Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist Group Treatment Service

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Job summary

Are you looking for an exciting challenge that is hugely rewarding?

Do you want to help shape the future of the Brighton & Hove Group Treatment Service?

We're looking for like-minded people to join us and help provide top quality care to those who need it.

An opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist, to join the Brighton and Hove Group Treatment Service (GTS) for a part-time permanent position, for 30 hours a week.

The Brighton and Hove Group Treatment Service (GTS) is an ageless service offering a programme of accessible, safe, evidence-based group treatments using a cognitive behavioural approach, including mindfulness and self-compassion. There is a specialist later life group pathway alongside our group programme.

The successful candidate will work within the multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe patient care focused on therapeutic relationships. Alongside the psycho-educational group programmes, the GTS offers a creative group pathway that provides a safe therapeutic space where service users can develop concentration, challenge social anxiety and practice new coping skills.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for assessing patients (which includesassessment for suitability for the group treatment programme), and providing individual therapeutic interventions to support the group work.

You will be in charge of facilitating groups and managing your own clinical case load, you will also have Lead Practitioner responsibility. This is an excellent opportunity for a Band 5 to develop skills in working within a psychological framework, and facilitating and developing groups. The GTS provides an excellent supervision package to facilitate this learning.

You will need to understand interventions relevant to the care group to include assessment, psychoeducation, clinical care and interventions, group facilitation, wellness recovery action plans and discharge planning. As well as the ability to work remotely using online platforms.

About us

At GTS we are a small team who work closely together.We have regular supervisions and participate in reflective practice to work with service users in thesecondary services.We support all new staff learning to co-facilitate our group program using a preceptorship model.

The Brighton and Hove Group Treatment Service is based over two sites: East Brighton Community Mental Health Centre and Mill View Hospital. The post holder will sometimes be required to travel across sites, and this post is subject to include some homeworking.

As a mental health trust Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do.

Your benefits:

Access to full psychological support, via our internal wellbeing team
Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development
Free parking on-site
Access to a host of discount schemes
A position within a trust rated as 'Outstanding' for caring and 'Good' overall by the CQC
Excellent NHS Pension
Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays)
A Golden Hello incentive or relocation package up to the maximum of £4000 (pro rata applies and subject to terms and conditions).

About the Trust:

We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people, and adults across Sussex. SPFT is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by CQC. In our staff survey:

Date posted

30 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

354-AB-20674-A

Job locations

Mill View Hospital

Nevill Avenue

Hove / Brighton

BN3 7HZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

In order to be a successful Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist in our team, you will have:

Professional registration as either a Registered Mental Health Nurse or an Occupational Therapist
Knowledge and experience of group working
Experience of psychological interventions
Organisational skills managing your own caseload, including Lead Practitioner duties
Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Mental Health Act (1983/2007)

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

You will sometimes be required to travel between sites for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

In order to be a successful Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist in our team, you will have:

Professional registration as either a Registered Mental Health Nurse or an Occupational Therapist
Knowledge and experience of group working
Experience of psychological interventions
Organisational skills managing your own caseload, including Lead Practitioner duties
Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Mental Health Act (1983/2007)

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

You will sometimes be required to travel between sites for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered clinician with a relevant professional registration, appropriate to the job role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered clinician with a relevant professional registration, appropriate to the job role

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).