Opportunity to be part of a new and exciting Interface team within a reputable NHS Trust.
Engagement in meaningful work focused on supporting proactive discharge planning and improving patient outcomes.
Flexible and agile working arrangements to promote a healthy work-life balance.
Career development and progression opportunities within a large service line that employs over 700 staff.
Work in modern facilities, including two brand new mental health buildings at Springfield University Hospital.
Be part of a diverse and inclusive team that values contributions from individuals of all backgrounds.
Ability to directly impact the recovery journey of patients and their families while working closely with internal and external partners.
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking a full-time Interface Worker (Band 6) to join their newly established team within the Adult Community service line. Applicants should possess current clinical registration or relevant experience in health, social care, or the voluntary sector. The role involves collaborating with internal and external partners to facilitate proactive discharge planning for patients from the Community Mental Health Teams, especially those at risk of delayed transfers of care.
The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting patients’ transitions from acute mental health wards back into community settings, ensuring safe and timely discharges that promote ongoing recovery. The position promises a dynamic work environment with opportunities for career progression, flexible working, and involvement with diverse communities. The Trust has a commitment to providing high-quality care, striving for outstanding service delivery, and fostering an inclusive workplace culture.
The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting patients’ transitions from acute mental health wards back into community settings, ensuring safe and timely discharges that promote ongoing recovery. The position promises a dynamic work environment with opportunities for career progression, flexible working, and involvement with diverse communities. The Trust has a commitment to providing high-quality care, striving for outstanding service delivery, and fostering an inclusive workplace culture.
The Adult Community service line is advertising for a full-time Interface worker’s (band 6) on a permanent basis.
The Interface team is a new and exciting team. We are looking for people that hold a current relevant clinical registration or equivalent relevant experience in health, social care or within the voluntary sector. The team will be expected to work in conjunction with Internal and external partners in supporting proactive discharge planning and timely discharge for patients known to our Community Mental Health Teams within acute admission wards. The team will work alongside the adult community service line which delivers care to adult mental health clients across the five boroughs of the Trust. The service line employs over 700 staff and we care for up to 12,000 patients a year.
If you want to live locally and work locally, with an employer that offers flexible and agile working with great development and carer progression opportunities, then this may be the role you!
You will be working closely to support discharge planning for all patients under the active caseload of the community team who are admitted to an acute mental health bed, including patients in out of area placements. The successful candidate will be expected to focus efforts on behalf of individual patients at heightened risk of delayed transfer of care to support their safe discharge and continued recovery at home.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is enthusiastic and passionate about supporting the best outcomes for our patients and their families/ carers. Applicants should be energetic, creative, flexible, hard-working, and committed to this role to delivery high quality care. Strong interpersonal and relationship skills are key to delivering in this post.
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. The 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.
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 work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sean Grosvenor Job title: Team manager Email address: Telephone number: 020 3513 3107
Sharon Putt Deputy Head of Service Delivery via
The Interface team is a new and exciting team. We are looking for people that hold a current relevant clinical registration or equivalent relevant experience in health, social care or within the voluntary sector. The team will be expected to work in conjunction with Internal and external partners in supporting proactive discharge planning and timely discharge for patients known to our Community Mental Health Teams within acute admission wards. The team will work alongside the adult community service line which delivers care to adult mental health clients across the five boroughs of the Trust. The service line employs over 700 staff and we care for up to 12,000 patients a year.
If you want to live locally and work locally, with an employer that offers flexible and agile working with great development and carer progression opportunities, then this may be the role you!
You will be working closely to support discharge planning for all patients under the active caseload of the community team who are admitted to an acute mental health bed, including patients in out of area placements. The successful candidate will be expected to focus efforts on behalf of individual patients at heightened risk of delayed transfer of care to support their safe discharge and continued recovery at home.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is enthusiastic and passionate about supporting the best outcomes for our patients and their families/ carers. Applicants should be energetic, creative, flexible, hard-working, and committed to this role to delivery high quality care. Strong interpersonal and relationship skills are key to delivering in this post.
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. The 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.
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 work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sean Grosvenor Job title: Team manager Email address: Telephone number: 020 3513 3107
Sharon Putt Deputy Head of Service Delivery via
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