework of the Care Programme Approach (CPA). The ongoing caseload will consist of service userswith complex care needs including substance misuse or addiction issues. The interventions that areprovided will focus on engagement, recovery, rehabilitation and integration with the community. To carry out MDT activities, such as assessments and duty responsibilities To be community focussed, agile, and adaptable. To co-ordinate a first-class service that includes assessment and monitoring of physical health, workingcollaboratively with the individual, and maintaining a safe and therapeutic working environment andaccurate records.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRelevant professional qualification with affiliated professional registration -Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration. (A)
Experience
Essential
- oPost-registration experience of working in a mental health setting. (A/I)
- oEvidence of continuing professional development e.g. relevant training (A/I)
- oExperience of working with service users with complex difficulties, including substance misuse and physical health difficulties. (A/I)
- oExperience of working with service users experiencing a crisis related to their mental health. (A/I)
- oExperience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team. (A/I)
Desirable
- oExperience of care coordination / case management. (A/I)
- oExperience of undertaking a service improvement/evaluation project. (A/I)
- oExperience of providing guidance to students and/or junior colleagues (A/I)
- oExperience of using psycho-social interventions. (A/I)
- oExperience of working with people experiencing psychosis. (A/I)
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- oKnowledge of the Recovery Approach and an understanding of its application in community practice (A/I)
- oKnowledge of CPA, Community Care Act, Carers Act, Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation as application to practice. (A/I)
- oKnowledge of the issues around social inclusion for mental health services users. (A/I).
- oKnowledge of race and gender issues as they pertain to people with serious mental health problems. (A/I)
- oSkills in clinical assessment / baseline mental health assessment. (A/I)
Desirable
- oUnderstanding of wider NHS Agenda and its application to the local context (10 year plan)
- oKnowledge of and skills in psycho-social interventions
- oPractice Educator Training
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Marina House
63-65 Denmark Hill
London
SE5 8RS
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)