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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref
354-AE-21264
Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Millwood
Town
Uckfield
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/02/2026 23:59

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Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust logo

Intensive Support Practitioner

NHS AfC: Band 6

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 have a great opportunity for a registered nurse to join our Intensive Support Team (IST), within Wealden Neighbourhood Mental Health Team, Specialist Older Adults Mental Health service based at Millwood in Uckfield, East Sussex.  

You will be a key part of our multi-disciplinary service for older adults with mental health problems, including Dementia.

This post will involve working with older people with complex mental health needs as well as physical health care needs. You will be expected to support both the client and their carers and be able to work cohesively with other services both within our Trust and partner agencies. 

You will need to be caring, compassionate and a good communicator, with a commitment to improving the lives of our service users through creative, evidence based practice.  As a Band 6  Nurse you will be responsible for working collaboratively with service users and their carers to create care plans that meet their needs and maximise their independence.  

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner who will carry continuing responsibility for a defined caseload of service users by undertaking the following duties: 

To undertake assessments of individuals and their families in the designated care group with complex health presentations, including those service users presenting with higher levels of risk.

To develop alongside the service user their care plan. 

To offer specialist nursing assessment and advice where required. 

To assess and manage on going risks as identified during the assessment, ensuring that this is done in collaboration with the service user and carers. To regularly review risk factors and make changes to the management of them as necessary. 

To provide supervision of junior staff and trainees where appropriate. 

Working for our organisation

The Trust offers a supportive working environment and access to training opportunities to assist you to realise your potential and achieve a greater degree of job satisfaction.  As a Trust employee you will enjoy the following: 

• Excellent starting salary 

• NHS Pension contributions 

• Initial 27 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays 

• Flexible Working patterns 

• Child care vouchers 

• Excellent training and development opportunities 

• NHS Discounts 

• Employee Assistance Programme 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

 Additional information regarding the role including the main responsibilities are included in the job and person description attached to this advert.   

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 and 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

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Isaac Otto
Job title
Wealden NMHT SOAMHS Team Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07825 202282