Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Associate Mental Health Worker
The closing date is 25 November 2026

Job summary
Working across Bromley and Greenwich Community Mental Health Services, this recruitment campaign offers opportunities within several Community Mental Health Teams across both boroughs. Successful applicants will be assigned to a specific team and locality base upon appointment, dependent on service requirements and vacancy availability. The Associate Mental Health Worker is a key member of the Community Mental Health Team, providing direct support to service users with complex mental health needs.

Working under the supervision of registered practitioners, the post holder will contribute to the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care, promoting recovery, independence and social inclusion.

The role involves working collaboratively with service users, carers and multidisciplinary colleagues across community mental health services.

Main duties of the job

• Support the delivery of high-quality, person-centred mental health care within the community.
• Develop therapeutic relationships with service users and carers.
• Contribute to care planning, risk management and recovery-focused interventions.
• Monitor and report on service users' mental and physical wellbeing.
• Undertake delegated clinical and non-clinical tasks under the supervision of registered practitioners.
• Promote independence, social inclusion and engagement with local services.
• Maintain accurate clinical records in line with Trust policy and professional standards.
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team and with partner agencies to support positive outcomes for service users.

About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Details
Date posted: 12 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 4
Salary: £33,262 to £36,027 a year pa inc
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 277-8432145-CMH
Job locations: Beckenham Beacon (1st Floor), 379, Beckenham, BR3 3QL, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities

• Manage a delegated caseload and provide practical and therapeutic support to service users with mental health needs.
• Assist with assessment, care planning, implementation and review of care packages.
• Deliver recovery-focused interventions and support service users to achieve agreed goals.
• Identify and report changes in mental state, risk or wellbeing to registered practitioners.
• Provide support to service users in clinic, community and home environments as required.
• Promote physical health, wellbeing and healthy lifestyles.
• Support carers and families, providing information and signposting where appropriate.
• Liaise effectively with multidisciplinary team members and external agencies.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation using Trust electronic record systems.
• Participate in supervision, mandatory training and continuous professional development.
• Adhere to Trust policies, safeguarding procedures, confidentiality requirements and health and safety standards at all times.

Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential

• NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care, HNC/HND, or equivalent recognised qualification
• Minimum two years' experience working as a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant (or equivalent) within a mental health setting, such as Community Mental Health, Acute, or Forensic Services

Desirable

• Safeguarding, or Psychosocial Interventions.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to mental health and community services.

Experience
Essential

• Experience in a health or social care setting
• Experience of liaising with other agencies

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build positive therapeutic relationships with service users, carers and multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to assess situations, use initiative, remain calm under pressure, and work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

Desirable

• Knowledge of community mental health services, the recovery model, and person-centred care approaches.
• Experience using electronic patient record systems (e.g. RiO) and IT systems for care documentation and reporting.

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. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details
Employer name: Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Beckenham Beacon (1st Floor), 379, Beckenham, BR3 3QL, United Kingdom
Employer's website: http://oxleas.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Operational Lead, Paul Graham, paul.graham7@nhs.net, 02083018993

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