0.8 WTE) experienced Mental Health Practitioners

Sussex Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust; Hove; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting 0.8 WTE Mental Health Practitioners based at Mill View Hospital, Hove, with home visits and on-site assessments. The role focuses on community-based mental health care, collaboration with carers and multidisciplinary teams, and delivering high-quality, compassionate services.

Ideal candidates are registered nurses, OTs or social workers with CPD, mentorship training, and extensive experience in risk assessment and community settings.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with current registration
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Experience of assessing and managing risk in mental health
• Experience supervising staff and providing clinical interventions
• Experience working in the community and with carers
• Experience of partnership working across statutory and non-statutory teams
• Understanding of CPA process and clinical governance

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage risk in mental health
• Deliver a range of clinical interventions to patients and carers
• Carry out home visits and see patients on site as part of Neighbourhood Mental Health Team
• Work in collaboration with carers, third sector and primary care teams
• Promote person-centred care and high-quality service delivery

Skills

Mental health assessment

Risk assessment

CPD

Supervising staff

Community-based care

Team collaboration

Education

Nurse, OT or Social Worker registration

Mentorship Course

Job description

The service is looking to appoint candidates who are highly motivated, enthusiastic, creative and resourceful, and who have a passion for working with people and for developing good working relationships with carers. You will have the opportunity to forge close links with the third (voluntary) sector, as well as with other specialist teams within the Trust and within Primary Care and Partnerships. This is an exciting and diverse role working with a whole range of different mental health presentations. Consider the team as place to embed your learning, broaden your skills and develop your career! The role will be based at Mill View Hospital in Hove, and you will be required to carry out home visits as part of the role as well as seeing patients on site.

We are looking for (0.8 WTE) experienced Mental Health Practitioners, from a professional background of Nursing, OT or Social Work who can demonstrate excellent assessment and communication skills, in working with people in the community experiencing a mental health crisis and the ability to deliver a compassionate, person-centered and high quality service to patients, carers and others who are referred to the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team. You will need to have experience of assessing and managing risk in mental health.

• Registered Mental health Nurse Occupational Therapist or Social worker with current registration
• Completion of Mentorship Course
• Evidence of continuous professional development, 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, Successful candidates are normally appointed to the bottom of the pay scale unless previous NHS experience in a similar role can be evidenced., You must have appropriate UK professional registration. 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 tools like AI are becoming part of everyday life and you may choose to use them when preparing your application. We welcome this, as long as what you submit reflects your own experience, skills and voice. AI can be helpful for structuring or refining your answers, but it should not replace your own examples or create content that isn't based on your real experience. Our recruitment process is designed to get to know you, and we'll explore your examples further at interview, so it's important your application genuinely represents what you bring. You can read more about using AI in applications and interviews on our recruitment process page. 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.