Lead Group Practitioner, Community Mental Health Team

Sussex Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust; Shoreham-by-Sea; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking on-site

Excellent supervision programmes

NHS Pension

Generous holiday entitlement (27 days+

Job summary

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist with group work experience to join the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team in Adur and surrounding areas. The post involves delivering psychoeducational groups and 1:1 sessions across three sites.

You will assess referrals, lead group facilitation, and manage a clinical caseload with supervision responsibilities. Travel across sites is required to support the local NMHT teams and service delivery.

Qualifications

• Registered Occupational Therapist with current registration.
• Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
• Significant post-qualifying experience in the relevant care group.
• Experience of working with people with complex health problems in the designated care group.
• Experience of supervising staff.
• Experience of managing a caseload.
• Experience of planning, facilitating and developing group work.
• Experience of working consultatively with professionals.
• Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments.
• Experience of partnership working within and across statutory and non-statutory teams.
• Experience of working within the CPA process; understanding of clinical governance.
• Previous experience of working in the community.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and provide individual therapeutic interventions to support group work.
• Lead in the facilitation of groups and manage your own clinical caseload.
• Hold a small caseload requiring group intervention and 1:1 reinforcement sessions.
• Provide supervision and support to team members and participate in staff development.

Skills

Group work experience

Clinical assessments

Supervising staff

Caseload management

Counselling/interventions

Referral management

Mentorship course/ENB equivalent

CPD

Working within CPA process

Partnership working

Disclosures checks / DBS

Education

Mentorship course / ENB equivalent

Job description

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist with group work experience to join the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team in Adur and surrounding areas. The post involves delivering psychoeducational groups and 1:1 sessions across three sites.

You will assess referrals, lead group facilitation, and manage a clinical caseload with supervision responsibilities. Travel across sites is required to support the local NMHT teams and service delivery.