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Base pay range
Main area
Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent: Shift work either long days 7am - 7.30pm or night shift 7pm -7.30am
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift work 3 x 11.5 hour shift for 3 weeks and 1 x 11.5 hour shift on another week = 150 hours over a 4 week rota period)
Job ref
354-AE-21099-B
Site
St Anne's Centre
Town
St Leonards on Sea
Closing
23/06/2025 23:59
As part of the East Sussex Urgent Care Pathway The Haven, Hastings provides an emergency mental health response service that will support people experiencing a mental health crisis that requires an immediate response. The post Holder with have the opportunity to work within The Haven, Hastings, with the Mental Health Liaison Team providing them with a wide and diverse range of adaptable skills they can apply across the whole Urgent Care Pathway.
The service operates 7 days a week, 24 hours a day and the post holder will be expected to do shift work across the services.
This service will support diversion from A&E for the people who require contact and or assessment with a mental health worker but who are not in need of medical attention. Assessment, advice and support to those who are suffering with mental health issues but are physically unwell in the general hospital. Providing advice and support throughout their stay and appropriate follow up care. Assessment following referral to Crisis team from primary care services and people who require urgent assessment.
If you are a highly skilled mental health practitioner, able to work flexibly across Urgent Care Services to meet service demands and the needs of the patient and have proven experience of working on your own initiative, assessing people with mental health problems and complex needs including comprehensive risk assessment and risk management then we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
To offer a comprehensive assessment for people referred by the A&E Department of the Conquest Hospital in line with hospital protocols.
To take referrals from the medical members of the Psychiatric Liaison team for short term intervention and care for inpatients in the Conquest Hospital who have been diagnosed with a mental health problem.
To act as care coordinator under the Care Programme Approach for patients on the caseload and to ensure discharge is fully planned. This may involve some home visits. Ensure documentation is provided in a timely and effective manner to ensure a seamless service is being provided and to comply with good practice Trust guidelines.
To act as an effective member of the Psychiatric Liaison Team, contributing to the development of good practice and the strategic development of the same. Liaise with internal and external contacts as required.
To manage a co-morbid outpatient caseload in line with Trust protocols. The caseload is managed through the existing outpatient clinic framework and is base at The Conquest Hospital.
To act as a link between The Conquest Hospital, including A&E Department, and the Community Mental Health Teams providing information and advice for staff.
To provide an educational and advice-giving role for staff within the Conquest Hospital.
Working for our organisation
We are a large NHS Mental Health Trust in South East England. We are looking for people to support use to provide high quality services for the patients, carers and family for the local communities we serve.
We want patients and staff to recommend our organisation as a place where they would be happy for their friends or family to be treated. You can support us to do this by bringing your skills, experience and commitment to Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
This post offers the Trust's £2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 6 Nurses & Practitioners, (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions)
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Health Care Provider
* Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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