Mental Health and Learning Disability Charge Nurses

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Mental Health and Learning Disability Nurses

We provide mental health and learning disability services to adults, children and young people across East Sussex. 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

Main duties of the job

As a Trust we make a positive difference to thousands of people's lives across Sussex and Hampshire, providing support so that they can fulfil their potential and enjoy healthy lives. 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. The Trust is clinician-led, and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services.

If you're interested in more than one role, or if you're not sure where you want to work, that's fine. All you have to do is apply once and we'll match you to theroles that suit you based on what you tell us in your application.

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care and treatment you can be confident in. To achieve the highest standards we have already embarked on a programme to transform the culture of the Trust to one of continuous improvement, delivered through participation of all staff and with service users, carers and families at the heart of our efforts.

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

05 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year Band 6

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

354-DRE-23010

Job locations

Various

BN21 2UD

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will assess, plan and implement care, and provide specialist nursing advice and carry out specialist nursing procedures in the agreed care group.

They will provide clinical and managerial leadership to junior staff, providing supervision to junior staff and students.

They will assist the Ward Manager in ensuring the effective running of the ward.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will assess, plan and implement care, and provide specialist nursing advice and carry out specialist nursing procedures in the agreed care group.

They will provide clinical and managerial leadership to junior staff, providing supervision to junior staff and students.

They will assist the Ward Manager in ensuring the effective running of the ward.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Has current NMC registration

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Has current NMC registration

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).