Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 354-AB-21069
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mill View Hospital
- Town
- Hove
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 pro rata for part time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/04/2026 08:00
Employer heading
Staff Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
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
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 are very proud to have been awarded Team of the Year 2025 for providing high quality care and a service that is safe and effective with positive experiences for patients, their families and carers.
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.
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
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amy Hodgkins
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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