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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent: 30 HOURS per week. This can be over 4 or 5 days Monday - Friday
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week (30 HOURS per week. This can be over 4 or 5 days Monday - Friday)
Job ref
354-AE-21203
Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Anne's Centre
Town
St Leonards on Sea
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/10/2025 08:00

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Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust logo

Community Mental Health Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

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

As part of the SOAMHS team you will be support the older adults in Hastings & Rother to remain as independent as possible and remain in the community.

We encourage training opportunities.

You will be supported by colleagues and management in your role.

This post offers the Trust's £2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 6 Nurses & Practitioners, (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions; please see attached Protocol Document for full details).

 

Main duties of the job

·       To provide comprehensive assessments of service users with identified, complex needs. 

·       To manage a caseload of our service users with complex mental health needs, and undertake case management/lead professional role as needed.

·       Offer psychoeducational, coping skills and support through a period of stabilisation as needed

·       This is a community based service, providing a support to SOAMHS service users across Hastings & Rother.

·       To be able to communicate with and meet the needs of our service user group, their families and carers and other agencies involved in their care

·       To have experience of and specialist knowledge of interventions for older people who can have some additional needs, and to be able to lead on clinical initiatives with an emphasis on continual improvement.

·       To receive management supervision and continued professional develop. 

·       To demonstrate excellent communication skills.

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Working for our organisation

Support the Trust's visions and values and in particular the promotion of a positive approach to diversity, equality, rights, and treating others with dignity and respect; to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage in service delivery and employment, and to manage, support or comply by adhering to the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To monitor, risk progress and where necessary compliance including the service users views to their care and treatment and when appropriate to work in partnership with the service users family and carers.

Develop professional networks and keep up to date with locate resources.

Establish robust communication networks with clients' carers and other health workers and agencies.

Promote awareness of the professional role within the team and across the service.

 

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role
  • Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
  • Evidence of continuous professional development

Knowledge/Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
  • Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
  • Experience of supervising staff
  • Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
  • Experience of working consultatively with professionals
  • Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
  • Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
  • Experience of working within the CPA process
  • Understanding of clinical governance
  • Previous experience of working in the community

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Heather Lewis
Job title
Team leader
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07464925088
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