Mental Health and Coordination Officer

About the Role

At Southwark Council, we believe housing and mental health cannot be considered separately. A safe and secure home is fundamental to wellbeing, recovery, and independence. This role brings together social work expertise and Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) experience to create meaningful change. You will help shape how services respond to residents with complex mental health needs, ensuring coordinated support that prevents crisis, protects tenancies, and achieves sustainable housing outcomes.

• Lead coordinated responses across housing, Adult Social Care, NHS mental health services, and voluntary sector partners to support residents with complex needs.
• Work with residents experiencing mental health challenges where housing stability, safeguarding, and risk management require a joined‑up approach.
• Support key points in a resident’s journey, including hospital discharge, crisis intervention, tenancy breakdown, and homelessness prevention.
• Apply social work expertise to ensure housing decisions are person‑centred, trauma‑informed, legally robust, and focused on recovery and independence.
• Undertake statutory responsibilities associated with AMHP status, including Mental Health Act assessments and related decision‑making.
• Use professional judgement when balancing risk, safeguarding, capacity, and individual rights.
• Develop practical housing solutions that enable residents to access and sustain safe accommodation.
• Identify risks early and intervene proactively to prevent homelessness.
• Work creatively with partners to overcome barriers, secure appropriate housing options, and reduce reliance on temporary accommodation.
• Provide specialist advice and guidance to colleagues on mental health, safeguarding, statutory responsibilities, and effective practice.
• Contribute to improving pathways between housing, health, and social care services.

• Qualified Social Worker with current professional registration and Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) status.
• Experience supporting people with complex mental health needs, safeguarding concerns, risk, and housing‑related challenges.
• Confidence to make sound professional decisions in complex and high‑pressure situations.
• Strong understanding of homelessness prevention, tenancy sustainment, and housing pathways.
• Ability to identify risks early and take effective action to prevent housing instability.
• Experience developing practical, outcome‑focused plans that help people secure and maintain accommodation.
• Strong partnership‑working skills, with the ability to influence others and bring services together around shared goals.
• A creative, solution‑focused approach and determination to find positive outcomes in challenging circumstances.

• Working hours:
  
  36 hours per week.
• Location:
  
  25 Bournemouth Road, Peckham, London, SE15 4UJ
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• Contract type:
  Permanent.