Mental Health Practitioner

Sussex Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust; Worthing; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting experienced mental health clinicians to join our busy team serving Sussex-wide callers seeking support for their own or others' mental health.

You will be trained in triage and risk formulation/assessments and will supervise Call Operators, offering pastoral care and acting as escalation for complex calls. We value flexibility and a friendly, supportive environment with strong teamwork and opportunities to develop professionally.

Job description

We are looking to recruit experienced mental health clinicians to join our busy team. You will be joining a friendly, supportive and dedicated team responding to Sussex-wide callers who require support for their own or others mental health. As a clinician you will be trained in triage and risk formulation/assessments to be utilised alongside your existing skills, to support callers and where necessary signpost to urgent care services across Sussex. You will also supervise, offer pastoral care and act as a point of escalation for a team of Call Operators who may require support with complex calls.

• Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns
• Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
• With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure

We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they 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 within their team + 77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles
• We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide.