Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 354-AB-20877
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Community Mental Health Centre
- Town
- Brighton
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Lead, Neighbourhood Mental Health Team
NHS AfC: Band 7
Come and join us
We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.
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
The East Neighbourhood Mental Health Team based at East Brighton Community Mental Health Centre, is a Specialist Secondary Community Mental Health Service, providing multidisciplinary input in the form of Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Support Workers, Consultant Psychiatrists, Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioners, and Psychologists/Psychological therapists. The East Neighbourhood Mental Health Team has close working relationships with Early Intervention Services, Specialist Personality Disorder Services, Urgent Care Services, Assertive Outreach Team, Rehabilitation Team and Inpatient/Acute Services. There is also a close connection with our primary care colleagues in the Wellbeing Services (including IAPT), Emotional Well Being Service and Third Sector organisations through triage and shared packages of support.
We are looking for an innovative and skilled Band 7 Clinical Lead for Neighbourhood Mental Health Team. The post holder will show a commitment to developing the cluster they are assigned in line with the National Framework for Community Mental Health and demonstrate a drive to support the team’s well-being and effectiveness.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will need to have substantial clinical experience within a community mental health setting, demonstrate leadership acumen and be able to work collaboratively across a range of partners.
You will have a strong sense of team work, be able to demonstrate how you have worked productively within a team and describe the values that matter to you. You will need to embrace the use of performance measures to help to achieve agreed targets and support the team, through supervision arrangements, to provide assurance around care planning, risk assessment and participation.
You will need to have a lot of initiative, creativity, flexibility, a good sense of humour, and to know how to engage with people to bring the best out of them. In return you will be offered comprehensive induction, supervision, access to coaching and Quality Improvement and the chance to join a friendly and caring team.
The post will include the coordination of referrals, allocations, delegation of clinical work and communication relating to a designated cluster team. The successful applicant will hold a limited caseload within an agreed job plan, provide supervision to staff and work closely with other clinical leads and team leaders to deliver a quality and safe service.
Working for our organisation
The Trust provides mental health and learning disability care for all ages across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
Living & Working in Brighton:
Be spoilt for choice with Brighton's iconic seafront, vibrant lanes and array of shops and attractions
Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns on your doorstep
Embrace the outstanding natural beauty spots including the renowned Devils Dyke and South Downs National Park
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
Please see the attached job description document for full details about the role and responsibilities.
We welcome informal visits or discussions about the role - please contact Alison de Souza , Service Manager on 07391415564 or email [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to minimum diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of CPD
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience of and demonstrable achievement in relevant clinical practice
- Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff
- Understanding of Health and Social Care Governance
- Experience of managing staff
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Alison De Souza
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07391415564
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