Registered Mental Health Nurse (The Haven)
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area: Mental Health
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
* Full time
* Compressed hours
Job ref: 354-AN-20761
Site: Langley Green Hospital, Haven Town, Crawley
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pa / pro rata for part-time
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/02/2025 23:59
Welcome from our Chief Executive
Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, and enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention, and Partnerships.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation that 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 to making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during the 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
The Haven at Langley Green Hospital is an acute mental health assessment unit, providing a safe, therapeutic space for an extended and intensive period of support. We care for a small number of people at any time, meaning we can provide a person-centred and bespoke service.
We are currently looking for dynamic, caring, and passionate night Band 6 nurses to join our close and supportive team. The service operates 7 days a week, and weekend and evening work will be required.
We’d love you to join our organisation that is rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by the CQC.
This post offers the Trust's £2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 5-6 Nurses & Practitioners (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions; please see attached Protocol Document for full details).
Main duties of the job
Please see attached job description.
Provide a comprehensive assessment to those presenting with mental health needs that will inform a plan of aftercare that may include collaborative working with colleagues and making referrals to other teams and services, including signposting.
Working for our organisation
We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people, and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
Working in Sussex:
* Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns.
* Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London.
* With easy access to Gatwick and excellent railway links across the UK, there is plenty of opportunity for adventure.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be supporting people who are in Mental Health Crisis, working collaboratively with them and their families and liaising with colleagues within the service.
The role offers the opportunity to work autonomously in a Nurse-led unit, but with support from experienced professionals within the acute mental health hub. Training and supervision are provided.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Diploma in Mental Health Nursing
* Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health / LD/ Adult) appropriate to the job role
* Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
* Evidence of continuous professional development
Knowledge/Experience
* Significant post-qualifying experience relevant to the care group
* Experience of working alongside people with severe mental health problems, particularly in their acute phase of illness
* Experience of supervising staff
* Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
* 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
* Understanding of clinical governance
Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority Ethnic and disabled communities, and we would welcome applications from these communities.
We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
In the event of an excessive number of applicants, the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children’s social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarize themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.
Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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