Job summary
Employer heading
Preceptorship Mental Health and Learning Disability Nurses
NHS AfC: Band 5
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
We know that taking up your first job as a nurse is both exciting and scary. That's why we've set up our Preceptorship Academy, to help you get the very best start.
Your transition from student to registered nurse is one of the biggest leaps you will ever make in your nursing career. But you don’t have to do it alone. Our preceptorship programme is designed specifically for you as a newly qualified nurse, to support you in that transition.
Working within a supportive clinically led team, you will have the opportunity to really work in partnership with patients - engaging, supporting and developing a relationship which really enables the recovery process. With a real commitment to improving care delivery, as part of our team you will be supporting quality improvements and initiatives that will enhance the patient experience.
Main duties of the job
Our preceptorship programme is a great opportunity to map out your continuing professional development and consider how you want to progress your career as a nurse. You will reflect on and evaluate your role and identity as a nurse, and when you need that extra bit of support to help you through, we'll be here for you alongside your multi-disciplinary team.
The programme is designed and delivered by senior mental health professionals and peer trainers – people with lived experience of mental health services. Through supervision and assessment you are supported to practice safely and build your confidence during your first 12 months as a newly qualified nurse.
Working for our organisation
We provide mental health and learning disability services to adults, children and young people across East Sussex, West Sussex, Brighton and Hove, and children's services in Hampshire. We have been awarded an overall rating of ‘good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and assessed ‘outstanding’ for being caring. We offer the following services:
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
- Community Mental Health Teams
- Inpatient Services
- Specialist services, such as perinatal mental health and early intervention in psychosis
- Secure and Forensic Services
- Lindridge Care Community (for both RMNs and RGNs)
- Dementia Services
- Learning Disability and Neurobehavioural Science
We believe that staff who feel valued by the Trust and are truly engaged in the organisation deliver better outcomes for our patients and we are always looking for people with the right core values to join our team.
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
To deliver a high standard of evidence based inpatient nursing care in the designated care. group in partnership with the team, the service users and where appropriate their family.
If you're interested in more than one role, or if you're not sure where you want to work, that's fine. All you have to do is apply once and we'll match you to the roles that suit you based on what you tell us in your application.
This post offers The Trust's Golden Hello, or a Relocation package . (pro rata applies and subject to terms and conditions. Please see attached Protocol document).
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Has current NMC registration, or is studying towards a recognised NMC nursing qualification
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
- Antony Davies
- Job title
- Lead for Nurse Recruitment
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07468475141
- Additional information
If you have any questions or would like to find out more about our preceptorship programme please contact:
Antony Davies, Recruitment Advisor, on [email protected] or 07468 475141
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