nurse practitioner

Sussex Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Senior Nurse Practitioner to join the Mental Health Liaison Team in Eastbourne. The role concentrates on patient flow, discharge from inpatient and A&E, and engagement with high-intensity and complex relational presentations to improve urgent care pathways.

You will lead audits, supervise junior staff, review policies, liaise with partner organisations, and apply psychosocial interventions including psycho-education and discharge

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current UK registration in mental health/LD/adult.
• Experience in urgent and acute care settings and complex presentations.
• Evidence of post-registration training in relevant service area.
• Ability to supervise and mentor junior staff and students.
• Commitment to risk management and multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Right to work in the UK and eligibility to practice in NHS.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessments and nursing interventions to patients within the care group.
• Lead on discharge planning, patient flow and liaison with inpatient and A&E Eastbourne.
• Review clinical policies and implement changes to practice.
• Liaise with partner organisations to promote communication and good practice.
• Undertake audits and provide supervision to staff in the service area.
• Deliver psychosocial interventions including psycho-education and recovery plans.

Skills

Urgent & Acute care experience

Risk management

Staff supervision

Line management

Complex caseload management

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Resilience

Education

Nursing degree/diploma

Mentorship / ENB equivalent

Post-qualification training

Job description

We have an opportunity for B7 senior nurse practitioner to be part of our Mental Health Liaison Team in Eastbourne The post will focus on patient flow and discharge from inpatient and A<em>&E</em> Eastbourne, but to also provide greater impact on high intensity users and patients presenting with complex relational needs who will often present and represent to urgent and acute care., The post holder will provide specialist assessments and nursing interventions to patients within a care group; participate in review of clinical policies and guidelines relevant to the area and support and implement changes to practice; liaise with other organisations and professionals to promote communication and good practice; be able to undertake audit activity and supervision to other staff in service area/care group. Have an understanding of psychosocial interventions to include psycho-education, wellness recovery action plans and discharge planning.

• Have either a background of working across Urgent & Acute care
• Possess excellent risk management skills and be confident in supporting others to manage risk.
• Have experience on leading the management of care for patients with challenging and complex presentations.
• Be able to demonstrate personal resilience and skills in supporting colleagues to manage challenging situations.
• Have confidence and drive to support colleagues in managing complex changes in order to meet service expectations and needs.
• Provide line management and supervision to junior colleagues.
• Have a helpful disposition and desire to forge positive relationships with colleagues within Urgent Care and partner organisations.
• Be proactive in terms of role development in the context of an ever changing and developing service.
• Demonstrate commitment to support change processes which will at times require balancing challenges to the team to benefit high standards of good patient care.
• Have the right to work in the UK.
• Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health / LD/ Adult) appropriate to the job role.
• Degree/diploma level supplemented by specialist qualification, training, experience, courses to masters level equivalent relevant to the care group
• Evidence of post registration training in relevant service area
• Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent, Extensive post qualifying experience in relevant service area
• Experience of supervising staff and students
• Able to manage a caseload of patients with complex mental health needs
• Comprehensive knowledge of interventions specific to service area
• Awareness of Trust policies and service specification, Successful candidates are normally appointed to the bottom of the pay scale unless previous NHS experience in a similar role can be evidenced.
• You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
• At SPFT we put people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You'll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development.

We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it's part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we'll explore what works for you and the role. We recognise that tools like AI are becoming part of everyday life and you may choose to use them when preparing your application. We welcome this, as long as what you submit reflects your own experience, skills and voice. AI can be helpful for structuring or refining your answers, but it should not replace your own examples or create content that isn't based on your real experience. Our recruitment process is designed to get to know you, and we'll explore your examples further at interview, so it's important your application genuinely represents what you bring. You can read more about using AI in applications and interviews on our recruitment process page. We're shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we'd love to hear from you.

• The service prioritises staff wellbeing and we encourage our colleagues to maintain a healthy and positive work-life balance. Leadership is strong and supportive, and our ethos is to encourage people to work creatively and be innovative in their thinking to support new and different ways of working. The Leadership team is very supportive and encourage all clinicians to have a flexible job plan so that a good work-life balance can be achieved.
• Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is supportive of staff's professional development and provides access to quality supervision and training opportunities.