Welcome from our Chief Executive

Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

The overarching focus of the Learning Disability & Autism Programme (previously referenced as the Transforming Care Programme) is to promote health and wellbeing, deliver high quality and sustainable services and improve outcomes and life experiences for autistic people, people with a learning disability or both , meeting the requirements set out in the NHS long Term Plan and other national strategy documents.

The CETR (Care Education Treatment Reviews) Project is a small integrated team between the CAMHS Provider Collaborative and the Integrated Care Board. The function is to ensure quality of care to children and young people on the Dynamic Support Registers due to high risk of admission into hospital because of complex behavioural and/or mental health needs.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will:

• Act as a role model and source of clinical knowledge providing advice, support and consultation to develop the knowledge and skill in the workforce (clinical and non-clinical staff).
• Ensure Dynamic Support Registers are used effectively to prioritise allocation of resources, namely CETRs, Local Area Emergency Protocol meetings, professional consults and keyworker support.
• Chair Community CETRs, Local Area Emergency Protocol meetings and co-facilitate the professional consult meetings with the Keyworking team.
• Use the Dynamic Support Registers to report "common themes" to commissioners so as to inform how services are commissioned.
• Deputise on occasion for Case Manager and/or Operational Lead in HIOW Care Rooms about the needs of our inpatient population and the supports and services required so as to achieve safe and timely discharges.
• Assist the development and implementation of the keyworker function for children and young people who are autistic, have a learning disability or both and their families/carers across Hampshire, Southampton and the Isle of Wight in a complex and diverse multi-agency environment.
• Develop and maintain strong working partnerships across the Integrated Care System (ICS), adding value to established statutory and MDT working.
• With both the CAMHS Provider Collaborative and the keyworker team, ensure children, young people and family carers with lived experience have opportunity to be involved in co-production and co-design.

Working for our organisation

Welcome from our Chief Executive

Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification attached to this advertisement for more details of this position.

Person specification

Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health / LD/ Adult) appropriate to the job role.
• Degree/diploma level supplemented by specialist qualification, training, experience, courses to masters level equivalent relevant to the care group
• Evidence of post registration training in relevant service area
• Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent

Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria

• Extensive post qualifying experience in relevant service area
• Experience of supervising staff and students
• Able to manage a caseload of patients with complex mental health needs
• Comprehensive knowledge of interventions specific to service area
• Awareness of Trust policies and service specification

Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.

We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children's social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.

Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.