Senior suicide prevention coordinator

Job summary

Were looking for a confident, capable mental health professional who knows how to turn knowledge into real-world impact. Youll bring strong understanding of suicide prevention, safeguarding, risk, and how neurodiversity can shape mental health and suicidal ideation. Youll be able to adapt your approach to meet different needs, hold difficult conversations, and deliver high-quality training and interventions that actually land. A relevant qualification (or equivalent experience) in mental health, psychology, or social care is expected, and an enhanced DBS will be required.

This role is about leading and growing suicide prevention work across South West Londonexpanding reach, strengthening partnerships, and improving early intervention. Youll drive forward inclusive outreach and training, ensuring neurodiverse needs are understood and embedded in delivery, while safeguarding remains central to all activity.

Main duties of the job

You will:

• Lead and deliver suicide prevention outreach, training, and targeted interventions across community and educational settings
• Design and deliver engaging, evidence-based training on suicide prevention, safeguarding, and neurodiversity
• Adapt delivery to ensure approaches are inclusive and responsive to neurodiverse individuals
• Build strong partnerships with statutory, community, and voluntary sector organisations
• Monitor, evaluate, and report on activity and outcomes to evidence impact and inform service development
• Provide line management and oversight to staff and volunteers, ensuring safe and consistent delivery
• Embed safeguarding best practice across all activity, including risk management and escalation

You are:

• Knowledgeable in suicide prevention, safeguarding, and supporting individuals at risk
• Confident in understanding and responding to neurodiversity within a mental health context
• An effective communicator who can translate complex, sensitive topics into accessible learning
• Organised and able to manage competing priorities across multiple locations
• Reflective, adaptable, and able to respond calmly in challenging situations
• Committed to making a measurable difference in mental health and suicide prevention.

About us

We are a leading community-based organisation dedicated to providing outstanding mental health support and clinical interventions across London. Our experienced, clinically led teams focus on addressing a wide range of mental health needs within our communities. With decades of local knowledge, we have a strong track record of empowering people to live the lives they choose.