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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
Bank Band 6
Contract
Bank
Hours
Flexible working - bank
Job ref
354-Bank-AE-20119
Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Dept of Psychiatry, Eastbourne District General Hospital
Town
Eastbourne
Salary
£20.15 per hour
Salary period
Hourly
Closing
07/01/2025 23:59

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Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust logo

Bank Neuromodulation/ECT Practitioner/ODP/Anaesthetic Nurse

Bank 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

We are looking for a committed Bank Band 6 Neuromodulation/ECT Practitioner/Operating Department Practitioner/Anaesthetic Nurse specialising in ECT to join us as part of a dedicated team of professionals that provides the highest standards of care and support to people with Acute Mental Health needs. 

The post-holder will support the ECT department working in the ECT environment.  You must have a sound level of expertise, knowledge and be skilled in the delivery of care to patients who are referred to the service.  You will provide bank support to the ECT Lead Nurse. 

This post is currently based at the ECT suite which is an off-site unit attached to the Department of Psychiatry and linked to East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust via a corridor and established SLA (service level agreement) for support.

We are building a new hospital in Bexhill to replace our inpatient services at the Department of Psychiatry. This means that, if you are successful in your application, you will be asked to transfer to the new facilities when they open in 2025.

Main duties of the job

As a Bank Band 6 Neuromodulation/ECT Practitioner/Operating Department Practitioner/Anaesthetic Nurse, you will be a vital part of our multi-disciplinary team undertaking ongoing monitoring, assessment, documentation and care of our patients receiving ECT treatment at the clinic and related units at the Department of Psychiatry.  You will be expected to administer and monitor medication.

You will provide clinical and managerial leadership at the ECT clinic, supervising junior staff and trainees and regularly taking charge of the clinical environment over a span of duty. We work closely with other teams and professionals to ensure the effective management of our patients.

We work on Tuesdays and Fridays weekly from 07.30 - 15.30 which includes a 30-minute break.  You will also be expected to provide leave cover for ECT Lead

Working for our organisation

The Trust provides mental health and learning disability care for all ages across Sussex.  However, we only treat adults in regards to ECT and Ketamine Treatment.

Living & Working in Sussex

  • Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns
  • Embrace the outstanding natural beauty spots including the iconic Beachy Head and Seven Sisters National Park
  • Known as ‘The Sunshine Coast’, Eastbourne offers a traditional Victorian seafront combined with the more modern Sovereign Harbour Marina

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In order to be a successful Staff in our team you will:

  • Be registered with the NMC.
  • Have experience and training of managing unconscious patients and working closely with care staff and multi-disciplinary team, anaesthetists and allied professionals.
  • Possess prior experience working with adults with complex mental health difficulties
  • Be passionate about working with adults with complex mental health difficulties

It would also be advantageous if you are:

  • Have experience delivering a high standard of care in clinical environments and off-site units delivering treatments requiring the use of anaesthesia.

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

For further information please visit the NHS Employers website.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Must be qualified with Health Professionals Commission, experience to degree level, proven years work experience as a qualified professional.
  • Diploma in Higher Education (DipHE) Operating Department Practitioner, Anaesthetic Nurse RGN
  • Registered with Health Professionals Council appropriate to the job role,

Knowledge/Experience

Essential criteria
  • Proven working experience as a qualified professional
  • Post qualifying experience relevant to the care group.

Clinical knowledge/experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Michael Nurse
Job title
ECT Coordinator
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03003040178
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