Community Nurse | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

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 and Greenwich.

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 already rates our services as ‘good’.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users, where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do, is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.

The Lambeth Early Onset Team (LEO CMHT) are looking for a highly enthusiastic BAND 5 NURSE

We are looking for someone who would like to develop their knowledge and experience within the area of First Episode Psychosis and work within a large and busy multi professional team.

The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, sex, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave.

We are committed to equality and diversity for our staff and patients. We believe that any form of discrimination is unacceptable, we aim to put this commitment into practice by:

• Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
• Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
• We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity

Please see link for Job Description

Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse (RNLD) with current NMC registration.

Evidence of continuing professional development e.g. relevant training

Experience of working in a community setting

Experience of working with service users with psychosis

Experience of the use of evidence based interventions relating to the care of service users with psychosis

Knowledge of current Government Policy and Guidelines concerning the provision of community mental health care in general and of Early intervention in Psychosis in particular

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to provide care that is sensitive to the needs of minority groups

Understanding of the supervision process

This advert closes on Wednesday 14 Oct 2026