Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Crisis Support, Time & Recovery Worker

The closing date is 29 January 2026

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to support service users under the care of the West Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (previously known as the Assessment and Treatment Services) in Brighton and Hove as a Crisis Support, Time and Recovery Worker. The role has a specific remit to provide preventive work with service users under the NMHT to avoid crisis or admission and support transition back from the crisis team to the NMHT.

Main duties of the job

You will have experience of working in the community with people with mental health needs and co-existing difficulties. You will work autonomously but alongside the NMHT multi-disciplinary team to offer short-term flexible support as part of the service users crisis support plan and help them link in with other community crisis support offers where relevant. You will see people face to face in their homes, in community settings or at the team base as well as offering telephone and video support.

You will join a friendly and supportive team based at Mill View hospital and form close working realtionships with the Crisis Team based at Mill View.

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

15 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

354-AB-21030

Job locations

Mill View Hospital

Nevill Avenue

Hove

BN3 7HY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description document for further details on the role and responsibilities. For an informal discussion please contact Juliet Smith, Team Lead onjuliet.smith8@nhs.net

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description document for further details on the role and responsibilities. For an informal discussion please contact Juliet Smith, Team Lead onjuliet.smith8@nhs.net

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

NVQ 3 or equivalent, combined with a commitment to undertake continuing personal development

EXPERIENCE

Essential

Experience of working with people with mental health problems, ideally in the community

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

NVQ 3 or equivalent, combined with a commitment to undertake continuing personal development

EXPERIENCE

Essential

Experience of working with people with mental health problems, ideally 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.

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).

Additional information