Band 7

Job summary Are you a nurse with a passion for improving care for service users? Does a role focussed on reducing 'Out of Area Placements' and improving internal bed flow appeal to you?

Our 'Multi-disciplinary In Reach Support Team' (MDIST) is seeking a Band 7 join us as a Senior Mental Health Practitioner.

In line with our Trust value of 'People First', evidence shows that people who are treated nearer home and in the least restrictive manner, have better outcomes. In this role you will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and within Adult and Older Adult Services, to help us provide this provide this opportunity for the people of Sussex.

Working both remotely and travelling around Sussex, you will join our team as we set out to work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team and with Adult and Older Adult services to deliver service aims.

Main duties of the job As a Senior Mental Health Practitioner in the new MDIST you will be responsible for the review of patients placed in beds outside of Trust stock. Working with Assessment & Treatment services, Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment and specialist placement teams, you will offer advice, consultation and input to a range of inpatient providers and community teams to support successful timely discharge. You will be expected to provide specialist interventions for referred clients, to promote and develop the role within the clinical area and to act as lead specialist within the MDIST. You will be pivotal to identification and resolution of barriers to discharge, including working with patients' local teams to ensure seamless transfer. You will play a crucial role in developing this service and will help us to support acute inpatient and community services to work closely together, to promote and ensure that all service users are given the best continuity of care and treatment.

About us We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire. Working in Sussex:

• Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns
• Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
• With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure

We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority. Key staff survey results include:

• 70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
• 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team
• 77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles

Date posted 24 March 2023 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £41,659 to £47,672 a year per annum Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Full-time Reference number 354-AB-20605 Job locations Swandean Trust Headquarters Arundel Road Worthing

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