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Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for you to come and join our friendly team.

We are a multi-agency team which provide health and wellbeing education and promotion to adults and older people in their own homes, over the telephone and via other routes i.e. group sessions and community events. We also help deliver the NHS Health Checks program in the community and at outreach venues across West Sussex.

This will be a band 5 - 6 development post. This is a great role for a nurse with an enthusiasm for Health Promotion and a good knowledge of local health and social care. A band 5 nurse who wants to further develop their skills in early health intervention. It's a job that comes with flexibility and the scope for you to bring in your ideas on how to reduce health inequalities across West Sussex.

We encourage applicants to get in touch if they wish to discuss the role prior to applying.

Main duties of the job

• To deliver NHS Health Checks to the public in outreach venues after appropriate training. This requires a holistic approach assisting people to access services designed to improve their health & wellbeing through behaviour change. This is part of our duties as providers to West Sussex County Council’s Public Health Department.
• To work closely with other PAT colleagues, primary care teams, social & caring services and the voluntary sector in the development and delivery of integrated services to avoid duplication and overlap.
• To contribute to covering the Duty Line along with other PAT colleagues.
• To contribute to scoping local services/initiatives and, along with other PAT colleagues, contribute to the maintenance of a database/directory to ensure accurate signposting and outcomes.
• With reference to routine data and other information available from West Sussex County Council’s Public Health Department and other sources, ensure that services and resources are targeted towards those populations where need is the greatest, thereby tackling health inequalities. This is carried out with guidance from the multi-agency PAT Board.
• The post holder is not responsible for leading or managing other members of the team however, will occasionally be responsible for pre-registration student nurses who are on a community placement within the PATs i.e. student shadows NHS Nurse Advisor on a visit or when carrying out an NHS Health Check

Working for our organisation

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities 
• Research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff