Hill Rise Assessment and Treatment Service in Newhaven is part of a lively multi-disciplinary service for adults with severe mental illness. The service sits within the beautiful landscape of the South Downs National Park and is only a few miles from the cosmopolitan city of Brighton.
Over community mental health services are undergoing an exciting transformation as we move to a more integrated service delivery model. Nurses play a pivotal role in providing safe and effective care.
This post offers the Trust's £2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 5-6 Nurses & Practitioners, (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions; please see attached Protocol Document for full details).
As a Community Mental Health Nurse in our service you will be focused on improving outcomes for service users, working creatively with them and their carers to co-create care and risk plans that will help them achieve their goals and live as independently as possible.
No two days are the same. You will use your nursing expertise to respond to clinical need and you will enjoy the variety and autonomy that the role brings. The key to success in this role is often building effective partnerships with patients and Carers but also with our partner agencies.
The role of Community Nurse is to work in partnership with service users in the designated care group with complex health presentations, developing their care plans and recovery plans to enable them to lead fulfilling lives. They will demonstrate an understanding of clinical interventions relevant the care group to include education, care plans and discharge planning, working closely with carers, families and partner agencies to facilitate this. The post holder will work at all times to promote the safety and the well being of service users and their families/carers. The post holder will assess, plan and implement care, and provide specialist nursing advice and carry out specialist nursing procedures. They will provide clinical supervision to staff and students and act as a mentor for student nurses