Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 354-CO-21836
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Community Mental Health Centre
- Town
- Brighton
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 PA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Support Worker / Support, Time & Recovery Worker
NHS AfC: Band 4
Come and join us
We’re looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we’re proud to make a difference every day.
At SPFT we put people first. We’ll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You’ll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development.
We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it’s part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we’ll explore what works for you and the role.
We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may choose to use it to help prepare your application. We welcome innovation but ask that anything you submit reflects your own abilities, experience and voice. AI can support how you describe your skills and experience, but it should never replace your own words as we want to get to know you.
We’re shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we’d love to hear from you.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an STR worker/ Health Care Assistant to support our Clozapine clinic, and depot clinic services in Brighton and Hove in a fulltime post.
We are looking for someone with STR/ HCA experience to work as part of our team in Clozapine clinics, across Brighton and Hove in addition to supporting the depot clinic services to carry out blood monitoring and health screening for clients. The role extends to supporting allocated clinic clients with their mental and physical health and to provide monitoring/ support with their social circumstances and overall recovery.
Main duties of the job
We welcome applications from those who are highly motivated, and enthusiastic to work alongside our existing team of HCAs/ STR worker and Nurses. The role would suit someone who is resourceful and flexible with time management.
The successful candidates would be expected to travel between our sites at Brighton General Hospital and Hove Polyclinic depending upon service needs, there is also a number of regular home visits across the city.
The client group is from our community mental health services across Brighton and Hove. There will be regular high quality supervision, support and training to develop your skills in working with people who have severe and enduring mental illness.
Working for our organisation
The Trust provides mental health and learning disability care for all ages across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
Living & Working in Brighton:
Be spoilt for choice with Brighton's iconic seafront, vibrant lanes and array of shops and attractions
Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns on your doorstep
Embrace the outstanding natural beauty spots including the renowned Devils Dyke and South Downs National Park
We’d love you to join our Trust, rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, recent staff survey results told us that 82% recognise that care for patients is our top priority.
Key staff survey results include:
70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work in their team
77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description document for further details on the role and responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Care Certificate (or complete this within the first 12 weeks in post)
- Evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning
Desirable criteria
- Any relevant training such as smoking cessation, phlebotomy training, motivational interviewing to promote change etc. NVQ level 3
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity
- Experience running clinics with indirect supervision
- Experience working as part of a team
- Experience of being supervised
- Experience of analysing, recording and communicating complex information
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Greg Coghlan
- Job title
- Lead Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
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