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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
NHS AFC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent: Days and nights
Hours
37.5 hours per week (Full time)
Job ref
354-AN-20851
Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Princess Royal Hospital
Town
Haywards Heath
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/07/2025 08:00

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Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust logo

Urgent Care Practitioner for Mental Health Liaison

NHS AFC: Band 6

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

This is a dynamic and fast paced role for a registered and experienced mental health nurse who can work as both a core member of the MDT and also an autonomous practitioner to achieve the best outcomes for people referred to our service by The Princess Royal Hospital for assessment of their presenting mental health need and associated risks.

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

You will need excellent communication skills and be able to foster excellent relationships with patients, carers, general hospital colleagues and other parts of the health and social care system.

We offer comprehensive biopsychosocial mental health assessments for all mental health presentations for people aged over 18. We work in collaboration with people referred to our service and their loved ones by offering timely interventions to support those presenting in crisis.

The post holder will need to be able to work flexible shifts to support the delivery of our 24/7 service.

Working for our organisation

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health, learning disability and neurodevelopmental services to people living in south east England.

 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role of the Urgent Care Practitioner is to prioritise and respond to the needs of service users in the designated care group with complex health presentations, developing their care plans and recovery plans to enable them to lead fulfilling lives. The post holder will carry out psychosocial assessments, including risk assessment and formulate clinically appropriate onward plans of care, providing specialist mental health advice, support and interventions to staff, carers and patients and other agencies. The post holder will always work to promote the safety and the wellbeing of service users and their families/carers.

Please see job description attached for more detail.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Mental Nurse
  • Mentorship, ENB 998 or level 3 module in teaching and assessing in clinical practice

Knowledge/Experience

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and DOL’s
  • Knowledge of the MHA (1983/2007)

Analytical & Judgement skill

Essential criteria
  • Excellent clinical skills

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
Jonathan Barrett
Job title
Team Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01444 441881
Additional information

 

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