Urgent Care Practitioner

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A public health organization in Eastbourne is looking for dynamic Band 6 Urgent Care Practitioners. The role involves supporting individuals in mental health crises, working closely with acute mental health teams. Candidates should have a Registered Nurse qualification and experience in relevant care groups. The position offers a competitive salary between £38,682 and £46,580, along with flexible working patterns. There is also a £2,000 relocation incentive for new hires.

Benefits

£2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group.
• Experience of supervising staff.
• Understanding of clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Utilise clinical skills to assess individual needs and risks.
• Work collaboratively with families and partner agencies.
• Conduct clinical assessments including risk assessments.

Skills

Clinical skills

Empathy

Collaborative working

Education

Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health/LD/Adult)

Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent

Evidence of continuous professional development

Job description

We are seeking to recruit dynamic Band 6 practitioners. The post is open to qualified Nurses, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists.

Do you have a desire to support an established and dynamic Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team?

Are you committed to delivering quality driven mental health services?

Do you value working positively, respectfully and collaboratively?

If so, we'd love you to join us!

We are looking to recruit skilled and highly motivated practitioners to join us as Band 6 Urgent Care Practitioners in the CRHTT, working closely with the acute mental health hospital and community teams to support people in a mental health crisis. CRHT are able to offer all the benefits of a hospital admission whilst remaining at home, including home visits from our experienced multi- disciplinary team.. We are committed to a focused recovery model. This post involves 7 day week 365 days per year working on a rota basis.

Main duties of the job

You will be an excellent communicator, demonstrating empathy and facilitating an inclusive and collaborative environment and assessment to those service users accessing CRHT services with a particular focus on:

• Utilising your excellent clinical skills and judgement to assess individual needs and risks
• Demonstrate an understanding of clinical interventions relevant to the care group to include education, care plans and supportive discharge planning,
• Work compassionately and creatively to identify therapeutic and evidence-based outcomes and care plans for people who are experiencing a crisis in their mental health
• Work closely with carers, families and partner agencies to facilitate and promote the safety and the well-being of service users and their families/carers.
• work collaboratively across the urgent care services being responsible for supportive discharge assessments and participating in multi- agency meetings.

About us

We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

Working in Sussex:

• 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 are building a new hospital in Bexhill to replace our inpatient services at the Department of Psychiatry. This means that, if you are successful in your application, you will be transferred to the new facilities when it opens in 2026.

Job responsibilities

This is an exciting and dynamic role that offers the opportunity for development and implementation of high-quality services. Previous experience of working in acute services or home treatment teams is desirable, although not essential. We offer excellent staff support through clinical supervision and teamwork.

This service is integral to our Urgent Care Pathway and ensures people presenting to acute mental health services receive a compassionate, person- centred assessment and timely care plan.

If you are looking for a role where you can use the experience you have gathered to make a real and tangible difference to a new and developing service, then this is the job for you!

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

This post offers the Trust's £2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 5-6 Nurses & Practitioners, (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions; please see attached Protocol Document for full details).

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role
• Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Knowledge/Experience

• 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 conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
• Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
• Experience of working within the CPA process
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Previous experience of working in the community

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.

Dept of Psychiatry (Moving to Coombe Valley Hospital Sept 2026)

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearPer annum / pro rata for part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Part-time,Flexible working,Compressed hours

Reference number

354-AE-21229-A

Job locations

Dept of Psychiatry (Moving to Coombe Valley Hospital Sept 2026)