Associate Mental Health Worker | North London NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Camden And Islington NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£33,262 - £36,027 Per annum including HCAS
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, N15 3TH
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	5 Oct 2026
Closing date:	4 Nov 2026

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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.

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.

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:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all

3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

4. 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.

The post holder will work as a member of the inpatient nursing team. AMHWs are an integral part of the team and work closely with the patient in supporting their meals, liaising with the wider team, communicating with family members. They will assist and support nursing, medical, and other professional staff in the delivery of high standards of holistic centred care to the patients.

The AMHWs are expected to adherence to agreed instruction, whilst being guided and supported within Trust procedures and policies. As part of the wider Team the post holder will be responsible for participating and assisting in the delivery of care to patients and service users as part of Inpatient Eating Disorders Team, working under the direct supervision of a registered member of staff. This will involve being responsible for carrying out practical tasks, identified as part of the patient's and service users care plan or care pathways including meal support, and supporting patients to manage anxiety.

This advert closes on Monday 12 Oct 2026

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