Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse

The closing date is 05 April 2026

Job summary

Are you an enthusiastic person looking for a challenge? Do you have excellent communication skills and a positive attitude? Do you have a commitment to providing excellent care to people who are experiencing a wide range of mental health and emotional problems.

The Oaklands Centre for Acute Care is looking for RMN's to work within our well-established team as a band 5 Staff Nurses. We are looking for highly motivated individuals who have an interest in acute mental health nursing. You will need strong leadership skills, able to make decisions and have sound communication skills. Our Client group is diverse and you will need a good level of knowledge of the differing mental health needs of working age adults. You will be expected to work a 24-hour rotation of Days and Night shifts. Our current shift are Long-days and night

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit someone, who is enthusiastic, with excellent assessment, risk management and communication skills and is committed to working as part of a team and in partnership with service users and carers.

You will receive regular supervision and have the opportunity for personal and professional development as well as contributing to the team's development.

About us

In return we can offer a supportive working environment and access to training opportunities to assist you to realise your potential and achieve a greater degree of job satisfaction.

As a Trust employee you will enjoy the following:

Excellent starting salary
NHS Pension contributions
27 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays
Flexible Working patterns
Child care vouchers
Excellent training and development opportunities
NHS Discounts
Employee Assistance Programme

Date posted

25 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

354-AC-21269

Job locations

Oaklands ward, Oaklands Centre

Graylingwell Drive

Chichester

PO196GS

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is an exciting and dynamic role that offers the opportunity for development and implementation of high-quality services. Previous experience of working in acute services or home treatment teams is desirable, although not essential. We offer excellent staff support through clinical supervision and teamwork.

This is a seven day per week service, which may necessitate some working unsocial hours, however, working unsocial hours does bring a salary increase, in line with Agenda for Change guidelines.

If you are looking for a role where you can use the experience you have gathered to make a real and tangible difference to people experiencing mental health difficulties then this is the job for you!

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

If you wish to discuss about the post, please contact Oaklands ward 01243 791898 - Vikas Narvekar, Ward Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a seven day per week service, which may necessitate some working unsocial hours, however, working unsocial hours does bring a salary increase, in line with Agenda for Change guidelines.

If you are looking for a role where you can use the experience you have gathered to make a real and tangible difference to people experiencing mental health difficulties then this is the job for you!

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

If you wish to discuss about the post, please contact Oaklands ward 01243 791898 - Vikas Narvekar, Ward Manager

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NMC registered mental health nurse

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NMC registered mental health nurse

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).