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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-20990
Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Hill Rise
Town
Newhaven
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/07/2024 23:59

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Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust logo

Community Mental Health Practitioner - 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

Community Mental Health Practitioner - Band 6, Full time, permanent position 

Hill Rise Assessment and Treatment Service in Newhaven is part of a lively multi-disciplinary service for adults with severe mental illness. Newhaven is a harbour town sitting within the beautiful landscape of the South Downs National Park and only a few miles from the cosmopolitan city of Brighton. Over the next five years our community mental health services are undergoing a huge transformation as we move to a more integrated network of services, with our mental health teams being central in driving the changes.

We are looking for a qualified Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Nurse for this post. We can offer excellent B5-6 development opportunities for newly qualified professionals in either of these disciplines.

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 social worker, occupational therapist or 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)

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).

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role of a Community Mental Health Practitioner is to work in partnership with service users who may have severe and complex mental health problems to , develop care plans to enable them to lead fulfilling lives. They will demonstrate an understanding of clinical interventions relevant to this care group and be able to work 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, provide specialist advice and carry out specialist interventions relevant to their discipline. They will provide clinical supervision to staff and students as appropriate and ideally be able to act as a mentor or practice educator or students.

Please see job descriptions attached for social workers, occupational therapist and nurses. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Practitioner with current registration (mental health/ Adult/ Social Work/ OT) appropriate to the role
  • Evidence of continuous professional development

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant post qualifying experience (minimum two years) in relevant care group
  • Experience of working alongside people with psychosis and complex health and social care problems in the designated care group
  • Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
  • Experience of working consultatively with professionals
  • Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
  • Experience of partnership working with in CPA process
  • Understanding of clinical governance

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
Simon Hellyer
Job title
Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

If you are looking for an exciting and rewarding opportunity to work in a specialist mental health service in the heart of The South Downs National Park, then we would love to hear from you. Please contact me if you have any queries or to arrange a visit

Simon Hellyer

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