Specialist Registered Mental Health Nurse | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Polegate; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a Registered Nurse with Mental Health qualifications to lead an enhanced care team. This role involves delivering specialist mental health advice and training to Clinical Support Workers, ensuring high-quality patient care in an acute hospital setting. The successful candidate will enjoy benefits such as staff development opportunities and enrollment in the NHS pension scheme.

Benefits

Staff development

Enrollment in the NHS pension scheme

Access to nurseries

Onsite parking

Free psychological support

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with mental health qualification and experience.
• Ability to lead and train a team effectively.
• Strong communication skills for providing specialist advice.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Clinical Support Workers.
• Deliver training programs for enhanced care.
• Provide mental health advice to clinical teams.

Skills

Mental health qualification

Experience in enhanced care

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

To lead a team of Clinical Support Workers and provide specialist mental health advice, care and treatment to patients staff in the acute hospital setting.

Patients in the acute phase of admission to hospital or whilst waiting for appropriate placement, sometimes have mental health or enhanced care needs as well as physical health needs.

An exciting opportunity is available to join a new team of staff who will provide specialist mental health and enhanced care alongside the acute care teams.

Role Overview

Registered Nurse with Mental Health qualification and experience to lead an enhanced care team across the Trust.

Key Responsibilities

• Offering specialist advice and guidance to our clinical teams caring for patients with significant mental illness.
• Deliver a training programme for enhanced care and specialist skills in caring for patients with significant mental illness.
• Line management, supervision and deployment of the enhanced care Clinical Support Worker team.

Benefits

• Staff development.
• Enrollment in the NHS pension scheme.
• Auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service.
• Access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital.
• Staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
• Free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme (24/7).
• Onsite parking available for a small administration fee.

Disability Confident

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