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Urgent Care Practitioner - The Haven

Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Worthing, England
Salary
£33,706 to £40,588 a year per annum / pro rata
Closing date
29 Mar 2023

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Sector
Healthcare, Nursing
Contract Type
Permanent

Job Details

Band 6

Job summary Are you a Registered Mental Health Nurse who is interested in a person-centred mental health practitioner role? Is a role where you can provide a safe and calm space for people suffering from mental health crisis appealing to you? If so, our Urgent Care Nurse vacancy in our Haven at Meadowfield Hospital could be just the role for you! The Haven is a 24/7 crisis assessment unit located on the Meadowfield Hospital site in Worthing, providing an alternative to A&E to provide a comprehensive biopsychosocial crisis assessment for any adult aged 18 or over who is not subject to the Mental Health Act. As an Urgent Care Nurse in The Haven, your priority will be to ensure the safety of service users in crisis. You will complete an assessment of the individual's needs and risks, accurately recording and communicating this information and working with the individual to create plans for their on-going care and treatment. This is a great opportunity to further develop on nurse led assessment and decision-making skills. Main duties of the job I am looking to recruit skilled and highly motivated practitioners to join us and develop excellent working relationships with the emergency services who refer people to us. You will be an excellent communicator, demonstrating empathy and facilitating an inclusive and collaborative environment and assessment to those service users accessing either/both The Haven and CRHTT services with a particular focus on:
  • Utilising your excellent clinical skills and judgement to assess
  • Demonstrate an understanding of clinical interventions relevant to care group to include education, care plans and discharge planning
  • Work compassionately and creatively to identify therapeutic and evidence-based outcomes, care plans for people who are experiencing a crisis
  • Contribute to developing bespoke crisis plans and work closely with our inpatient and CMHT.
  • Work closely with carers, families and partner agencies to facilitate and promote safety and well-being of service users and their families/carers.
About us We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire. Working in Sussex:
  • Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns
  • Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
  • With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure
We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they 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 within their team
  • 77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles
We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Date posted 10 March 2023 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £33,706 to £40,588 a year per annum / pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference number 354-AC-20805 Job locations Meadowfield

Worthing

BN13 3EP

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Who we are

We provide specialist NHS mental health and learning disability services in south east England. People receive care, treatment and support from us in hospital, at home and from a range of community services. Our services are rated ‘good’ by the Care Quality Commission and ‘outstanding’ for caring.

Where we are

We provide services for people of all ages across Sussex and services for children and young people in Hampshire. There’s something for everyone in our local area, whether that’s the hustle and bustle of Brighton, the scenic South Downs or our wonderful coastline where you can chill out to the sound of the surf.

What we can offer you

When you join us, you’ll be coming to work in an organisation that puts people first. We’ll do everything we can to make you feel valued, respected and included. You will be given plenty of opportunities here for your career to flourish. We’re an organisation which is strong on innovation, research and learning, and we will support your development and help you learn new skills in whichever team or service you work in.

Check out the links below to view our key areas of recruitment

Nursing

Medical

Allied Health Professions

Phychology & PsychologicalTherapies

Social Work

Healthcare Support Workers 

Support Services

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Company info
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Telephone
01903843000
Location
Trust HQ
Swandean
Arundel Road
Worthing
BN13 3EP
GB

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