Staying Well Practitioner - Incentives Apply inEastbourne inEastbourne PUBLISHED 18 OCT 2024

Band 6: £37,338 to £44,962 a year pa / pro rata for part time  PERMANENT 

We're looking for
Staying Well Practitioners
to join a new created service in
Eastbourne
which is co-produced with Southdown, a VCSE partner in Sussex.

We are looking for experienced and registered mental health professionals from all disciplines, including Social Workers, Nurses and OT's. For these roles it is essential you are
registered
with NMC/HCPC/Social Work England & that you have experience of crisis assessment in any setting that provides a safety care plan

The service operates every day, the shifts are Monday to Friday 4pm until 11pm and weekends 2pm until 11pm. We have a
range of hours and shifts available
and there are
generous enhancements for evening and weekends.

Based on a 'crisis caf' model, the service provides an opportunity for anyone over 18 years experiencing a mental health crisis, including a self- defined crisis, to present to Staying Well as an alternative to A&E. They will be find a warm, welcoming environment with a supportive and responsive team of mental health workers on site.

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).

As a registered mental health professional, we ask you to support Recovery Workers in delivering person centred care in a safe, supportive and therapeutic environment, that is conducive to reducing emotional and psychological distress, promoting independence, and assist in the recovery for all adult mental health users of services in the community.

Sussex Partnership mental health professionals on site are Trusted Assessors and are able to ensure a smooth transition into crisis services should this be required without the need for further assessment, meaning signposting to A&E can be avoided.


What we are looking for:

The skills we are looking for from Practitioners in our Staying Well services would be:

-Experience of working in mental health services-Knowledgeable of psycho-social factors which can precipitate crisis and impact on the safety and wellbeing of service users.-Be experienced in offering psycho-social interventions to those with mental health difficulties. -Knowledgeable of factors which can impact on safety for all staff working collaboratively to deliver person centred care in crisis.-Have experience of crisis assessment in any setting that provides a safety care plan.


Career Progression:
. We are committed to providing a working environment where you can progress your career. We will support you to develop your skillset in this challenging and rewarding work setting.

About us


Working in Staying Well Services:
Staying Well promotes empowerment by giving people using the service opportunities to identify their own needs; support with the immediate crisis, and encouragement to make their own choices. It enables individuals to draw on their own strengths, develop coping strategies that build resilience to manage any future crises through the development of a wellness and recovery plan. Staying Well will adopt 'Upstream and Downstream' principles, providing preventative as well as responsive interventions.

However, we want to acknowledge that people often sell themselves short when looking at job requirements. So even if you don't meet every criteria, we would still love to talk to you as we may be able to offer you support or on the job training.

For more information on
main duties
of the role please look at the attached Job Description.

We're looking for
Staying Well Practitioners
to join a new created service in
Eastbourne
which is co-produced with Southdown, a VCSE partner in Sussex.

We are looking for experienced and registered mental health professionals from all disciplines, including Social Workers, Nurses and OT's. For these roles it is essential you are
registered
with NMC/HCPC/Social Work England & that you have experience of crisis assessment in any setting that provides a safety care plan

The service operates every day, the shifts are Monday to Friday 4pm until 11pm and weekends 2pm until 11pm. We have a
range of hours and shifts available
and there are
generous enhancements for evening and weekends.

Based on a 'crisis caf' model, the service provides an opportunity for anyone over 18 years experiencing a mental health crisis, including a self- defined crisis, to present to Staying Well as an alternative to A&E. They will be find a warm, welcoming environment with a supportive and responsive team of mental health workers on site.

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).

As a registered mental health professional, we ask you to support Recovery Workers in delivering person centred care in a safe, supportive and therapeutic environment, that is conducive to reducing emotional and psychological distress, promoting independence, and assist in the recovery for all adult mental health users of services in the community.

Sussex Partnership mental health professionals on site are Trusted Assessors and are able to ensure a smooth transition into crisis services should this be required without the need for further assessment, meaning signposting to A&E can be avoided.


What we are looking for:

The skills we are looking for from Practitioners in our Staying Well services would be:

-Experience of working in mental health services-Knowledgeable of psycho-social factors which can precipitate crisis and impact on the safety and wellbeing of service users.-Be experienced in offering psycho-social interventions to those with mental health difficulties. -Knowledgeable of factors which can impact on safety for all staff working collaboratively to deliver person centred care in crisis.-Have experience of crisis assessment in any setting that provides a safety care plan.


Career Progression:
. We are committed to providing a working environment where you can progress your career. We will support you to develop your skillset in this challenging and rewarding work setting.

About us


Working in Staying Well Services:
Staying Well promotes empowerment by giving people using the service opportunities to identify their own needs; support with the immediate crisis, and encouragement to make their own choices. It enables individuals to draw on their own strengths, develop coping strategies that build resilience to manage any future crises through the development of a wellness and recovery plan. Staying Well will adopt 'Upstream and Downstream' principles, providing preventative as well as responsive interventions.

However, we want to acknowledge that people often sell themselves short when looking at job requirements. So even if you don't meet every criteria, we would still love to talk to you as we may be able to offer you support or on the job training.

For more information on
main duties
of the role please look at the attached Job Description.



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