Lead Practitioner, Neighbourhood Mental Health Team

Tokitan.TV; Brighton; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A community mental health team in Brighton seeks a Lead Practitioner for a challenging yet rewarding role focused on supporting individuals with complex mental health issues. The position involves utilizing existing expertise while contributing to a new integrated neighborhood model alongside primary care and voluntary sector partners. The role promises professional development, high-quality supervision, and a welcoming team environment within a vibrant community setting.

Benefits

£2,000 Golden Hello

Relocation Incentive

High-quality supervision and training

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse or equivalent with experience in complex conditions.
• Significant post-qualifying experience in mental health care.
• Experience supervising staff and delivering clinical interventions.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, treatment, and care for adults with severe mental illness.
• Collaborate with teams and service users to support recovery goals.
• Supervise and mentor junior staff and allied professionals.

Skills

Collaboration

Support

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Occupational Therapist

Social Worker with current registration

Completion of Mentorship Course

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Job Summary

The East Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (NMHT) is a lively multi-disciplinary community based team. We provide specialist assessment, treatment and care to working age adults with severe mental illness, based at Brighton General Hospital.

Job Summary

The East Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (NMHT) is a lively multi-disciplinary community based team. We provide specialist assessment, treatment and care to working age adults with severe mental illness, based at Brighton General Hospital.

We are looking for a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with existing experience and knowledge of supporting adults with complex mental health conditions.

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 practitioners who can embrace the new model and put it into practice.

This post offers the Trust's £2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 6 Nurses & Practitioners, (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions; please see attached Protocol Document for full details).

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work within a service which prides itself on its commitment and provision of high-quality care. This will be a challenging and very busy role, but one which will be very rewarding.

A passion for working with people to support individual recovery goals and to work collaboratively with the service users, their carers, colleagues within the third sector, GPs and the wider mental health service within the Trust is essential.

About Us

We welcome applications from practitioners who are highly motivated, resilient, enthusiastic, creative, flexible, and resourceful.

You will receive high quality supervision, support and training to further develop your skills and experience in a community mental health setting.

The service operates Monday to Friday, from 9am to 5pm. Although, we understand the importance of work life balance and would welcome discussions around flexible working arrangements as required.

Brighton and Hove is a vibrant and exciting place to live and work offering a lively city life with the opportunity to get away from it all to the South Downs National park just on the doorstep.

Details

Date posted

09 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

354-AB-20932

Job locations

Community Mental Health Centre

Brighton General Hospital, Elm Grove

Brighton

BN2 3EW

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description document for full details on the role and responsibilities. Please contact Dominic Ison for any further information on

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description document for full details on the role and responsibilities. Please contact Dominic Ison for any further information on

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Mental health Nurse Occupational Therapist or Social worker with current registration
• Completion of Mentorship Course
• 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 working consultatively with professionals
  
  

Person Specification

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 working consultatively with professionals
  
  

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

Community Mental Health Centre

Brighton General Hospital, Elm Grove

Brighton

BN2 3EW

Employer's website

https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Community Mental Health Centre

Brighton General Hospital, Elm Grove

Brighton

BN2 3EW

Employer's website

https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Mental Health Care

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