Treatment Practitioner

Employer South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Maudsley Hospital Town London Salary £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 16/10/2026 23:59

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.

We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.

We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High;
Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.

The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role.

We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.

As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.

We are looking for a Home Treatment Team Practitioners to be part of our motivated and experienced teams.
While working with the team you will gain experience in relation to risk assessment, risk management, care planning, engagement and communication with Clients who are experiencing a mental health crisis and in need of support in their own homes.
You will be expected to provide a high level of care and have excellent communication skills.
In return our service will provide you with supervision, training and support to enable you to fulfil the role and provide you with a personal development plan to help you advance in your career.
The Operational Directorate is committed to the principle of learning from those who use our services, carers and families. We all believe in putting the person at the centre of our care and this reflects in the day to day management of the team.
As a Home Treatment Team Practitioner working within the South London Mental Health and Community Partnership you are required to encourage and foster collaborative and cross organisational working.

Working autonomously within the parameters of the role leading and supporting junior staff and wider care team to implement the delivery of quality nursing care, contributing to the physical, psychological, social, recreational and spiritual care in a recovery-focused way through therapeutic engagement and activities, and taking steps to address any issues that arise.
Leading on and undertaking activities to ensure that the fundamentals of care are met - nutrition, hydration, hygiene, comfort, emotional and social support:

• Co-ordinating and evaluating collaborative patient centred care; getting feedback and improving plans with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
• Providing accurate information about care in an accessible format to patients and their relatives / carers.
• Liaising and working positively with members of the multi- disciplinary team and partner organisations.
• Administeri…