Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: Shift work either long days 7am - 7.30pm or night shift 7pm -7.30am
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 354-AE-21152
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Anne's Centre
- Town
- St Leonards on Sea
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Urgent Care 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
As part of the East Sussex Urgent Care Pathway The Haven, Hastings provides an emergency mental health response service that will support people experiencing a mental health crisis that requires an immediate response. The post Holder with have the opportunity to work within The Haven, Hastings, with the Mental Health Liaison Team providing them with a wide and diverse range of adaptable skills they can apply across the whole Urgent Care Pathway.
The service operates 7 days a week, 24 hours a day and the post holder will be expected to do shift work across the services.
This service will support diversion from A&E for the people who require contact and or assessment with a mental health worker but who are not in need of medical attention. Assessment, advice and support to those who are suffering with mental health issues but are physically unwell in the general hospital. Providing advice and support throughout their stay and appropriate follow up care. Assessment following referral to Crisis team from primary care services and people who require urgent assessment.
If you are a highly skilled mental health practitioner, able to work flexibly across Urgent Care Services to meet service demands and the needs of the patient and have proven experience of working on your own initiative, assessing people with mental health problems and complex needs including comprehensive risk assessment and risk management then we want to hear from you.
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Main duties of the job
To offer a comprehensive assessment for people referred by the A&E Department of the Conquest Hospital in line with hospital protocols.
To take referrals from the medical members of the Psychiatric Liaison team for short term intervention and care for inpatients in the Conquest Hospital who have been diagnosed with a mental health problem.
Ensure documentation is provided in a timely and effective manner to ensure a seamless service is being provided and to comply with good practice Trust guidelines.
To act as an effective member of the Urgent Care Team, contributing to the development of good practice and the strategic development of the same. Liaise with internal and external contacts as required.
To manage a co-morbid outpatient caseload in line with Trust protocols.
To act as a link between the Urgent care services, including The Conquest Hospital, A&E Department, Community Mental Health Teams, Staying Well, Blue Light Line and Sussex Mental Health Line providing information and advice for staff.
Working for our organisation
We are a large NHS Mental Health Trust in South East England. We are looking for people to support use to provide high quality services for the patients, carers and family for the local communities we serve.
We want patients and staff to recommend our organisation as a place where they would be happy for their friends or family to be treated. You can support us to do this by bringing your skills, experience and commitment to Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
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)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification for details of the main responsibilities for the role
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RMN registered with NMC
- Degree in Professional Practice or working towards this qualification.
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Practising within an appropriate community mental health setting at a experienced level or experience considered equivalent. Knowledge of supervising staff.
- Knowledge of Child & Adult Protection/ Safeguarding Procedures
- Demonstrates enhanced skills supportive of the role.
- Demonstrates excellent systematic assessment skills
- Able to manage and prioritise the workload and deal effectively with multiple demands
- Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrates some skills in leadership
- Demonstrates evidence of developing innovative practice.
- Is proactive and an effective change agent
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
- Linzi Wady
- Job title
- Urgent Care Hastings Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 304 0253
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