Main area Community Group Treatment Service in Secondary Care Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week Job ref 354-AB-20935
Employer Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust Employer type NHS Site Mill View Hospital & East Brighton Community Mental Health Center Town Brighton Salary £38,682 - £46,580 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/10/2025 23:59
Group Treatment Service Community Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 6
Come and join us
We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
The Brighton and Hove Group Treatment Service delivers groups alongside 1:1 sessions for clients in secondary care. The service provides a psychoeducational group program using the Recovery model developed within a CBT approach, drawing on mindfulness, self‑compassion and acceptance and commitment therapy. The psychoeducation component aims to support people in developing an understanding of their difficulties and the development of new life skills.
This role includes facilitation of psychoeducational and creative groups.
The successful candidate will take a lead role in managing referrals to the GTS and manage the daily running of the service at this site.
You will also hold a caseload of service users with complex needs and will be expected to use evidence‑based / client‑centred principles to assess, plan and evaluate interventions.
This post is also open to Mental Health Nurses.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for assessing patients (which includes assessment for suitability for the group treatment programme), and providing individual therapeutic interventions to support the group work.
You will be in charge of facilitating groups and managing your own clinical case load, you will also have Lead Practitioner responsibility. This is an excellent opportunity to develop skills in working within a psychological framework, and facilitating and developing groups. The GTS provides an excellent supervision package to facilitate this learning.
This role will require you to process referrals and manage the team on a day to day basis. You will have supervision responsibilities and need to liaise with ATS and the specialist services who access GTS.
Working for our organisation
The group treatment service has a commitment to staff development, training and supervision and has a robust supervision package in place, including regular 1:1 and excellent group supervision.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner who will carry continuing responsibility for a defined caseload of service users by undertaking the following duties:
* To undertake assessments of individuals and their families in the designated care group with complex health presentations, including those service users presenting with higher levels of risk. To develop alongside the service user their care plan
* Carry a caseload, including lead practitioner duties, actively working with patients and carers.
* To offer specialist assessment and advice where required.
* To assess and manage on going risks as identified during the assessment, ensuring that this is done in collaboration with the service user and carers. To regularly review risk factors and make changes to the management of them as necessary.
* To plan and co‑facilitate group treatments.
* To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust strategies.
* To ensure that clinical practice is evidence based and consistent with relevant NICE guidelines and Trust policies and procedures.
* To participate in regular clinical, professional and managerial supervision.
* To provide supervision of junior staff and trainees where appropriate.
* To act within your professional code of conduct at all times.
* To act within your scope of practice at all times.
* To process referrals.
* Taking a role in the day to day management of GTS.
* Providing supervision.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Occupational Health Therapist with current registration
* Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
* Evidence of continuous professional development
Knowledge/Experience
* Significant 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
* Experience of managing a caseload
* Experience of planning, facilitating and developing group work
Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under‑represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.
We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children’s social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognise abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi‑agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.
Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Josie Webb Job title Team Leader Brighton & Hove GTS Email address josie.webb1@nhs.net Telephone number 07717 540474 Additional information
Tel. for East Brighton GTS - 0300 304 0210
For Mill View GTS - 0300 304 0211
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