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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
354-AB-20995
Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Mill View Hospital
Town
Hove
Salary
£31,049 - £37,796 pro rata for part time
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/11/2025 08:00

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Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust logo

Staff Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 5

Come and join us

We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

We are looking for a newly qualified mental health nurse or an experienced nurse looking to further their professional development, to join Pavilion Ward PICU.  For Newly Qualified Nurses, our Preceptorship Programme will help give you the very best start in your transition from Student to a Registered Nurse.

Pavilion Ward is a 10 bedded, male, Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). We primarily work with individuals who are aged 18-65 and we are located within Mill View Hospital in Hove.

As a staff nurse, you will have opportunities to deliver patient-centred care supporting patients in their recovery. You will be a vital part of our multi-disciplinary team undertaking detailed assessments of patients with complex mental health needs. You will be expected to administer and monitor medication.

We work flexibly in order to meet the needs or our 24-hour service, to include evenings, nights and weekends.

Main duties of the job

You will be working alongside an established and experienced multi-disciplinary team (MDT). This consists of nurses, healthcare assistants, nursing associates, doctors, the occupational therapy team, a psychologist, the pharmacy team and an art therapist.

We are passionate on Pavilion Ward about providing the highest standards of care and ensuring to implement least restrictive practice.

The ward is AIMS accredited by the Royal College of Psychiatry, which is a set of additional standards recognising where outstanding care is being achieved

 

Working for our organisation

Our shared values within the team at Mill View are important to us and we work collaboratively as a hospital to ensure the most positive patient outcomes.

We value diversity and opportunity for everyone that works here and we are incredibly proud to have won the Equality and Diversity award at the Positive Practice Awards 2021 and Team of the Year Award in 2019.

Flexible working is important to us at Mill View Hospital and we would consider flexible working requests you may have which will help you have a healthy work-life balance.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are committed to investing in our staff in order to provide you with further training and development to enhance leadership skills. To help our staff thrive in their roles we offer regular supervision, appraisals, in-depth training and development opportunities. On the wards there are regular reflective practices, bitesize training sessions and team meetings, all with the focus to develop and support our staff.

As a Trust we make a positive difference to thousands of peoples lives across Sussex and Hampshire, providing support so that they can fulfil their potential and enjoy healthy lives. We believe that staff who feel valued by the Trust and are truly engaged in the organisation deliver better outcomes for our patients.  

In your role we would want you to: 

  • To deliver a high standard of evidence based inpatient nursing care in the designated care group in partnership with the team, the service users and where appropriate their family.
  • To act as a primary nurse in the assessment of needs and organising of care.
  • To co-ordinate shifts and provide supervision for support workers and students.
  • To work within a team of nurses and other professionals who are committed to the delivery of a quality service.
  • To adopt a flexible approach to hours of duty, in order to meet the needs of the service over a 24-hour period.
  • To take charge of a designated clinical area and deputise as appropriate.
  • To represent the clinical team perspective at multidisciplinary meetings and clinical reviews of patient care.
  • To be an active participant in the multi-disciplinary team, formulating care plans and utilising appropriate assessments.

Person specification

Qualifications & Knowledge/Experience

Essential criteria
  • Qualified or due to be qualified as a Registered Mental Health Nurse
  • Knowledge of MHA/MCA
  • Knowledge of Safeguarding
  • Assessing and Managing Clinical Risk
  • Therapeutic Engagement Skills
Desirable criteria
  • Prioritising and Organising Workload
  • Lived mental health Experience
  • Physical Health experience
  • De-escalation Skills

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Application numbers

Due to high numbers of applications this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date. We will not be able to accept late applications to this post.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Anna Sanders
Job title
Interim Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]