Mental Health Specialist Practitioner

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. London Ambulance Service NHS Trust Mental Health Specialist Practitioner The closing date is 18 October 2026 Apply for this job Job summary The Mental Health Specialist Practitioner will provide specialist enhanced clinical assessment and support specifically to patients who have called the London Ambulance Service for Mental Health issues, or suspected Mental Health issues. The post-holder will follow a rolling rota that will see them complete shifts within our Emergency Operations Center undertaking telephone assessments on patients experiencing a mental health crisis and providing over the phone support to ambulance crews across the city with regards to mental health queries. You will also have opportunity to work alongside a paramedic on our Mental Health Joint Response Car. Working as an autonomous practitioner the post holder is expected to provide advanced assessment, clinical decisions and co-ordinated complex and challenging situations in regards to the management and treatment of this patient group. The Mental Health Specialist Practitioner will conduct telephone assessments and provide remote advice to crews on-scene with mental health patients as well as be deployed to as both a primary and an additional resource to mental health patients as well. Main duties of the job London Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the biggest and busiest emergency ambulance service in the UK with over 5,500 staff who work across a wide range of roles. Our service operates over an area of approximately 620 square miles across London based in 70 ambulance stations. As an integral part of the NHS in London, we work closely with hospitals and other healthcare professionals, as well as with other emergency services. We are also central to planning for, and responding to, large-scale events or major incidents in the capital. Post location: Fulham Ambulance Station or Ilford Ambulance Station for Mental Health Car shifts. Waterloo or Dockside (EOC) for Control Room Shifts (flexible which based on candidate preference). About us Our vision is to deliver outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed for everyone in London, 24/7, 365 days a year. Our strategy 2023-2028 outlines how we plan to achieve this, and is centred upon three missions focused on: Our care delivering outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed. Our organisation being an increasingly inclusive, well-led and highly skilled organisation people are proud to work for. Our London using our unique pan-London position to contribute to improving the health of the capital. To achieve these three missions we have set ourselves 50 commitments to deliver over the next five years. In developing these ambitious commitments, we have engaged extensively both inside our organisation, with our partners and with our patients, and we have analysed population trends and horizon scanned the future. Details Date posted 09 October 2026 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £55,524 to £62,652 a year per annum inc (Outer London) HCAS Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 308-OL-SPECIALIST-116 Job locations Fulham Ambulance Station Seagrave Road LONDON Greater London SW6 1RX United Kingdom Newham Dockside Education Centre Newham LONDON Greater London E16 2QU United Kingdom Waterloo Ambulance Station 2 Frazier Street L