Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 354-AB-20951
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mill View Hospital
- Town
- Hove
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Neurodivergence Community Mental Health Practitioner
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
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Brighton & Hove Assessment and Treatment Service (ATS) for a Neurodivergence Community Mental Health Practitioner. Applicants will have an interest in neurodivergence and will support our ATS Service Users who have or are suspected to have neurodivergent needs in addition to a diagnosed mental health disorder. We welcome applications from experienced Mental Health Practitioners with experience and skills in working with ADHD and ASC. You can be a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or Speech and Language Therapist. This role will involve the completion of assessments, providing short term interventions, providing episodic co-working, consultation, training and expertise. You will also hold a small caseload of individuals that may require a higher level of input and play a key role in linking the team in with the Trust's Transforming Care Autism Team (TCAT). TCAT are a small assessment and consultation tertiary Multidisciplinary team that supports Sussex Partnership clinicians with admission avoidance and facilitating discharges for autistic people. This will be a great opportunity for the post holder to work alongside this highly specialist innovative team who are passionate about improving the lives of autistic people in mental health services.
Main duties of the job
You will be working with adults aged 18 and over with a diagnosed functional mental health disorder and neuro-divergent needs. You will be a member of the ATS multi-disciplinary team, providing consultation, advice, support to ATS colleagues in delivering reasonable adjustments to support the person in our care towards their recovery journey. You will also provide specialist assessment and interventions to a reduced caseload of adult service users with identified or suspected neurodivergent and mental health needs.
You will need to be creative and able to manage your own diary. The role includes both lone and joint working. You would have access to regular team and individual supervision.
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 on the role and responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered professional either; Community Psychiatric Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist or Social Worker
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
- Completion of Mentorship Course
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working alongside people with complex health 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 conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
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
- Almas Channon
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07738 756954
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