Nurse Practitioner; Kingston HTT

Go back South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

The closing date is 10 February 2026

If you want to live locally and work locally, with an employer that offers flexible and agile working with great development and career progression opportunities, then this may be the role you!

The post holder MUST have a valid driving licence and access to a car to enable them to carry out home visits. Please do not apply if you do not fit these criteria.

Kingston Home Treatment Team (KHTT) is a multidisciplinary, provide a safe and effective home based assessment and treatment service as an alternative to in-patient admission, and for early discharge from the ward in the least disruptive and restrictive environment. It works in conjunction with, and is integrated with, other local service elements. The workload is team-based and team members do not carry a specific caseload.

The post holder will be based at Tolworth Hospital and work across the borough of Kingston. There is an expectation that the post holder is able to work shifts.

Early Shift: 08:30 to 16:30

Late Shift: 14:30 to 22:30

• engaging clients in crisis
• providing a range of bio/psycho/social interventions for service users and carers
• planning for robust and sustainable discharge/transfer and aftercare
• involving clients in planning and evaluating care given
• working as part of the team to achieve the best possible care for clients
• support clients in developing a Collaborative Crisis Plan

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Tolworth Hospital, Surbiton

To create the very best environment to care for our patients, this site's layout will be transformed in 2026 to add a number of wards to the existing three. Tolworth has a canteen and is near shops, the A3, Tolworth station, and is a bus ride from Surbiton station, with fast connections to Clapham Junction and London Waterloo.

The post holder will be based in the Home Treatment Team (CHTT) and be the first point of contact for all referrals.

The post holder will be directly accountable for care planned and implemented within the limits of his/her professional competence.

To develop and maintain a high standard of practice based on assessment, through the use of psycho-education, the Recovery Model, and supportive clinical management.

To communicate/liaise effectively within relevant agencies and teams to ensure that an integrated programme of care is provided throughout.

To attend clinical meetings to provide the team with relevant information in relation to caseload and to feedback on new assessments and use of zoning.

To identify and support carers and facilitate assessments where appropriate.

To offer advice and support to other professionals on issues of referrals to HTT or signposting if not appropriate for HTT.

To undertake home visits (single or joint) single visits only when there are no health, risk or safety issues evident.

To actively participate in relapse prevention work

To actively support the client in self- management of their symptoms and diagnosis and with the formation of their collaborative crisis plan.

To provide comprehensive risk assessments in accordance with the Trust Guidelines.

To ensure all Key Performance Indicators are assessed, recorded and updated regularly on RIO.

To work flexibly in ensuring maximum efforts are made to engage service users/carers.

To ensure effective communication with the inpatient service, social services, CMHTs and to include other statutory and non statutory organisations including the voluntary sector to provide continuity of care.

To have knowledge of the legal requirements of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act Care Programme Approach, Care Act, Deprivation of Liberty, Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Community Treatment Orders.

To maintain confidentiality at all times, and ensure accurate records are maintained in accordance with NMC guidelines and Trust Policy.

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