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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref
354-AB-21030
Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Mill View Hospital
Town
Hove
Salary
£27,485 - £30,162 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/01/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust logo

Crisis 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

An exciting opportunity has arisen to support service users under the care of the West Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (previously known as the Assessment and Treatment Services) in Brighton and Hove as a Crisis Support, Time and Recovery Worker. The role has a specific remit to provide preventive work with service users under the NMHT to avoid crisis or admission and support transition back from the crisis team to the NMHT.

Main duties of the job

You will have experience of working in the community with people with mental health needs and co-existing difficulties. You will work autonomously but alongside the NMHT multi-disciplinary team to offer short-term flexible support as part of the service users crisis support plan and help them link in with other community crisis support offers where relevant. You will see people face to face in their homes, in community settings or at the team base as well as offering telephone and video support.

You will join a friendly and supportive team based at Mill View hospital and form close working realtionships with the Crisis Team based at Mill View.

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. For an informal discussion please contact Juliet Smith, Team Lead on [email protected]

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential criteria
  • NVQ 3 or equivalent, combined with a commitment to undertake continuing personal development

EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working with people with mental health problems, ideally in the community

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Juliet Smith
Job title
Team Leader
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07388 227539