Community Mental Health Nurse

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse to become part of the East Sussex Rehabilitation Pathway. You will be joining a friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary team that works closely together to provide high-quality, person-centred care. We value collaboration with our patients and their families, and are committed to supporting individuals to reach their optimum level of mental health and wellbeing in the community.
This post offers the Trust's £2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 6 Nurses & Practitioners, (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions; please see attached Protocol Document for full details).

Main duties of the job

The East Sussex Rehabilitation Pathway provides inpatient and community rehabilitation for individuals with complex mental health needs, offering both short- and long-term support.

This community-based role focuses on delivering long-term rehabilitation interventions as a Lead Practitioner, supporting service users for up to three years. The team holds medical responsibility, working collaboratively to promote recovery, independence and meaningful outcomes.

You will work with adults (18+) with complex and enduring mental health needs, most often severe mental illness such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder. Service users are supported and motivated to engage in their recovery journey.

Who We Support

We work with individuals who:

• Require more intensive support than standard community services
• Have experienced barriers to recovery and ongoing functional difficulties
• Are transitioning from high-support settings to greater independence
• Need focused community input to support discharge from inpatient care.

About us

Our services provide compassionate, specialist mental health care to individuals experiencing a range of conditions, including psychosis, depression, anxiety, dementia and personality disorders. Alongside this, our specialist learning disability services deliver both community and inpatient care for people with complex and often unmet health needs.

We are proud to offer a number of highly specialised services for individuals with complex health and social care needs. Care is delivered across a range of settings, including people's homes, clinics, hospitals, GP surgeries and prisons. We support children, young people and adults of all ages, working collaboratively with partners to ensure a holistic and person-centred approach to care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a full-time position within a dynamic community mental health team.

The post holder will act as Lead Practitioner for a caseload of approximately 15 patients, supporting individuals with severe and enduring mental health difficulties, often presenting with complex comorbidities, dual diagnosis, and elevated levels of risk to self and/or others.

The role includes providing clinical supervision and support to junior staff, contributing to their development within a supportive learning environment.

You will take an active role in the assessment and formulation of new referrals, ensuring timely and comprehensive care planning. In addition, you will participate in shift coordination, promoting safe and effective day-to-day service delivery, and contribute to the duty system, supporting urgent and unplanned work across the team.

Job description
Job responsibilities

This is a full-time position within a dynamic community mental health team.

The post holder will act as Lead Practitioner for a caseload of approximately 15 patients, supporting individuals with severe and enduring mental health difficulties, often presenting with complex comorbidities, dual diagnosis, and elevated levels of risk to self and/or others.

The role includes providing clinical supervision and support to junior staff, contributing to their development within a supportive learning environment.

You will take an active role in the assessment and formulation of new referrals, ensuring timely and comprehensive care planning. In addition, you will participate in shift coordination, promoting safe and effective day-to-day service delivery, and contribute to the duty system, supporting urgent and unplanned work across the team.

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

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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Cavendish House

Breeds Place, 1 Castle Street

Hastings

TN34 3AA

United Kingdom

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