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

Do you want to experience what it's like working on a PICU? Do you have a passion for reducing restrictive practice?

We welcome newly qualified nurses, return to practice nurses and staff who are looking for a change within their current roles.

We are looking for Staff Nurses to join our motivated and dynamic team. Amber Ward has gone through a remarkable journey over the past couple of years and we are continuing to strive for even greater success.

We are a 12 bedded mixed sex ward based within Langley Green Hospital in Crawley. Crawley is situated closely to London and Brighton and benefits from a thriving, vibrant and diverse community.

In your application we would love to know what attributes you would bring to our team and we love to hear about what drives the nurses of today. If you want to work somewhere where your ideas are heard and your development will be supported- please apply and/or contact us.

We welcome you to arrange a visit to Langley Green Hospital alongside your application or give us a follow on our Twitter page: @LGH_AmberPICU

We will support you and invest in you- don't miss this exciting opportunity!

For further details / informal visits please contact:Gemma RoseAmber Ward and 136 Place of Safety Ward Manager

01293 590431

gemma.rose@spft.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

If you come and join our team on Amber Ward, you will enhance your knowledge of the PICU pathway and also have the opportunity to work within the 136 suite. You will work collaboratively with other wards and services within the hospital and the wider community, including forensic services and the police.

On Amber Ward we strive to reduce restrictive practice at all times and as a team we are passionate about how we can continue to achieve this. If this is your passion as well, then please come and join our team!

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).

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.

Working for our organisation

We believe that staff who feel valued by their employers and are truly engaged and will provide a better outcome for those using our service.

This is what our staff have had to say about working on Amber Ward:

"I feel so lucky to work alongside such a passionate and supportive team who always go above and beyond".

"As a newly qualified nurse the preceptorship academy built my confidence"

"I am so proud to work at Langley Green Hospital with fantastic people, staff and service leaders".

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description in regards to the role and responsibilities of the job.

If you have any further questions regarding these then please do not hesitate to get in contact with us!

Person specification

Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria

• Knowledge of MHA (1983/2007).
• Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act (2005), to include practical knowledge of FACE documentation, DOLS and Best Interest decisions.
• Child and Adult safe guarding procedures.

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.