Associate Mental Health Worker

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. North London NHS Foundation Trust Associate Mental Health Worker The closing date is 12 October 2026 Apply for this job Job summary Make a meaningful impact on individuals on their recovery journey. North London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Associate Mental Health Worker to join the multidisciplinary Eating Disorders Service based at St Ann's Hospital. Working under the guidance of registered clinicians, this role provides compassionate, recovery-focused care to inpatients, supporting daily therapeutic routines and helping service users on their recovery journey. The position involves working directly with families, collaborating within a multidisciplinary team, and facilitating a supportive ward environment. Main duties of the job Meal Support: Assist service users directly during meal times, providing encouragement and interventions to manage meal-related anxiety as outlined in their care plans. Therapeutic Care Delivery: Deliver evidence-based individual and group interventions under the indirect supervision of registered practitioners, focusing on recovery, personal wellbeing, and nutrition. Care Planning & CPA: Actively contribute to multi-disciplinary care planning, Care Programme Approach (CPA) reviews, and clinical risk assessments alongside patients and their carers. Community Integration & Escorting: Escort service users on planned ground or community leave to build confidence and facilitate social inclusion. Clinical Documentation: Accurately update clinical systems ( RiO), maintain progress notes, and report vital patient observations to the nurse in charge and medical staff. Ward Coordination & Environment: Maintain safe, clean ward standards, assist with equipment stock, manage patient property/mail safely, and ensure all incident reporting adheres to Trust safeguarding and health and safety policies. Supervision & Mentorship: Provide peer support and guidance to healthcare assistants (HCAs) and actively engage in regular clinical and line-management supervision. About us North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people. Our Five-Year Strategy: We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology. Why NLFT? We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities. We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives. NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme Excellent internal staff networ In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis. Details Date posted 06 October 2026 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 4