Job overview

We are seeking a Band 6 Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist to join us as an Acute and Community Transition Practitioner working in our Worthing Community Mental Health Team.

The role will be based in the Worthing Neighbourhood Mental Health Team  and will facilitate the smooth and consistent transfer of clients between acute and community services.

• To attend all acute/community meetings such as Crisis Team MDT meeting, ward risk huddles/bed meetings, ward rounds, discharge planning meetings, ATS zoning meetings
• Be allocated as Lead Practitioner to all new admissions to SPFT Acute Hospitals and ECR beds who are not known to the service and be actively involved in care from admission to discharge and for 4 – 6 weeks after discharge, then to either discharge to primary care, signpost to other agencies, refer to Pathfinders or request allocation from long-term support. To liaise effectively with carers and families and link in with Acute Day Services, Havens and Staying Well Service.
• To link in with Lead Practitioners in team who have clients in hospital and to facilitate liaison with ward where required. Liaison with discharge co-ordinators, clinical bed managers
• Liaise with other organisations – CGL, T2T etc

Main duties of the job

As an Acute and Community Transition Practitioner  you will be working closely with colleagues in our hospital discharge teams, to ensure that we achieve timely and safe discharges for patients. You will have oversight of all patients identified with complex needs, ensuring that the discharge planning and pathways are being robustly and proactively managed for these individuals.

You will play a key role in supporting our inpatient services in achieving timely discharges, supporting our aspiration to offer care and treatment for all patients within the most appropriate environments.

In line with our Trust value of ‘People First’, evidence shows that people who are treated nearer home and in the least restrictive manner, have better outcomes. You will work collaboratively with our multidisciplinary team and our Adult and Older Adult Services, to help us provide this opportunity for the people of Sussex.

This post offers the Trust's £2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 5-6 Nurses & Practitioners, (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions; please see attached Protocol Document for full details).

Working for our organisation

Over the next five years, community mental health services are going to be undergoing a real transformation and you could be part of these exciting developments. Our community mental health teams are becoming part of a much more integrated network of services and our mental health clinicians are central in driving the changes, in close partnership with our primary and third sector colleagues.  

We recognise that working in mental health can be stressful so we prioritise staff welfare, providing regular supervision, reflective practice, mentoring, and any other support that our clinicians need to ensure their wellbeing.

What you will receive from us:

• Regular Line Management Clinical and Professional supervision
• Access to a wide range of Training and CPD opportunities including;
• The opportunity to participate in a range QI work and service innovations
• Varied leadership development opportunities.

We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.