Intensive Support Practitioner

Sussex Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking an enthusiastic registered Community Nurse to join their Intensive Support Service in Eastbourne. The role involves working with clients to reduce the risk of admission, conducting home visits, and providing clinical support. Candidates should have relevant nursing credentials and experience in mental health settings. The organization offers a supportive environment emphasizing staff development and well-being.

Benefits

NHS Pension contributions

27 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays

Flexible Working patterns

Child care vouchers

Loads of NHS Discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualifying experience in the mental health care group.
• Experience conducting clinical and risk assessments.
• Ability to travel independently between sites.

Responsibilities

• Manage an allocated workload and provide intensive support.
• Develop care plans and recovery plans with service users.
• Monitor quality of care and satisfaction levels.

Skills

Clinical assessments

Supervising staff

Complex health problems

Partnership working

Education

Registered Nurse with current registration

Completion of Mentorship Course

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed registered mental health nurse to join our Intensive Support Service. The team works intensively with clients for up to eight weeks to reduce the risk of admission and to support post discharge from mental health units. The team provides a liaison role and is in regular contact with inpatient services to facilitate discharge. The successful candidate will be providing home visits to both older adults with age-related complex mental health needs and to adults of any age with dementia to enable observations and interventions.

The role of Community Nurse is to work in partnership with service users in the designated care group with complex health presentations, developing their care plans and recovery plans to enable them to lead fulfilling lives. They will demonstrate an understanding of clinical interventions relevant to the care group to include education, care plans and discharge planning, working closely with carers, families and partner agencies to facilitate this. The post holder will work at all times to promote the safety and wellbeing of service users and their families/carers. They will assess, plan and implement care, and provide specialist nursing advice and carry out specialist nursing procedures. They will provide clinical supervision to staff and students and act as a mentor for student nurses.

Here at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, we have a strong set of values that imbue everything we do. Nurses are highly valued. If you work for us, you will be involved in bold and innovative service improvements and take part in researching new evidence-based practices. You will be given every opportunity you need to develop professionally; to enhance your clinical skills and to realise your potential. If you are newly qualified, you will join our excellent Preceptorship academy. We recognise that working in mental health can be stressful but we prioritise staff welfare, providing regular supervision, reflective practice, mentoring, and any other support that our nurses need to ensure their wellbeing.

Responsibilities

Responsibility for managing an allocated workload, providing agreed intensive levels of support and interventions and establishing priorities within it. To ensure that the care plan is fully implemented with the service user in accordance with service specifications including liaising with and providing information to other agencies involved in the care of the service user. Monitor the quality of care delivered and service user and carer satisfaction with the service. Assist in reviews of service users in the community on a systematic basis to ensure the continued need and appropriateness of services provided by the Trust and maintain review records. Adhere to, and where appropriate, ensure the implementation of relevant legislation, Department and Trust policies and procedures. Maintain accurate and up-to-date records as required by the Trust. Participate in a formal programme of supervision.

Candidates must have the ability to travel independently between sites or have access to reliable transportation for travel between sites.

Qualifications and experience

• 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, 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
• You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

We’re looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.

Rewards and benefits

What we can offer you in return: we’re an organisation which puts people first, with opportunities to learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. You will also have the chance to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving. You will join a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. You will have the chance to make a difference to the lives of patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust we are committed to making a difference. Your development is important to us, so ask during interview about 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.

Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is 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. The Trust takes safeguarding seriously and expects staff and bank workers to undertake the relevant essential training and to familiarise themselves with safeguarding procedures and multi-agency policies.

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.

This post comes with the Trust’s “Golden Hello” for band 5 or 6 nurses of £2000 and the following perks:

• NHS Pension contributions
• 27 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays
• Flexible Working patterns
• Child care vouchers
• Loads of NHS Discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme