Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Eastbourne Assessment and Treatment Service (ATS) soon to be part of the Eastbourne Neighbourhood Mental Health Team, for those final year students about to qualify. We are looking for preregistration nurses who are looking for a challenge and the opportunity to work alongside a varied multidisciplinary team and develop within a well established team. Our community mental health teams will become part of a much more integrated network of services and our mental health nurses will be central in driving the changes, in close partnership with our primary and third sector colleagues. (See more about our vision https://www.sussex.ics.nhs.uk/our-work/our-priorities/mental-health-learning-disability-and-autism/mental-health/community-mh-transformation/)



We want to help, support and nurture you with the right skills to become a confident Band 6 nurse in our service. This development post will give you the right level of broad experience and exposure required. As a Community Mental Health Nurse in our service, you will be focussed on improving outcomes for service users, working creatively with them and their families and carers to co-create care plans that will help them achieve their goals and live as independently as possible. You will also work closely with other services both within our Trust, and with other partner agencies.



The role of the Community Mental Health Nurse is to work in partnership with service users in the designated care group with multiple mental health presentations and working alongside service users to develop their care plans and recovery plans to enable them to lead fulfilling lives. You will demonstrate an understanding of clinical interventions relevant to the care group to include education, care plans and discharge planning, working closely with carers, families and partner agencies to facilitate this.

Post holder Expectations:

To be an active participant in the multi-disciplinary team, formulating care plans and utilising appropriate assessments.

To take part in all quality initiatives actively supporting and participating in both policies and service developments in the specific care group.

Carry a caseload, actively working with other involved agencies, families and carers.

Assess, plan and implement care, and provide specialist nursing advice and carry out specialist nursing procedures.

To participate in regular clinical, professional and managerial supervision.

Provide clinical supervision to junior staff and act as a mentor for student nurses.

To maintain and contribute to standards of professional care, ethics, policies and procedures.

To contribute, to improve access for patients to local generic health care services, primary, secondary and specialist services.

To maintain record keeping within Trust guidelines, national standards and NICE.



If you are looking for the opportunity to work within a busy but rewarding Assessment and Treatment service in a seaside town like no other, then we would love to hear from you. Eastbourne is a vibrant seaside town, offering affordable coastal living along with independent shopping and a variety of cafes, bars and restaurants and a very creative music and artistic scene. Our office is right in the heart of Eastbourne vibrant culture.

As a practitioner in our team, we can offer you:

Preceptorship with a bespoke personal development plan.

Support with working through and achieving defined set NHS KSF core dimensions in line with the Annexe 21 program.

Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes

Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development

Flexible working patterns

Free parking.

Child care vouchers

Access to a host of NHS discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars)

A position within a trust rated as 'Outstanding' for caring and 'Good' overall by the CQC

Generous holiday entitlement (dependent on length of NHS service) starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays

NHS Pension contributions



Job description

Essential Qualifications

Registered or Preregistration Nurse with current/pending registration appropriate to the job role.

Evidence of continuous professional development.



Essential Knowledge

Experience of working alongside people with complex mental health needs in the designated care group

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

Experience of working consultatively with other 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

Knowledge of MHA (1983/2007)

Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act (2005), to include practical knowledge of FACE documentation, DOLS and Best Interest decisions

Child and Adult safeguarding procedures

Change management and organising and prioritising their workload.

Demonstrate ability to enhance care through evidence-based knowledge

Demonstrate professional development relevant to the specific care group.



Person Specification

Essential Qualifications

Registered Nurse with current registration or Preregistration [Mental Health/LD]

Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent

Evidence of continuous professional development



Experience/Knowledge

Pre or 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 or being supervised.

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