An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Community Mental Health Nurse, or Social worker to join our Neighbourhood Mental Health Team Worthing in a Developmental Band 5-6 post. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and provide specialist assessment, treatment and care to a caseload of people with a range of mental health problems from the local community. You must be enthusiastic, self-motivated, flexible and able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and demonstrate a commitment to the recovery model.

Our vision is to provide outstanding care and treatment the people that we employ are at the heart of making this vision a reality. If you've got the passion, the belief, the drive and the talent to help us achieve our vision then we would like to hear from you.

Please note, we are also looking for Temporary Bank Staff. If you are interested, please apply in this vacancy.

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

Main duties of the job

The Worthing Neighbourhood Mental Health Team is a lively community mental health team supporting people living with severe and enduring mental health problems. You will hold a caseload of people who are cared for within a recovery focused model of care designed to enable and encourage service users to develop positive coping strategies to maximise their independence and potential. You will work in partnership with a diverse team of clinicians and support staff including psychologists, psychiatrists, support workers and our third sector partners.

We are passionate about involving people, family and friends in care and we welcome candidates with experience of co-production. We are dedicated to improving services and delivering high quality care.

About us

Over the next five years, community mental health services are going to be undergoing a real transformation and you could be part of these exciting developments. Our community mental health teams will become part of a much more integrated network of services and our mental health clinicians will becentral in driving the changes, in close partnership with our primary and third sector colleagues.

We recognise that working in mental health can be stressful so we prioritise staff welfare, providing regular supervision, reflective practice, mentoring, and any other support that our clinicians need to ensure their wellbeing.

If you are a band 5 or newly qualified nurse with previous mental health experience who has a desire to develop into a community mental health nurse role, then please contact us as we would be delighted to talk with you about any development opportunities.

This post offers the Trust's �8,000 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).

We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role is all about improving outcomes for this patient group, working creatively with patients and their carers to co-create care and risk plans that will help them achieve their goals and to live as independently as possible. This key to success is often about building effective partnerships with GPs, Crisis services, housing and other third sector providers or we might decide to refer patients onto one of our more specialist services, such as our Early intervention in Psychosis or Eating disorders.

Working in our team includes:

Working autonomously as a Lead Practitioner to a defined caseload of clients. This will include offering specific interventions to people diagnosed with mood/anxiety disorders, psychosis or complex emotional difficulties.

You will complete initial assessments and work closely with our referrals co-ordinators.

What you will receive from us:

Regular Line Management and Professional supervision

Access to a wide range of Training and CPD opportunities including

The opportunity to participate in a range QI work and service innovations

Varied leadership development opportunities.

Effective communication and leadership skills, a sound clinical knowledge base, and a commitment to caring for patients in the community must be demonstrated. You must be enthusiastic, self-motivated, flexible and able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name Hannah Ryan

Job title Service Manager

Email address hannah.ryan@spft.nhs.uk

Telephone number 0300 304 0055

Additional contact information

We are really keen to talk to prospective candidates about the service and about their ideas for the role. We would therefore strongly encourage you to make contact for an informal discussion.

Please contact Hannah Ryan on hannah.ryan@spft.nhs.uk to discuss the role further.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Maximum score 6

Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role

Registered or Newly Qualified Social Worker with appropriate qualifications

Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent

Evidence of continuous professional development

Knowledge/Experience

Essential criteria

Maximum score 20Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group

Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group

Experience of supervising staff

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 within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies

Experience of working within the CPA process

Understanding of clinical governance

Previous experience of working in the community

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role
• Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

• Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
• Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
• Experience of supervising staff
• 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 within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
• Experience of working within the CPA process
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Previous experience of working in the community

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Worthing

Swandean Arundel road Worthing

Worthing

BN13 3EP

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