Senior Practitioner - Part Time

Site Springfield University Hospital Town London Salary £58,133 - £65,261 per rota inclusive of Inner London HCAs Salary period Yearly Closing 26/08/2026 23:59

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.

We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".

As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.

Are you an experienced mental health practitioner looking to shape the future of crisis care?

We are seeking motivated, highly skilled, and enthusiastic registered mental health practitioners to join our new Crisis Access Hub as a Part time Shift work 0.6 WTE 22.5hrs a week Band 7 Senior Clinical Practitioner
. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in a major transformation of urgent and crisis mental health services across Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth
.

As a senior clinician within a new front-door service, you will be at the centre of crisis decision-making, ensuring people receive the right support, from the right service, at the right time. You will work closely with a wide range of partners across mental health services, NHS 111, ambulance services, acute hospitals, primary care, social care and VCSE organisations to provide expert clinical guidance and facilitate seamless access to care.

The Crisis Access Hub provides telephone and digital screening, triage, prioritisation and onward routing
. While the service does not deliver face-to-face assessments, home visits or treatment, you will undertake comprehensive clinical reviews and, where referral information is insufficient, lead enhanced triages through telephone or digital contact with patients, carers and professionals. This will enable you to gather additional information, clarify presentation and risk, and make informed decisions about the most appropriate pathway of care.

In this senior role, you will provide expert clinical decision-making, support and supervision to Band 6 Clinical Practitioners, coordinate referral flow during shifts, and play a key part in ensuring the service achieves its ambitious 1-hour screening target
. You will also contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit, and the ongoing evolution of the service.

Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. T he Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the…