Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (FTC/Secondment to 31st December, 2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 354-CS-21846
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Orchard House
- Town
- Lewes
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
East Sussex CAMHS Senior Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (SNP)
NHS AfC: Band 7
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
East Sussex CAMHS
Senior Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - B7
Based in Lewes
The East Sussex CAMHS Team have an exiting opportunity for a permanent post. The team delivers a service to children and families where there are significant mental health difficulties. The team provides assessment and treatment to children experiencing depression, anxiety and trauma. We work closely with partner agencies to ensure compressive care plans are in place to support families.
The role will be variable and exciting, sometimes challenging and there is a need for flexibility but it is always very interesting and rewarding. You will need to be motivated, forward thinking and have a strong commitment to providing high quality care to provide the best outcomes for young people. Excellent risk assessment and safety planning skills are essential to this role.
Main duties of the job
As a senior nurse practitioner you will be expected to undertake work with complex cases and provide supervision and support to your colleagues. The role involves both assessment and treatment and participation in the Stepped Care Model. The role is open to experienced nurses who have an established background in mental health, especially in CAMHS.
Working for our organisation
We are looking for an experienced mental health nurse practitioner, preferably with some previous experience of working in mental health within a community based mental health team with excellent risk assessment and care planning skills. You should be willing to work autonomously as well as part of a team. The team thrives through being supportive to each other in an environment that can be changeable due to service capacity and demand. You will need to be flexible and have excellent communication skills. In return you will be well supported by experienced clinicians who will help you to develop and thrive in this environment. All your skills and training will be fully utilised and developed through clinical supervision and training opportunities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To contribute to the day to day leadership of a clinical team providing a high quality service within the resources available in a defined area, and specifically to deliver on the following key areas.
- To offer specialist mental health assessments to Young People who are experiencing moderate to sever mental health difficulties.
- Assessment includes care and safety planning, risk assessment and management and facilitating safe discharge.
- As their lead practitioner, this role involves liaising with other agencies and professionals and developing ongoing positive working relationships with them to support young people who are under your care and guidance. You will be supported throughout the process, but also be expected to hold some level of autonomy and confidence in decision making.
Person specification
Criteria
Essential criteria
- Degree/Diploma in occupational therapy or Nursing/Social Work Or Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
- Registration with HCPC/NMC/Social Work England
- Training in the use of standardised assessment tools
- Extensive experience as a qualified mental health practitioner
- Broad experience of working with clients with a range of mental health problems
- Experience in leadership - this can involve leading on a project
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Experience of supervising staff and students
- Experience as a Lead Practitioner
- CAMHS experience
- Experience of multi-agency work
- Able to communication complex information to service users, carers and colleagues
- Develop partnership working with individuals, groups, communities and agencies.
- Demonstrate support for the values and beliefs of the Care Group and those of the Trust
- Team working
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of post qualification study
- Experience in applying a range of assessment tools and a comprehensive knowledge of clinical approaches
- Lived experience of mental health issues
- Evidence based therapeutic intervention skills or willingness to undertake training
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kevin Prince Stephen
- Job title
- Service Manager- East Sussex CAMHS
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 304 0327
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