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Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
About
We provide NHS care and treatment for people living in south east England. Our mental health services provide care and treatment for people with conditions such as psychosis, depression, anxiety, dementia and personality disorder. Our vision is to provide outstanding care and treatment you can be confident in.
Community Mental Health Duty Practitioner
Accepting applications until: 13-Jan-2026 08:00
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 13-Jan-2026 08:00
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Cavendish House
- Cyfeiriad
- 3rd Floor, Breeds Place
- Tref
- Hastings
- Cod post
- TN34 3AA
- Major / Minor Region
- West Sussex
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Part time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Cyflog
- £38,682 - £46,580 Pro rata
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (NHS AfC: Band 6)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Mental Health
Come and join us
We’re looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we’re proud to make a difference every day.
At SPFT we put people first. We’ll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You’ll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development.
We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it’s part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we’ll explore what works for you and the role.
We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may choose to use it to help prepare your application. We welcome innovation but ask that anything you submit reflects your own abilities, experience and voice. AI can support how you describe your skills and experience, but it should never replace your own words as we want to get to know you.
We’re shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we’d love to hear from you.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Hastings and Rother Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (Specialist Adults) for a registered Community Mental Health Practitioner. You can be a registered Mental Health/Learning Disabilities Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker who has experience of working with people in a community mental health setting.
The Specialist Adults Service is a team supporting adults with complex mental health needs. Your role will involve responding to clinical support needs, urgent work and reviews referred into Duty. You will be working with individuals with complex needs, liaising with their families and other agencies to support recovery and manage risk.
You will need to possess strong decision making, communication and clinical skills and be able to work under some pressure. The ability to work autonomously will be a requirement, however you will be supported by a team of multidisciplinary colleagues on a daily basis and have access to decision making forums within the team where further discussions are required.
You will be joining a warm, friendly, highly supportive team of dedicated colleagues who work together to offer the best possible service to the people we support. In return, we offer access to training opportunities to assist you in realising your potential and achieving a greater degree of job satisfaction.
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To maintain patient safety, in collaboration with patients, carers and families within the Neighbourhood.
To maintain professional standards of care at all times
Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of patient harm, abuse or neglect and taking all reasonable steps to protect the patient.
Provide clinical advice on complex issues to other members of the clinical team and staff from other disciplines.
Undertake risk assessments.
Responsible for decision making and coordination in a crisis situation.
Take responsibility for the management of complex people who present to the team when their Lead Professional is absent from work and the person requires an urgent response.
To liaise with other services e.g.: Police and Ambulance as required.
Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards and offering a consistent approach to people open within the team.
Support the team to deliver a range of interventions in accordance with the agreed plan of care.
Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and in writing on patient conditions.
Support members of the team with other specialist assessments, as required for example, application of the Mental Capacity Act 2005; Knowledge of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, s42 Care Act regarding Safeguarding Adults and Making Safeguarding Personal.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
As a mental health trust Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of their staff, their reward packages reflect the immensely important work their staff do.
If you are looking for the opportunity to work within a busy but rewarding Specialist Adults Mental Health Team in a seaside town like no other, then we would love to hear from you. Hastings is a vibrant seaside town, offering affordable coastal living along with independent shopping and a variety of cafes, bars and restaurants and a very creative music and artistic scene.
As a practitioner in our team we can offer you:
Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes
Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development
Flexible working patterns
Reimbursed parking
Child care vouchers
Access to a host of NHS discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars)
A position within a trust rated as 'Outstanding' for caring and 'Good' overall by the CQC
Generous holiday entitlement (dependent on length of NHS service) starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays
NHS Pension contributions
We encourage flexible working.
We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Essential Qualifications
Registered Practitioner with current registration (Mental Health or Learning Disabilities Nurse /Social Work/ OT) appropriate to the role
Evidence of continuous professional development
Essential Knowledge
Experience of working alongside people with complex mental health needs in the designated care group.
Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of mental health problems
Experience of working consultatively with other professionals
Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non-statutory teams and agencies
Experience of working within the CPA process
Knowledge of MHA (1983/2007).
Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act (2005), to include practical knowledge of FACE documentation, DOLS and Best Interest decisions.
Child and Adult safeguarding procedures.
Change management and organising and prioritising their workload.
Demonstrate ability to enhance care through evidence-based knowledge.
Demonstrate professional development relevant to the specific care group.
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
Registered Practitioner with current registration (Mental Health or Learning Disabilities Nurse /Social Work/ OT) appropriate to the role
Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience/Knowledge
Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
Experience of supervising staff
Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
Experience of working consultatively with professionals
Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non-statutory teams and agencies
Experience of working within the CPA process
Previous experience of working in the community
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).
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Registered Practitioner with current registration (mental health/LD/Adult/Social Work/OT), appropriate to the job role
- Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Joy Mashawa
- Teitl y swydd
- Service Manager
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 0300 304 0244
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
For any information or to arrange informal visits , please contact Lisa Hoole (Hastings NMHT Team Lead) or Becky Blackman (Rother NMHT Team Lead) on 0300 304 0244, Monday to Friday 9-5pm
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