Senior Nurse Practitioner

Sussex Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Senior Nurse Practitioner for the Mental Health Liaison Team in Eastbourne. The post focuses on patient flow and discharge from inpatient and A&E, with emphasis on high-intensity users and complex relational presentations.

Strong clinical leadership, risk assessment, and ability to work across Urgent Care Services at night are essential. Flexible job planning and supportive leadership are highlighted in the team ethos.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health / LD/ adult)
• Degree/diploma level with specialist qualification and relevant training
• Post-registration training in relevant service area and mentorship/ENB equivalent

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessments and nursing interventions.
• Review clinical policies and guidelines and support practice changes.
• Liaise with other organisations to promote communication and good practice.
• Undertake audit activity and supervision of staff.

Skills

Urgent & Acute care

Risk management

Line management

Discharge planning

Interagency liaison

Psychosocial interventions

Education

NMC-registered nurse (mental health / LD / adult)

Degree with specialist qualification

Mentorship course / ENB equivalent

Job description

Senior Nurse Practitioner

The closing date is 01 November 2026

Job summary

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&E 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.

Strong clinical leadership, positive role modelling of trust values and excellent risk assessment/management skills will be key responsibilities of the post holder who would be required to work across all Urgent care Services based in Eastbourne at night.

Main duties of the job

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.

About us

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.

We are a safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led service. Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is supportive of staff's professional development and provides access to quality supervision and training opportunities.

Details

Date posted: 19 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 354-AE-21385

Location: Department of psychiatry, Kings Drive, Eastbourne, BN21 2UD, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Please see attach JD

Applicants must

• 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential)

• 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

Knowledge/Experience (Essential)

• 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

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

Employer's website: https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Team leader, Alison Bradbury, [e-mail], 07710379841

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