We have a great community nursing opportunity within High Weald, Lewes and Havens Specialist Older Adults Mental Health service. This post will suit a Registered Mental Health Nurse (but will consider Learning Difficulties nurses who has sufficient experience of working with Dementia or Severe Mental illness and also a Band 5 Nurse willing to undertake development to a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse development post). This post will involve working with older people with complex mental health needs, as well as physical health care needs. You will be expected to support both the client and their carers. You will also need to be able to work cohesively with other services both within our Trust, and with other partner agencies. You will need to be caring, compassionate and a good communicator, with a commitment to improving the lives of our service users through creative, evidence based practice. As a Band 6 nurse you will be responsible for working collaboratively with service users and their carers to create care plans that meet their needs and maximise their independence. The post is based at Millwood, Uckfield Hospital and is 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9.00 am to 5.00 pm (excluding Bank Holidays) This post offers the Trust's £4,000 Incentive for band 5-7 Nurses & Practitioners, as well as a relocation package up to a maximum of £8,000 (subject to terms and conditions). The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner who will carry continuing responsibility for a defined caseload of service users by undertaking the following duties: To undertake assessments of individuals and their families in the designated care group with complex health presentations, including those service users presenting with higher levels of risk. To develop alongside the service user their care plan. To offer specialist nursing assessment and advice where required. To assess and manage on going risks as identified during the assessment, ensuring that this is done in collaboration with the service user and carers. To regularly review risk factors and make changes to the management of them as necessary. 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. The Trust Offers a Supportive Working Environment And Access To Training Opportunities To Assist You To Realise Your Potential And Achieve a Greater Degree Of Job Satisfaction. As a Trust Employee You Will Enjoy The Following Excellent starting salary NHS Pension contributions 27 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays Flexible Working patterns Child care vouchers Excellent training and development opportunities NHS Discounts Employee Assistance Programme For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sara Hawkins Job title: HWLH SOAMHS Team Lead Email address: sara.hawkinsspft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07471031862