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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
354-AE-21100
Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Hill Rise
Town
Newhaven
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/03/2025 23:59

Employer heading

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

Hill Rise Assessment and Treatment Service in Newhaven is part of a lively multi-disciplinary service for adults with severe mental illness. The service sits within the beautiful landscape of the South Downs National Park and is only a few miles from the cosmopolitan city of Brighton.

Over community mental health services are undergoing an exciting transformation as we move to a more integrated service delivery model. Nurses play a pivotal role in providing safe and effective care. 

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).

Main duties of the job

As a Community Mental Health Nurse in our service you will be focused on improving outcomes for service users, working creatively with them and their carers to co-create care and risk plans that will help them achieve their goals and live as independently as possible.

No two days are the same. You will use your nursing expertise to respond to clinical need and you will enjoy the variety and autonomy that the role brings. The key to success in this role is often building effective partnerships with patients and Carers but also with our partner agencies. 

Working for our organisation

As a mental health trust Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do. 
As a nurse in our team we can offer you:
-    Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes, run by our internal wellbeing team
-    Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development
-    Flexible working patterns
-    Access to a host of discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars)
-    A position within a trust rated as ‘Outstanding’ for caring and ‘Good’ overall by the CQC
-    Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role of Community Nurse is to work in partnership with service users in the designated care group with complex health presentations, developing their care plans and recovery plans to enable them to lead fulfilling lives. They will demonstrate an understanding of clinical interventions relevant the care group to include education, care plans and discharge planning, working closely with carers, families and partner agencies to facilitate this. The post holder will work at all times to promote the safety and the well being of service users and their families/carers. The post holder will assess, plan and implement care, and provide specialist nursing advice and carry out specialist nursing procedures. They will provide clinical supervision to staff and students and act as a mentor for student nurses

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzePride In Veterans

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
Simon Hellyer
Job title
Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07471034300