Lead Nurse, West NMHT

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Hove; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Hove is looking for an innovative Band 7 Lead Nurse to join their West Neighbourhood Mental Health Team. The post requires a commitment to developing the clinical team while providing senior nursing leadership. Responsibilities include coordinating referrals and clinical work, supervising staff, and supporting quality service delivery. Ideal candidates should have substantial experience in community mental health and demonstrate strong leadership skills. Comprehensive induction and supportive work environment offered.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Access to Coaching and Quality Improvement

Friendly and caring team environment

Qualifications

• Substantial clinical experience within a community mental health setting.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to work collaboratively.
• Experience in managing staff and providing professional support.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate referrals and allocate clinical work.
• Hold a small caseload of complex patients.
• Provide supervision to staff and ensure quality of service.

Skills

Leadership acumen

Clinical experience in community mental health

Ability to work collaboratively

Teamwork

Initiative and creativity

Education

Registered Nurse with current registration

Evidence of CPD

Job description

The West Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (previously known as the West Assessment and Treatment Service), based at Mill View Hospital is a Specialist Secondary Community Mental Health Service, providing multidisciplinary input in the form of Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Support Workers, Consultant Psychiatrists, Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioners, and Psychologists/Psychological therapists.

The West NMHT has close working relationships with Early Intervention Services, Specialist Personality Disorder Services, Urgent Care Services, Community Rehabilitation Services and Inpatient/Acute Services. There is also a close connection with our primary care colleagues in the Wellbeing Services (including IAPT) and Third Sector organisations through triage and shared packages of support. This is being further advanced through the development of the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team Model.

We are looking for an innovative and skilled Band 7 Lead Nurse for the West NMHT. The post holder will show a commitment to developing the clinical team in line with the National Framework for Community Mental Health Services and demonstrate a drive to support the team's well-being and effectiveness, as well as providing senior nursing leadership to the team.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will need to have substantial clinical experience within a community mental health setting, demonstrate leadership acumen and be able to work collaboratively across a range of partners.

You will have a strong sense of team work, be able to demonstrate how you have worked productively within a team and describe the values that matter to you. You will need to embrace the use of performance measures to help to achieve agreed targets and support the team, through supervision arrangements, to provide assurance around care planning, risk assessment and participation.

You will need to have a lot of initiative, creativity, flexibility, a good sense of humour, and to know how to engage with people to bring the best out of them. In return you will be offered comprehensive induction, supervision, access to Coaching and Quality Improvement and the chance to join a friendly and caring team.

About us

The Trust provides mental health and learning disability care for all ages across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

Living & Working in Brighton:

Be spoilt for choice with Brighton's iconic seafront, vibrant lanes and array of shops and attractions

Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns on your doorstep

Embrace the outstanding natural beauty spots including the renowned Devils Dyke and South Downs National Park

We'd love you to join our Trust, rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, recent staff survey results told us that 82% recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Key staff survey results include:

70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work

79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work in their team

77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles

Job responsibilities

The post will include the coordination of referrals, allocations, delegation of clinical work and communication, as well as holding a small and defined caseload of complex patients. You will provide supervision to staff and work closely with other clinical leads and team leaders to deliver a safe and quality service.

Please see the attached Job Description document for full details on the role and responsibilities. We welcome informal visits or discussions about the role - please contact Almas Channon, Service Manager on 07738756954 or email [e-mail]

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health / LD/ Adult) appropriate to the job role.
• Evidence of CPD

Knowledge/Experience

• Significant experience of and demonstrable achievement in relevant clinical practice
• Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff
• Understanding of Health and Social Care Governance
• Experience of managing staff

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.