Mental Health Careers and Skills Framework

Whether you are wanting to start a career in mental health, develop your career or are a manager or senior leader, this website is for you. Developed in conjunction with service users, existing employees and leaders in healthcare services across London, this website provides a skills framework, advice and guidance.

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News, stories & events in Mental Health

Creative Health Assembly helps shape ambitious new partnership to support young people’s mental health across south east London

200 young people, clinicians, artists, community organisations and system leaders came together at the Southbank Centre on Friday 18 September for a Creative Health Assembly, helping to shape an ambitious partnership that aims to transform support for children and young people’s mental health across south east London. The partnership between the Southbank Centre, NHS South […]

25 Sep 2026
Bringing mental health care into communities in south London

A new approach to mental health support is helping refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in south east London access care earlier and more easily. This work is part of South London Listens, a partnership between the NHS, local authorities, voluntary organisations and community leaders across south London. The programme brings together communities and public services […]

17 Sep 2026
South London NHS Mental Health Crisis Text Service

New messaging service to support people facing mental health difficulties

25 Jun 2026