Overview
Are you looking for a role which brings a real challenge every day? Hello, I'm Sarah and I am looking for Urgent Care Practitioners to join the Mental Health Liaison team who can bring knowledge and expertise to this dynamic area of mental health service provision. You will be working at the interface between physical and psychological health and bring your knowledge and expertise to your general hospital colleagues. You will undertake specialist and timely mental health assessments and treatment for patients attending the General Hospital. We support patients with a wide range of problems, including self-harm, adjustment to illness and physical and psychological co-morbidities. The team accepts people presenting to mental health services for the very first time.
This post offers opportunities including a Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 6 Nurses & Practitioners, (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions; please see attached Protocol Document for full details).
Responsibilities
I am looking for practitioners who are confident in the management of common mental health problems and who can bring their knowledge to their general hospital colleagues both informally and by undertaking teaching sessions. The post merged with the Older Persons Liaison Team to provide assessments and support to anyone over the age of 18. You will need excellent communication skills and be able to foster excellent relationships with patients, carers, general hospital colleagues and other parts of the health and social care system. This is a challenging but rewarding role for nurses, occupational therapists or social workers who have strong assessment and therapeutic skills. You will need the ability to work autonomously whilst still contributing to the team as a whole. If you enjoy the challenge and stimulus of working under pressure and can remain calm in quickly changing circumstances, you will be well suited to this role.
This post supports the work of and across Urgent Care Teams (Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team and The Haven) and requires the post holder to work across these teams as needed. The services are integral to the Urgent Care Pathway and ensure compassionate, person-centred assessment and timely care plans whether in an acute setting such as The Haven, the General Hospital or in patients' homes.
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role
* Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
* Evidence of continuous professional development
Knowledge / Experience
* Knowledge of MHA (1983/2007) and Mental Capacity Act (2005), including practical knowledge of FACE documentation, DOLS and Best Interest decisions
* Child and Adult safeguarding procedures
* Evidence of organising and prioritising workload; ability to enhance care through evidence-based knowledge; professional development relevant to the specific care group
Details
Date posted: 05 September 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year pa
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 354-AC-21197
Job locations: Worthing Hospital, Lyndhurst Rd, Worthing, BN11 2DH
Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Worthing Hospital, Lyndhurst Rd, Worthing, BN11 2DH
Employer's website: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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