Depot Clinic Nurse, West Assessment & Treatment Service

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are looking for a motivated mental health nurse to run our busy depot/ clozapine clinic at Hove Polyclinic. The successful candidate will have experience of working with people diagnosed with a severe and enduring mental illness in the community, and can demonstrate competency at running busy treatment clinics. You will need to be reliable, confident, flexible, and dedicated to maintaining high quality treatment delivery standards.

This post offers a Golden Hello, or a Relocation package up to a maximum of £2000. (pro rata applies and subject to terms and conditions. Please see attached Protocol document).

Main duties of the job

The role includes the responsibility of having a caseload as Lead Practitioner for appropriately identified clients, and will work as part of the West Assessment and Treatment Service multi-disciplinary team in the clinic context. Regular liaison with Primary Care colleagues is also required. We also have junior staff Health Care Assistants and a Support Time Recovery Worker within the clinic team, who will require guidance/supervision on a regular basis to maximise the potential of service delivery from the clinic.

About us

The Trust provides mental health and learning disability care for all ages across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

Living & Working in Brighton:

Be spoilt for choice with Brighton's iconic seafront, vibrant lanes and array of shops and attractions
Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns on your doorstep
Embrace the outstanding natural beauty spots including the renowned Devils Dyke and South Downs National Park

We'd love you to join our Trust, rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, recent staff survey results told us that 82% 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 in their team
77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles

Date posted

27 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year Pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

354-AB-20672

Job locations

Hove Polyclinic

Nevill Avenue

Hove

BN3 7HY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description document for full details of the role and responsibilities. If you wish to arrange a discussion about the role, please contact Greg Coghlan, Lead Nurse:- greg.coghlan@spft.nhs.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], 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).