Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Long days and Nights)
- Job ref
- 354-AN-20867
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Forget me not unit
- Town
- Worthing
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
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
To deliver a high standard of evidence based inpatient nursing care in the designated care group in partnership with the team, the service users and where appropriate their family
To act as a primary nurse in the assessment of needs and organising of care.
To co-ordinate shifts and provide supervision for support workers and students.
To work within a team of nurses and other professionals who are committed to the delivery of a quality service.
To adopt a flexible approach to hours of duty, in order to meet the needs of the service over a 24-hour period.
To take charge of a designated clinical area and deputise as appropriate.
To represent the Ward Manager and/or care team, at appropriate forums and disseminate information as required.
To represent the clinical team perspective at multidisciplinary meetings and clinical reviews of patient care.
To be an active participant in the multi-disciplinary team, formulating care plans and utilising appropriate assessments.
Main duties of the job
To ensure that a comprehensive mental and physical health assessments are completed on admission
To ensure that all patients have a physical health and mental health care plan and MEWS monitoring in place ensuring regular review of both.
Monitor, evaluate and modify physical healthcare interventions/treatments in relation to acute and chronic physical health conditions and to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention(s).
To provide a highly specialised range of physical healthcare interventions and knowledge of evidence based models of practice.
To take appropriate action when working with vulnerable adults and children following safeguarding vulnerable adult and children procedures, liaising with appropriate agencies.
The ability to act promptly and safely by prioritising patients physical healthcare needs and co-ordinating related care.
Ensure participation in clinical supervision.
To have a basic knowledge of the MHA (1983/2007)
To have knowledge of the Mental capacity Act (2005)
To promote respect for diversity and combat stigma and exclusion.
To communicate with and support relatives and carers and actively promote their involvement with the patients physical care.
To be aware of the physical safety and security of the building reporting any problems
To administer medication within NMC guidelines and Trust’s Medicines Code.
Working for our organisation
NHS Pension contributions
27 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays
Excellent training and development opportunities
Free uniform
NHS Discounts
Employee Assistance Programme
The opportunity to work with passionate healthcare professionals
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To deliver a high standard of evidence based inpatient nursing care in the designated care
group in partnership with the team, the service users and where appropriate their family
To act as a primary nurse in the assessment of needs and organising of care.
To co-ordinate shifts and provide supervision for support workers and students.
To work within a team of nurses and other professionals who are committed to the delivery
of a quality service.
To adopt a flexible approach to hours of duty, in order to meet the needs of the service
over a 24-hour period.
To take charge of a designated clinical area and deputise as appropriate.
To represent the Ward Manager and/or care team, at appropriate forums and disseminate
information as required.
To represent the clinical team perspective at multidisciplinary meetings and clinical reviews
of patient care.
To be an active participant in the multi-disciplinary team, formulating care plans and utilising appropriate assessments.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health / LD/ Adult) appropriate to the job role.
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
- Suesan Summers
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03003040644
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