Welcome from our Chief Executive

Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.

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.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

We are a passionate and innovative team working at the admission medium secure unit. Oak Ward is a 15 bed male acute High dependency ward which specialise in the assessment and treatment of people with complex and enduring mental health needs, who have had contact with the criminal justice system.

Hellingly Centre is a member of Quality Network for Forensic Mental Health Services. Guided by QNFMHS, Oak Ward recognises the importance of the therapeutic use of relational security whilst also promoting important principles around evidence-based care, patient and carer involvement, parity of physical healthcare, public health priorities, and good governance. QNFMHS benchmarks via peer reviews, creating opportunities for qualified staff to become certified peer reviewer for nationwide forensic services.

Covid-19 full vaccination may be a condition of employment for this role, unless an exemption applies. The successful applicant may have contact with vulnerable service users and we will therefore seek proof of being fully vaccinated during the recruitment process.

Main duties of the job

Oak Ward consists of Nursing Team, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Occupational Therapist, Family Liaison Assistant, Physical Health Team, and GP. Patient care is always based on multi-dimensional approach and gives learning opportunity for qualified nurse to be involved in clinical assessments including specialized forensic risk clinics, formulation of HCR-20, DUNDRUM-1, BVC scoring and many more.

Clinical Team runs Therapy Sessions and Groups tailored to patient's specific needs. Currently we facilitate Hearing Voices Group, Impatient Violence and Aggression Programme (IVAMP), Healthy Sexual Behaviour Group and more. Nurses are always welcomed to co-facilitate groups.

If you are a qualified or newly qualified nurse, you are ambitious and passionate, with a desire for self-development, then you are a perfect person to join our team. We encourage applications from both newly qualified staff and those who have had experience in other areas of mental health.

Working for our organisation

We're a large NHS Mental Health Trust in South East England. We're looking for people to help us provide high quality services for the patients, carers and local communities we serve.

We want patients and staff to recommend our organisation as a place where they would be happy for their friends and family to be treated. You can help us do this by bringing your skills, experience and commitment to Sussex Partnership.

As a part of a Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust Forensic Clinical Academic Group, Hellingly Centre takes part in ongoing research, currently Oak ward has developed a service wide evaluation for the CDS. We are looking into implementation of Safewards model on Oak Ward, which creates many exciting opportunities, such as being a part of a pioneering Safewards intervention in secure environment.

We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We work across a 24 hour period with a working pattern of 11.5 hour shifts. Please see attached Job description and Job specification

If you would like to come for an informal visit of have any questions regarding the role of a band 5 nurse on Oak ward, forensic nursing or any question's regarding working patterns please do not hesitate to contact Marta Bardecka Ward manager.

This post offers a Golden Hello, or a Relocation package up to a maximum of £2000. (pro rata applies and subject to terms and conditions. Please see attached Protocol document)

We are also aware that nationally there is a current shortage of RMNs which is why we want you to choose us. We have introduced the Hard to Recruit and Retain Premia for our band 5 and band 6 nurses. This supplement will follow the principles of Agenda for Change and will be based on the Fringe Allowance, which is 5% of salary or a minimum of £1066 and a maximum of £1,845.

Marta.Bardecka@sussexpartnership.nhs.uk

Person specification

Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse with current registration (mental
• To be currently registered with NMC

Physical skills:
Essential criteria

• Be able to carry out PMVA training and practice on the ward

Communication/Relationship ski
Essential criteria

• Effective written and verbal skills. Effective team

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 recognize 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.