Clinical Lead, Assertive Outreach Team - Incentives Apply inBrighton inBrighton PUBLISHED
THU 30 MAY 2024
Job summary
Are you an experienced Social Worker, Nurse or Occupational Therapist with leadership experience and a motivation to work in mental health?
Would you thrive in a role where you hold a relatively small, but complex caseload, providing clinical leadership and support within a specialist team?
If so, our Band 7 Clinical Lead role in our Assertive Outreach Team may be the role for you!
Our Brighton Assertive Outreach Team are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and skilled practitioner.
We are a well-staffed multi-disciplinary team made up of Social Workers, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, a Psychologist, Psychiatrists, Support Workers, Peer Support Workers and a Pharmacy Technician. We operate as a team within a creative and flexible approach and provide shared responsibility of risk management to support our service users who have a primary diagnosis of psychosis. We run groups for service users and has a biopsychosocial approach to support and we are keen to find dynamic individual with leadership experience to join the team. We are happy to accept professionals from either an Occupational Therapy, Psychiatric Nursing or Social Work background, provided they can demonstrate that their professional can add unique value and clinical expertise to the role.
This post offers the Trust's £4,000 Incentive for band 5-7 Nurses & Practitioners, as well as a relocation package up to a maximum of £8,000 (subject to terms and conditions).
Main duties of the job
The AOT work with individuals who are difficult to engage. These individuals present with complex needs, including severe & enduring mental health needs, substance misuse, forensic issues and housing difficulties and may have often have had unsuccessful working relationships with mental health services in the past. The work we do with this group is so crucial and the job satisfaction we receive when we make a breakthrough with patients is incredible.
You will work alongside the Team Lead to provide management and leadership within an Assertive Outreach Team with a particular focus on providing a clinical leadership to provide/support staff to deliver high-quality care and a high-quality service within the resources available within a defined area. You will be supervising approximately half of the band 6 staff within the team. Your role will also involve being a lead practitioner for a relatively small, yet complex caseload. You will also undertake duty tasks including supporting patients in crisis and with medication related matters, with support from the medical staff.
About us
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
This exciting opportunity will offer you the opportunity develop and grow in your chosen career and in return you will be part of a dynamic team receiving ongoing support and supervision and the ability to work alongside a skilled Multi-disciplinary team.Assertive Outreach operates a 7-day week, so you will be required to undertake a flexible approach to working hours. Our typical working hours are Mon-Fri 9-5 but different shift patterns can be negotiated if needed.
S75 agreement:
Community Mental Health Services in Brighton & Hove has a well-established Section 75 (S.75) agreement in place. This agreement contributes to the improvement in mental health and wellbeing and results in easier access to a more responsive mental health service.
The S.75 agreement between Brighton and Hove City Council and Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust has been in place for many years and has meant several Social Care staff have been co-located within the Trust to deliver statutory duties. This way of working in close partnership has been valued by both organisations, and by those that use our services, and this new agreement seeks to maintain and strengthen this collaborative way of working.
The S.75 agreement serves as a significant tool in achieving the ambitions to transform adults and older adults community mental health services and reduce health inequalities.
In practice, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Brighton and Hove City Council delegate tasks to each organisation to ensure a joined-up health and social care offer to those that use our services. Relevant training and support will be provided when acting on behalf of the other organisation and it also means that you're able to access a number of other training, learning and development opportunities from both organisations.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full details on the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This exciting opportunity will offer you the opportunity develop and grow in your chosen career and in return you will be part of a dynamic team receiving ongoing support and supervision and the ability to work alongside a skilled Multi-disciplinary team.Assertive Outreach operates a 7-day week, so you will be required to undertake a flexible approach to working hours. Our typical working hours are Mon-Fri 9-5 but different shift patterns can be negotiated if needed.
S75 agreement:
Community Mental Health Services in Brighton & Hove has a well-established Section 75 (S.75) agreement in place. This agreement contributes to the improvement in mental health and wellbeing and results in easier access to a more responsive mental health service.
The S.75 agreement between Brighton and Hove City Council and Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust has been in place for many years and has meant several Social Care staff have been co-located within the Trust to deliver statutory duties. This way of working in close partnership has been valued by both organisations, and by those that use our services, and this new agreement seeks to maintain and strengthen this collaborative way of working.
The S.75 agreement serves as a significant tool in achieving the ambitions to transform adults and older adults community mental health services and reduce health inequalities.
In practice, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Brighton and Hove City Council delegate tasks to each organisation to ensure a joined-up health and social care offer to those that use our services. Relevant training and support will be provided when acting on behalf of the other organisation and it also means that you're able to access a number of other training, learning and development opportunities from both organisations.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full details on the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Essential
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 .
From 6 April 2, 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. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
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 .
From 6 April 2, 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. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Community Mental Health Centre
Brighton General Hospital, Elm Grove
Brighton
BN2 3EW
Employer's website
Are you an experienced Social Worker, Nurse or Occupational Therapist with leadership experience and a motivation to work in mental health?
Would you thrive in a role where you hold a relatively small, but complex caseload, providing clinical leadership and support within a specialist team?
If so, our Band 7 Clinical Lead role in our Assertive Outreach Team may be the role for you!
Our Brighton Assertive Outreach Team are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and skilled practitioner.
We are a well-staffed multi-disciplinary team made up of Social Workers, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, a Psychologist, Psychiatrists, Support Workers, Peer Support Workers and a Pharmacy Technician. We operate as a team within a creative and flexible approach and provide shared responsibility of risk management to support our service users who have a primary diagnosis of psychosis. We run groups for service users and has a biopsychosocial approach to support and we are keen to find dynamic individual with leadership experience to join the team. We are happy to accept professionals from either an Occupational Therapy, Psychiatric Nursing or Social Work background, provided they can demonstrate that their professional can add unique value and clinical expertise to the role.
This post offers the Trust's £4,000 Incentive for band 5-7 Nurses & Practitioners, as well as a relocation package up to a maximum of £8,000 (subject to terms and conditions).
Main duties of the job
The AOT work with individuals who are difficult to engage. These individuals present with complex needs, including severe & enduring mental health needs, substance misuse, forensic issues and housing difficulties and may have often have had unsuccessful working relationships with mental health services in the past. The work we do with this group is so crucial and the job satisfaction we receive when we make a breakthrough with patients is incredible.
You will work alongside the Team Lead to provide management and leadership within an Assertive Outreach Team with a particular focus on providing a clinical leadership to provide/support staff to deliver high-quality care and a high-quality service within the resources available within a defined area. You will be supervising approximately half of the band 6 staff within the team. Your role will also involve being a lead practitioner for a relatively small, yet complex caseload. You will also undertake duty tasks including supporting patients in crisis and with medication related matters, with support from the medical staff.
About us
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
This exciting opportunity will offer you the opportunity develop and grow in your chosen career and in return you will be part of a dynamic team receiving ongoing support and supervision and the ability to work alongside a skilled Multi-disciplinary team.Assertive Outreach operates a 7-day week, so you will be required to undertake a flexible approach to working hours. Our typical working hours are Mon-Fri 9-5 but different shift patterns can be negotiated if needed.
S75 agreement:
Community Mental Health Services in Brighton & Hove has a well-established Section 75 (S.75) agreement in place. This agreement contributes to the improvement in mental health and wellbeing and results in easier access to a more responsive mental health service.
The S.75 agreement between Brighton and Hove City Council and Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust has been in place for many years and has meant several Social Care staff have been co-located within the Trust to deliver statutory duties. This way of working in close partnership has been valued by both organisations, and by those that use our services, and this new agreement seeks to maintain and strengthen this collaborative way of working.
The S.75 agreement serves as a significant tool in achieving the ambitions to transform adults and older adults community mental health services and reduce health inequalities.
In practice, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Brighton and Hove City Council delegate tasks to each organisation to ensure a joined-up health and social care offer to those that use our services. Relevant training and support will be provided when acting on behalf of the other organisation and it also means that you're able to access a number of other training, learning and development opportunities from both organisations.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full details on the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This exciting opportunity will offer you the opportunity develop and grow in your chosen career and in return you will be part of a dynamic team receiving ongoing support and supervision and the ability to work alongside a skilled Multi-disciplinary team.Assertive Outreach operates a 7-day week, so you will be required to undertake a flexible approach to working hours. Our typical working hours are Mon-Fri 9-5 but different shift patterns can be negotiated if needed.
S75 agreement:
Community Mental Health Services in Brighton & Hove has a well-established Section 75 (S.75) agreement in place. This agreement contributes to the improvement in mental health and wellbeing and results in easier access to a more responsive mental health service.
The S.75 agreement between Brighton and Hove City Council and Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust has been in place for many years and has meant several Social Care staff have been co-located within the Trust to deliver statutory duties. This way of working in close partnership has been valued by both organisations, and by those that use our services, and this new agreement seeks to maintain and strengthen this collaborative way of working.
The S.75 agreement serves as a significant tool in achieving the ambitions to transform adults and older adults community mental health services and reduce health inequalities.
In practice, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Brighton and Hove City Council delegate tasks to each organisation to ensure a joined-up health and social care offer to those that use our services. Relevant training and support will be provided when acting on behalf of the other organisation and it also means that you're able to access a number of other training, learning and development opportunities from both organisations.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full details on the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to a minimum degree level qualification with a relevant qualification (either registered as a Social Worker, Nurse or Occupational Therapist).
- Evidence of highly specialized CPD gained through experience, and/or postgraduate training, for example AMHP or Nurse Prescriber.
Essential
- Knowledge of current NHS performance agenda
- Significant experience of and demonstrable achievement in clinical practice in relation to management and treatment of people with severe and enduring mental health illness
- Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff
- Understanding of Health and Social Care Governance
- Experience of managing staff
- Evidence of developing clinical practice within a multidisciplinary setting
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to a minimum degree level qualification with a relevant qualification (either registered as a Social Worker, Nurse or Occupational Therapist).
- Evidence of highly specialized CPD gained through experience, and/or postgraduate training, for example AMHP or Nurse Prescriber.
Essential
- Knowledge of current NHS performance agenda
- Significant experience of and demonstrable achievement in clinical practice in relation to management and treatment of people with severe and enduring mental health illness
- Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff
- Understanding of Health and Social Care Governance
- Experience of managing staff
- Evidence of developing clinical practice within a multidisciplinary setting
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 .
From 6 April 2, 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. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
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 .
From 6 April 2, 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. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Community Mental Health Centre
Brighton General Hospital, Elm Grove
Brighton
BN2 3EW
Employer's website
Job summary
Are you an experienced Social Worker, Nurse or Occupational Therapist with leadership experience and a motivation to work in mental health?
Would you thrive in a role where you hold a relatively small, but complex caseload, providing clinical leadership and support within a specialist team?
If so, our Band 7 Clinical Lead role in our Assertive Outreach Team may be the role for you!
Our Brighton Assertive Outreach Team are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and skilled practitioner.
We are a well-staffed multi-disciplinary team made up of Social Workers, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, a Psychologist, Psychiatrists, Support Workers, Peer Support Workers and a Pharmacy Technician. We operate as a team within a creative and flexible approach and provide shared responsibility of risk management to support our service users who have a primary diagnosis of psychosis. We run groups for service users and has a biopsychosocial approach to support and we are keen to find dynamic individual with leadership experience to join the team. We are happy to accept professionals from either an Occupational Therapy, Psychiatric Nursing or Social Work background, provided they can demonstrate that their professional can add unique value and clinical expertise to the role.
This post offers the Trust's £4,000 Incentive for band 5-7 Nurses & Practitioners, as well as a relocation package up to a maximum of £8,000 (subject to terms and conditions).
Main duties of the job
The AOT work with individuals who are difficult to engage. These individuals present with complex needs, including severe & enduring mental health needs, substance misuse, forensic issues and housing difficulties and may have often have had unsuccessful working relationships with mental health services in the past. The work we do with this group is so crucial and the job satisfaction we receive when we make a breakthrough with patients is incredible.
You will work alongside the Team Lead to provide management and leadership within an Assertive Outreach Team with a particular focus on providing a clinical leadership to provide/support staff to deliver high-quality care and a high-quality service within the resources available within a defined area. You will be supervising approximately half of the band 6 staff within the team. Your role will also involve being a lead practitioner for a relatively small, yet complex caseload. You will also undertake duty tasks including supporting patients in crisis and with medication related matters, with support from the medical staff.
About us
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
This exciting opportunity will offer you the opportunity develop and grow in your chosen career and in return you will be part of a dynamic team receiving ongoing support and supervision and the ability to work alongside a skilled Multi-disciplinary team.Assertive Outreach operates a 7-day week, so you will be required to undertake a flexible approach to working hours. Our typical working hours are Mon-Fri 9-5 but different shift patterns can be negotiated if needed.
S75 agreement:
Community Mental Health Services in Brighton & Hove has a well-established Section 75 (S.75) agreement in place. This agreement contributes to the improvement in mental health and wellbeing and results in easier access to a more responsive mental health service.
The S.75 agreement between Brighton and Hove City Council and Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust has been in place for many years and has meant several Social Care staff have been co-located within the Trust to deliver statutory duties. This way of working in close partnership has been valued by both organisations, and by those that use our services, and this new agreement seeks to maintain and strengthen this collaborative way of working.
The S.75 agreement serves as a significant tool in achieving the ambitions to transform adults and older adults community mental health services and reduce health inequalities.
In practice, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Brighton and Hove City Council delegate tasks to each organisation to ensure a joined-up health and social care offer to those that use our services. Relevant training and support will be provided when acting on behalf of the other organisation and it also means that you're able to access a number of other training, learning and development opportunities from both organisations.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full details on the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This exciting opportunity will offer you the opportunity develop and grow in your chosen career and in return you will be part of a dynamic team receiving ongoing support and supervision and the ability to work alongside a skilled Multi-disciplinary team.Assertive Outreach operates a 7-day week, so you will be required to undertake a flexible approach to working hours. Our typical working hours are Mon-Fri 9-5 but different shift patterns can be negotiated if needed.
S75 agreement:
Community Mental Health Services in Brighton & Hove has a well-established Section 75 (S.75) agreement in place. This agreement contributes to the improvement in mental health and wellbeing and results in easier access to a more responsive mental health service.
The S.75 agreement between Brighton and Hove City Council and Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust has been in place for many years and has meant several Social Care staff have been co-located within the Trust to deliver statutory duties. This way of working in close partnership has been valued by both organisations, and by those that use our services, and this new agreement seeks to maintain and strengthen this collaborative way of working.
The S.75 agreement serves as a significant tool in achieving the ambitions to transform adults and older adults community mental health services and reduce health inequalities.
In practice, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Brighton and Hove City Council delegate tasks to each organisation to ensure a joined-up health and social care offer to those that use our services. Relevant training and support will be provided when acting on behalf of the other organisation and it also means that you're able to access a number of other training, learning and development opportunities from both organisations.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full details on the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Essential
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 .
From 6 April 2, 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. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
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 .
From 6 April 2, 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. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Community Mental Health Centre
Brighton General Hospital, Elm Grove
Brighton
BN2 3EW
Employer's website
Are you an experienced Social Worker, Nurse or Occupational Therapist with leadership experience and a motivation to work in mental health?
Would you thrive in a role where you hold a relatively small, but complex caseload, providing clinical leadership and support within a specialist team?
If so, our Band 7 Clinical Lead role in our Assertive Outreach Team may be the role for you!
Our Brighton Assertive Outreach Team are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and skilled practitioner.
We are a well-staffed multi-disciplinary team made up of Social Workers, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, a Psychologist, Psychiatrists, Support Workers, Peer Support Workers and a Pharmacy Technician. We operate as a team within a creative and flexible approach and provide shared responsibility of risk management to support our service users who have a primary diagnosis of psychosis. We run groups for service users and has a biopsychosocial approach to support and we are keen to find dynamic individual with leadership experience to join the team. We are happy to accept professionals from either an Occupational Therapy, Psychiatric Nursing or Social Work background, provided they can demonstrate that their professional can add unique value and clinical expertise to the role.
This post offers the Trust's £4,000 Incentive for band 5-7 Nurses & Practitioners, as well as a relocation package up to a maximum of £8,000 (subject to terms and conditions).
Main duties of the job
The AOT work with individuals who are difficult to engage. These individuals present with complex needs, including severe & enduring mental health needs, substance misuse, forensic issues and housing difficulties and may have often have had unsuccessful working relationships with mental health services in the past. The work we do with this group is so crucial and the job satisfaction we receive when we make a breakthrough with patients is incredible.
You will work alongside the Team Lead to provide management and leadership within an Assertive Outreach Team with a particular focus on providing a clinical leadership to provide/support staff to deliver high-quality care and a high-quality service within the resources available within a defined area. You will be supervising approximately half of the band 6 staff within the team. Your role will also involve being a lead practitioner for a relatively small, yet complex caseload. You will also undertake duty tasks including supporting patients in crisis and with medication related matters, with support from the medical staff.
About us
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
This exciting opportunity will offer you the opportunity develop and grow in your chosen career and in return you will be part of a dynamic team receiving ongoing support and supervision and the ability to work alongside a skilled Multi-disciplinary team.Assertive Outreach operates a 7-day week, so you will be required to undertake a flexible approach to working hours. Our typical working hours are Mon-Fri 9-5 but different shift patterns can be negotiated if needed.
S75 agreement:
Community Mental Health Services in Brighton & Hove has a well-established Section 75 (S.75) agreement in place. This agreement contributes to the improvement in mental health and wellbeing and results in easier access to a more responsive mental health service.
The S.75 agreement between Brighton and Hove City Council and Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust has been in place for many years and has meant several Social Care staff have been co-located within the Trust to deliver statutory duties. This way of working in close partnership has been valued by both organisations, and by those that use our services, and this new agreement seeks to maintain and strengthen this collaborative way of working.
The S.75 agreement serves as a significant tool in achieving the ambitions to transform adults and older adults community mental health services and reduce health inequalities.
In practice, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Brighton and Hove City Council delegate tasks to each organisation to ensure a joined-up health and social care offer to those that use our services. Relevant training and support will be provided when acting on behalf of the other organisation and it also means that you're able to access a number of other training, learning and development opportunities from both organisations.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full details on the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This exciting opportunity will offer you the opportunity develop and grow in your chosen career and in return you will be part of a dynamic team receiving ongoing support and supervision and the ability to work alongside a skilled Multi-disciplinary team.Assertive Outreach operates a 7-day week, so you will be required to undertake a flexible approach to working hours. Our typical working hours are Mon-Fri 9-5 but different shift patterns can be negotiated if needed.
S75 agreement:
Community Mental Health Services in Brighton & Hove has a well-established Section 75 (S.75) agreement in place. This agreement contributes to the improvement in mental health and wellbeing and results in easier access to a more responsive mental health service.
The S.75 agreement between Brighton and Hove City Council and Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust has been in place for many years and has meant several Social Care staff have been co-located within the Trust to deliver statutory duties. This way of working in close partnership has been valued by both organisations, and by those that use our services, and this new agreement seeks to maintain and strengthen this collaborative way of working.
The S.75 agreement serves as a significant tool in achieving the ambitions to transform adults and older adults community mental health services and reduce health inequalities.
In practice, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Brighton and Hove City Council delegate tasks to each organisation to ensure a joined-up health and social care offer to those that use our services. Relevant training and support will be provided when acting on behalf of the other organisation and it also means that you're able to access a number of other training, learning and development opportunities from both organisations.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full details on the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to a minimum degree level qualification with a relevant qualification (either registered as a Social Worker, Nurse or Occupational Therapist).
- Evidence of highly specialized CPD gained through experience, and/or postgraduate training, for example AMHP or Nurse Prescriber.
Essential
- Knowledge of current NHS performance agenda
- Significant experience of and demonstrable achievement in clinical practice in relation to management and treatment of people with severe and enduring mental health illness
- Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff
- Understanding of Health and Social Care Governance
- Experience of managing staff
- Evidence of developing clinical practice within a multidisciplinary setting
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to a minimum degree level qualification with a relevant qualification (either registered as a Social Worker, Nurse or Occupational Therapist).
- Evidence of highly specialized CPD gained through experience, and/or postgraduate training, for example AMHP or Nurse Prescriber.
Essential
- Knowledge of current NHS performance agenda
- Significant experience of and demonstrable achievement in clinical practice in relation to management and treatment of people with severe and enduring mental health illness
- Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff
- Understanding of Health and Social Care Governance
- Experience of managing staff
- Evidence of developing clinical practice within a multidisciplinary setting
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 .
From 6 April 2, 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. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
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 .
From 6 April 2, 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. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Community Mental Health Centre
Brighton General Hospital, Elm Grove
Brighton
BN2 3EW
Employer's website
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