Clinic Nurse, East NMHT

We are looking for a motivated mental health nurse to join our busy depot/ clozapine clinic at Brighton General Hospital. 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, honest, flexible, and dedicated to maintaining high quality treatment delivery standards. The hours available are 25 hours per week.

This post offers the Trust's £2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 6 Nurses & Practitioners, (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions; please see attached Protocol Document for full details).

Job description

Please see the attached Job Description document for full details on the role and responsibilities. If you wish to arrange a discussion about the role please contact Greg Coghlan (Lead Nurse), greg.coghlan@nhs.net

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role
• Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

• Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
• Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group

Experience of supervising staff

Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems

Experience of working consultatively with professionals

Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments

Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies

Experience of working within the CPA process

Understanding of clinical governance

Previous experience of working in the community. Contribute to the implementation of services

About the employer

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