Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Associate Mental Health Worker

The closing date is 12 April 2026

Job summary

** Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post **

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting Associate Mental Health Workers to join our new Psychosis Pathway Care Teams.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a team-based, recovery-focused model, supporting people with psychosis to achieve stability, independence and improved quality of life. You will be part of a supportive multidisciplinary Care Team, sharing responsibility for a caseload and delivering practical, therapeutic and social interventions in the community.

We are looking for motivated, compassionate individuals with experience in health or social care who are passionate about working with people with severe mental illness.

Posts are available across Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich, with opportunities for development, supervision and training.

Main duties of the job

As an Associate Mental Health Worker, you will:

Support service users with psychosis as part of a shared care team caseload
Deliver practical, recovery-focused interventions under supervision
Promote engagement, social inclusion and independence
Support physical health monitoring and wellbeing
Contribute to risk management, care planning and reviews
Maintain high-quality clinical records using Trust systems
Work flexibly across community settings in line with service need
Actively participate in supervision, training and reflective practice

You will be supported to develop your skills and confidence, with clear role expectations and access to training aligned to the new pathway.

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

Date posted

30 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

Depending on experience pa inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

277-7900145-CMH

Job locations

Carlton Parade/Beckenham Beacon/Erith Centre/Ferryview Health Centre

London

SE18 3RG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further detailed information relating to the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached supporting documentation

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further detailed information relating to the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached supporting documentation

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A minimum of NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or HNC/HND or equivalent diploma Experiential learning through two years (minimum) working experience as a Health Care Asst, Band 3 in a mental health setting e.g Forensic, Acute Inpatient Setting, Community Mental Health Team & etc.

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

Experience in community mental health setting

Skills/knowledge

Essential

Have a demonstrable interest in working with service users who suffer from mental health problems
Ability to assess clinical situations quickly and use initiative
Ability to maintain boundaries and form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers
Able to work on own initiative and also part of a team
Well developed interpersonal skills
Ability to remain calm in emergency situations and respond in a professional manner

Desirable

Group facilitation skills
Report writing skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A minimum of NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or HNC/HND or equivalent diploma Experiential learning through two years (minimum) working experience as a Health Care Asst, Band 3 in a mental health setting e.g Forensic, Acute Inpatient Setting, Community Mental Health Team & etc.

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

Experience in community mental health setting

Skills/knowledge

Essential

Have a demonstrable interest in working with service users who suffer from mental health problems
Ability to assess clinical situations quickly and use initiative
Ability to maintain boundaries and form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers
Able to work on own initiative and also part of a team
Well developed interpersonal skills
Ability to remain calm in emergency situations and respond in a professional manner

Desirable

Group facilitation skills
Report writing skills

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Carlton Parade/Beckenham Beacon/Erith Centre/Ferryview Health Centre

London

SE18 3RG

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Carlton Parade/Beckenham Beacon/Erith Centre/Ferryview Health Centre

London

SE18 3RG

Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)