Nursing Associate - Health Check Liaison Team in City of London

Main area: Physical Health

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 4

Contract: 12 months (Fixed term / secondment available)

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 334-NUR-7303071-SA

Employer: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Site: Maudsley Hospital

Town: London

Salary: £31,944 - £34,937 per annum Incl. of HCAs

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 24/11/2025 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 providing high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for the care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission 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.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, skilled and compassionate Nursing Associate to join South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and be part of our commitment to improving the physical health of the communities we serve.

Main duties of the job:

• The Health Check Liaison Team plays a key role in improving the physical health of patients with severe mental illness.
• The team is comprised of Band 4 Assistant Practitioners and Nursing Associates who provide assertive outreach support to community mental health services.
• This is achieved by running clinics, outreaching into the community, liaising with primary care services and signposting to evidence-based interventions.
• The Assistant Practitioner/Nursing Associate will independently run physical health clinics, share outcomes and support service users to access appropriate interventions.
• Data is recorded on the electronic patient record and shared with primary care.

Applicants must have the ability to build positive and effective professional relationships across our health system, work independently with remote supervision, engage with people who have severe mental illness and manage their workload in line with service targets.

Qualifications:

• Minimum five GCSEs A – C including English and mathematics or equivalent.

Experience:

• Significant demonstrable experience of clinical working with adults with mental health problems including community work.
• Experience of undertaking physical health checks.

Skills and Abilities:

• Good written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills particularly in relation to adults with mental health problems.
• Able to use computer systems i.e. EPJS/Datix.
• Able to give lifestyle advice including diet and exercise.
• Physical health check skills including venepuncture and ECG.

Knowledge:

• Understanding of the importance of cultural and other differences in caring for service users in a safe and sensitive manner.
• Knowledge of adults with mental health problems and co-morbid physical health issues.
• Knowledge of the social systems and recovery models of care.

The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer and welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics.

Please note:

• All applications for this post will need to be made online.
• Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria.
• The closing date listed is a guide only and the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received.
• Once you have submitted your application, you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system.
• Should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date, your application has not been successful.