Job summary Millwood Assessment and Treatment Service in Uckfield is part of a lively multi-disciplinary service for adults with severe mental illness. Uckfield is a rural town and the service sits within the beautiful landscape of Ashdown Forest and the South Downs National Park. It has excellent rail links to London and is only a short drive from the cosmopolitan city of Brighton. This is an exciting time for community mental health services as we transform to a new, integrated, neighbourhood model with our primary care and voluntary sector partners. We are looking for innovative nurses how can embrace the new model and put it into practice. Main duties of the job As a Community Mental Health Nurse in our service you will be focussed on improving outcomes for service users, working creatively with them and their carers to create meaningful care and safety plans that will help them achieve their goals and live as independently as possible. The key to success in this role is often about building effective partnerships with GPs, Crisis services, housing and other third sector providers, and bringing in more specialist services, such as our Early intervention in Psychosis or Eating disorders service. We strive to be an inclusive, trauma informed service. We work hard to overcome any barriers to engagement and to ensure that everyone who needs our treatment can access and benefit from it. About us Sussex Partnership can offer you great training opportunities whether you want to develop your leadership or clinical skills. For example you may wish to study Nurse advocacy, Family Intervention in Psychosis or Structured Clinical Management for our Challenging Emotional Needs pathway. As a mental health trust Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do. As a nurse in our team we can offer you: - Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes, run by our internal wellbeing team - Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development - Flexible working patterns - Access to a host of 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 (starting at 27 days 8 bank holidays) If you are looking for the opportunity to work within a busy but rewarding Assessment and Treatment service in the heart of The South Downs National Park, then we would love to hear from you Date posted 21 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time Reference number 354-AE-21041-C Job locations Millwood Uckfield Community Hospital, Framfield road Uckfield TN22 5AW Job description Job responsibilities 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: 1. 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. 2. To offer specialist nursing assessment and advice where required. 3. 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. 4. To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust nursing strategy. 5. To ensure that clinical practice is evidence based and consistent with relevant NICE guidelines and Trust policies and procedures. 6. To provide supervision of junior staff and trainees where appropriate. 7. To act within the NMC code of conduct at all times. Job description Job responsibilities 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: 1. 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. 2. To offer specialist nursing assessment and advice where required. 3. 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. 4. To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust nursing strategy. 5. To ensure that clinical practice is evidence based and consistent with relevant NICE guidelines and Trust policies and procedures. 6. To provide supervision of junior staff and trainees where appropriate. 7. To act within the NMC code of conduct at all times. Person Specification Qualifications Essential 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 Essential 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 Understanding of clinical governance Previous experience of working in the community Person Specification Qualifications Essential 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 Essential 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 Understanding of clinical governance Previous experience of working in the community Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Address Millwood Uckfield Community Hospital, Framfield road Uckfield TN22 5AW Employer's website https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)