Job summary
Employer heading
Mental Health Nurse, Community Liaison Team - Incentives Apply
NHS AfC: Band 6
Welcome from our Chief Executive
Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.
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
The Severe Mental Illness Local Commissioned Service (SMILCS) have a vacancy for a fulltime Band 6 registered mental health nurse.
We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, creative, flexible and resourceful qualified nurse to join our team of community mental health nurses. A passion for working with people to support individual recovery goals and to work collaboratively with patients, carers, GPS and ATS staff is essential. You will also need to forge close links with other community resources and stakeholders.
This post offers the Trust's £4,000 Incentive for band 5-7 Nurses & Practitioners, as well as a relocation package up to a maximum of £8,000 (subject to terms and conditions).
Main duties of the job
After a period of treatment, many clients with severe and enduring mental health needs will be sufficiently stable to be discharged back to primary care from secondary care services. SMI LCS enables the ongoing care and support of these patients in the community and facilitates the throughput of people between primary care and specialist services.
Each person discharged to SMI LCS have a designated nurse to support them. The role includes provision of clinical support, guidance and training to G.Ps and practice staff involved in the medical management of SMI LCS patients, provision of specialist mental health step-down support to patients discharged from specialist Mental Health services to SMI LCS, improving the integration of physical and mental health care and personalised recovery orientated care planning for patients.
Working for our organisation
The Trust provides mental health and learning disability care for all ages across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
Living & Working in Brighton:
- Be spoilt for choice with Brighton's iconic seafront, vibrant lanes and array of shops and attractions
- Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns on your doorstep
- Embrace the outstanding natural beauty spots including the renowned Devils Dyke and South Downs National Park
We’d love you to join our Trust, rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, recent staff survey results told us that 82% recognise that care for patients is our top priority.
Key staff survey results include:
- 70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
- 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work in their team
- 77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles
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To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description document for full details of the role and responsibilities. Please contact Greg Coghlan [email protected] to arrange a discussion about the post if you are interested.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Mental health Nurse with current registration
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
- Greg Coghlan
- Job title
- Lead Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
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