Join a high-impact Assertive Outreach Service making a real difference across Southwark.
This is a standout opportunity to be part of a dynamic service, supporting people with serious and enduring mental illness through focused, intensive, and creative interventions. Working across community hubs borough-wide, the role offers flexibility in location and approach, shaped around caseload needs.
A strengths-based, responsive model sits at the heart of the service—adapting to each individual’s perspective, interests, and changing priorities. As an Occupational Therapist in a Care Coordinator role, specialist skills are central: delivering innovative OT assessments and interventions that actively support recovery.
The role includes recovery-focused care coordination and co-facilitation of a varied group programme grounded in an occupational perspective—recognising the vital relationship between person, environment, and meaningful activity.
Professional development is a priority, with regular clinical supervision from a Senior OT and strong integration within the Southwark Community OT network. Monthly forums provide space to share best practice, reflect, and drive ongoing CPD.
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- To be a key member of a Focussed Support service offering short to medium term interventions to adults with SMI in the Borough of Southwark, using the Care Programme Approach (currently changing to the DIALOG+ model).
- To provide intensive support for patients with complex mental health needs in the Southwark community.
- To work collaboratively with placement providers and allied services to coordinate a service which focuses on the individual’s strengths and to support wellbeing in a holistic way.
- To support patients through their recovery journey in the community by identifying and responding to early warning signals so that patients have less barriers to living a more meaningful life.
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.
- To provide care co-ordination and case management to a defined caseload of service users within the framework of the Care Programme Approach (CPA). The ongoing caseload will consist of service users with complex care needs including substance misuse or addiction issues. The interventions that are provided will focus on engagement, recovery, rehabilitation and integration with the community.
- To carry out MDT activities, such as assessments and duty responsibilities
- To be community focussed, agile, and adaptable.
- To be adept at building a rapport with clients, whilst maintaining firm boundaries .
- To co-ordinate a first-class service that includes assessment and monitoring of physical health, working collaboratively with the individual, and maintaining a safe and therapeutic working environment and accurate records.
- To maintain a close interface with a variety of SLaM services, other statutory organisations, social care and voluntary sector.
