Job summary
The main aim of mental health rehabilitation is to promote service users' recovery, functioning and autonomy to enable them to live successfully in the community with maximum independence and quality of life.

Our objectives are to:

• Use a Recovery orientated approach in all their work with service users and carers.
• To respect service users as experts by experience
• To treat service users with dignity and respect at all times
• To engage service users collaboratively in their care planning
• To agree individual, tailored care plans with service users and their carers
• To provide support to carers so that they can continue to support their relative
• To provide clinical expertise to staff working with service users in high support facilities to ensure that care plans enable service users to gain/regain the necessary skills and confidence to be able to live as independently as possible and to work towards their personal recovery goals.
• Manage the interface with primary care and other secondary physical health and mental health services effectively to ensure good communication and efficiency.
• Work collaboratively and effectively with other statutory and non-statutory agencies and staff involved in the service users' care.
• Facilitate move through from specialist mental health high support accommodation in Islington to ensure vacancies are available to new referrals into this care pathway.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake care act assessments
• Assess service users' needs taking into account their mental health rehabilitation and recovery journey
• Assess risk (identify, assess, plan, implement review)
• Support service users to address physical health needs
• Work with partner agencies to meet service users' needs
• Plan for mental health act assessments
• Undertake safeguarding enquiries and act as a SAM
• Undertake MHAs if qualified as an AMHP
• Administer depot injections
• Attend reviews and use dialogue plus to evaluate outcomes
• Act as duty worker and chair morning meetings
• May on occasions be asked to deputise on behalf of team manager
• Be accountable for all aspects of service users under your care
• Update EPR records including RiO and LAS (risk assessments, dialogue plus, care plans and contact)
• You will be an agile worker able to prioritise and reprioritise to manage demand and flow
• To be pro-active and take initiative to improve service delivery, using quality improvement methodology
• Use evidence based practice to deliver care (e.g. NICE guidelines, Royal College of Psychiatry)
• A good understanding of trauma informed care and its implementation in care and support
• Keep up to date with local and national changes in care delivery and understand how they will impact in care delivery
• Offer training and supervision to junior colleagues
• Self organise and be proactive in day to day delivery activities

About us
We recognise that we need a strong and resilient workforce, with staff who are happy in their jobs and able to cope with the physical and mental demands of their roles.

• You will be provided with monthly supervision and can request supervision ad hoc
• We work in a team approach where roles are cross functional to reduce burnout
• We offer the opportunity to work flexibly
• We encourage our staff to develop and progress in their career by offering focused coaching and training opportunities
• Our team is open and transparent, staff are encouraged to be open with senior colleagues
• We are flexible around annual leave subject to needs of the service

Details
Date posted: 16 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £47,951 to £56,863 a year per annum including HCAS
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 5 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 455-NLFT-8275820-A

Job responsibilities
The postholder will provide recovery-focused mental health rehabilitation, completing Care Act and social circumstances assessments, identifying and managing risk, safeguarding concerns, physical health needs and personalised care plans. They will administer depot injections, undertake planned home visits and work safely in accordance with the Lone Working Policy. Responsibilities include supporting service users and carers, working collaboratively with primary care, partner agencies and accommodation providers, and facilitating progression towards greater independence. The postholder will attend reviews, evaluate outcomes, act as duty worker, chair morning meetings and, when required, deputise for the team manager. They will maintain accurate electronic records on RiO and LAS, prioritise changing demands, use evidence-based and trauma-informed practice, contribute to Mental Health Act assessments where appropriately qualified, and provide supervision and training to junior colleagues.

Person Specification
Essential

• Significant experience of working with complex service user group
• Depot Administration
• Tribunal reports, Hearing, Social Circumstances reports, MoJ reports

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: North London NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Lowther Road, 1 Lowther Road, London, N7 8US, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/

Contact
Service Manager: Curtis Vera, curtis.vera2@nhs.net, 02033174850