Job overview

We are pleased to be able to offer an exciting opportunity to join the team at Brighton & Hove Wellbeing Service. The person that is successful in applying for this post will be responsible for providing rapid and responsive assessment, care-planning, signposting and brief treatment to individuals referred to the service by a number of routes, including self-referrals and by General Practitioners.

The team works with patients in primary care, providing prompt access to mental health expertise at the right level to prevent further deterioration or escalation in need.  The people we work with are typically unable to access NHS TT services, but may not meet the thresholds for secondary care services. The service also delivers  evidence-based groupwork in our Wellbeing College, in collaboration with our partners at Southdown. 

Please note, the Adult Wellbeing Service is actively involved with Community Transformation workstreams that are redesigning community mental health services across Sussex. The Adult Wellbeing Service is redesigning how it works with Primary Care Networks (PCN's) and Adult Secondary Mental Health Services, and is involved in the project to develop Neighbourhood Mental Health Teams as part of the Community Transformation Programme. 

Main duties of the job

You join us as part of our established Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner Service, responsible for providing assessment (both routine and priority), support planning, signposting and brief treatment including group work to individuals referred to the service by a number of routes including self-referrals and by General Practitioners. The Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner (PCMHP) role ensures that people referred to the Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service are quickly and efficiently able to access the most appropriate treatment for their mental health difficulty. 

Please note that we require applicants to have a core profession (Social Work, Occupational Therapist, Nursing) in order to be considered for the role.

Based in the community and located primarily within SPFT venues and GP Practices, you will be providing care and support to people with a range of mental health conditions appropriate for treatment within the Primary Care sector. You will be liaising closely with GPs, Secondary Mental Health Colleagues (including the Mental Health Rapid Response Service) and with other parts of the Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service.

Working for our organisation

Commuting or relocating

If you need to relocate we know this can be a massive decision for you and your family. You can rest assured that we will support you every step of the way with our relocation package and golden hello scheme.

This post offers the Trust's £2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 6 Nurses & Practitioners, (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions; please see attached Protocol Document for full details).

Who we are

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist NHS mental health and learning disability services in south east England. People receive care, treatment and support from us in hospital, at home and from a range of community services. Our services are rated ‘good’ by the Care Quality Commission and ‘outstanding’ for caring.

At the Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service we also offer an IAPT Service at Step 2 and Step 3, as well as our Children and Young People's Service.

The Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service is a supportive working environment and that gives the opportunity for staff to flourish. We actively encourage staff input when developing elements of the service and some of our most effective innovations have come as a result of this staff involvement approach.  In addition, you will have access to full psychological support via our internal wellbeing team and excellent supervision programmes with opportunities for on-going training and development.