RMN Development Post in Urgent Care Services

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Mental Health Urgent Care Services are looking to recruit Band 5 nurses to an 18-month development post which will further lead to a substantive Band 6 position upon demonstration of reaching the core competencies required for the role. The successful candidates will work under the supervision of a band 7 team lead, initially in CRHTT for 9 months, and will then move to gain experience in Mental Health Liaison for a further 9-month period.

If you are a Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurse with post registration experience, or are newly or soon to be qualified RMN this would be a great opportunity to work in our Urgent Care Services.

This supported development role will enable you to obtain the knowledge, skills and competences in urgent care nursing, gaining assessment and risk assessment skills and working with a multi-agency team. If you are aspiring for a band 6 post in urgent care services in the future, this development post is for you.

Main duties of the job

CRHTT and MHLT are an integral to our urgent care pathway and ensuring people presenting in crisis or have acute mental health needs receive a compassionate, person-centred assessment and timely care plan whether this occurs in the Emergency Department or ward of a General Hospital or in their own home. The successful candidate will need to achieve agreed competences before being offered a band 6 urgent care practitioner post.

Successful candidates will be supported throughout the rotation in the following ways:

Preceptorship in placements with a bespoke personal development plan with agreed and defined learning outcomes
Access to training and relevant shadowing opportunities.
Be line-managed by the Team leader in each placement
Receive regular managerial supervision from their Team Leader and be given opportunities to participate in individual and group supervision.
Be part of Reflective Practice Group

About us

We provide mental health and learning disability services to adults, children and young people across East Sussex, West Sussex, Brighton and Hove, and children's services in Hampshire. We have been awarded an overall rating of 'good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and assessed 'outstanding' for being caring. We offer the following services:

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
Community Mental Health Teams
Inpatient Services
Specialist services, such as perinatal mental health and early intervention in psychosis
Secure and Forensic Services
Lindridge Care Community (for both RMNs and RGNs)
Dementia Services
Learning Disability and Neurobehavioural Science

We believe that staff who feel valued by the Trust and are truly engaged in the organisation deliver better outcomes for our patients and we are always looking for people with the right core values to join our team.

To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID

Date posted

12 September 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£27,055 to £40,588 a year Band 5 to Band 6 - £27,055 - £40,588

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

354-NQN-21138

Job locations

Various

BN3 4AG

Job description

Job responsibilities

To deliver a high standard of evidence based inpatient nursing care in the designated care group in partnership with the team, the service users and where appropriate their family.

If you're interested in finding out more about our development roles, our teams and locations, all you have to do is apply once and we'll match you to the role that suit you based on what you tell us in your application.

This post offers The Trust's Golden Hello for band 5 or 6 Nurses, or a Relocation package up to a maximum of £2000. (pro rata applies and subject to terms and conditions. Please see attached Protocol document).

Job description

Job responsibilities

To deliver a high standard of evidence based inpatient nursing care in the designated care group in partnership with the team, the service users and where appropriate their family.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Has current NMC registration, or is studying towards a recognised NMC nursing qualification

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Has current NMC registration, or is studying towards a recognised NMC nursing qualification

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).