About the Role
The Adur Neighbourhood Mental Health Team are looking for a qualified and experienced Mental Health Practitioner – Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker – to work in a supportive multi‑disciplinary setting. The role involves caring for patients experiencing mental health difficulties on a community basis.
Responsibilities
* Maintain patient safety in collaboration with patients, carers and other team members.
* Recognise potential signs of patient harm, abuse or neglect and take all reasonable steps to protect the patient.
* Provide clinical advice on complex issues to other members of the clinical team and staff from other disciplines.
* Undertake urgent and priority assessments, including risk assessments.
* Make decisions and coordinate care in crisis situations.
* Manage complex patients who present to the team when a Care Coordinator/Lead Professional is absent and urgent response is required.
* Support the team where Intensive Home‑Based Treatment is required.
* Liaise with other services such as Police and A&E as required.
* Participate in setting quality standards and offer a consistent approach to working within the team.
* Support the team to deliver a range of interventions in accordance with the agreed plan of care.
* Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and in writing on patient conditions.
* Assist team members with specialist assessments, e.g. application of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Care Act s42 regarding Safeguarding Adults and personal safeguarding measures.
* Maintain professional standards of care at all times.
* Communicate effectively with all stakeholders – service users, carers, third‑sector providers, internal and external agencies and services.
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse or health professional with current registration appropriate to the role.
* Completion of a Mentorship Course/ENB or professional equivalent.
* Evidence of continuous professional development and significant post‑qualifying experience in the relevant care group (mental health or neurodevelopmental).
* Experience working alongside patients with complex health problems in the relevant care group.
* Experience supervising staff.
* Experience providing a range of clinical interventions to patients in the relevant care group with varied health problems.
* Experience working consultatively with other professionals.
* Experience conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments.
* Experience partnership working within and across statutory and non‑statutory teams and agencies.
* Experience working within the CPA process.
* Understanding of clinical governance.
* Previous experience working in the community.
* Band 5 or newly qualified nurse with previous mental health experience who wishes to develop into a community mental health nurse role.
* Band 5 or above technical qualifications or equivalent experience in occupational therapy or social work.
* UK professional registration.
* Ability to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes.
Working Conditions
Usual hours are Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm. The role requires independent travel across the locality.
Benefits
* Community‑based mental health services driving integrated care.
* Flexible working options, including part‑time hours, hybrid or flexible start‑finish times.
* Regular supervision, reflective practice, mentoring, appraisal and training opportunities.
* Robust induction and a focus on wellbeing, with ongoing support for staff.
* Access to lifelong learning and professional development.
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, race, colour, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, and any other protected characteristic.
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