Senior Mental Health Practitioner in EIPS

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Job summary

A leading NHS organization is looking for a Band 7 Registered Nurse or Health Practitioner to join their team focused on early intervention in psychosis. This part-time role in Hailsham offers 22.5 hours per week with flexible working patterns to promote work-life balance. Key responsibilities include providing clinical leadership, managing patient caseloads, and ensuring high-quality care delivery. Candidates should have extensive experience in an EIP clinical setting, a relevant qualification, and a commitment to professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Professional development support

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Health Practitioner appropriate to the job role.
• Extensive and recent experience within an EIP clinical setting.
• Broad experience of working with clients with mental health problems.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and specialist advice to meet patient needs.
• Manage caseload of Early Intervention in Psychosis patients.
• Work cohesively with the leadership team on service improvement.

Skills

Registered Nurse with current registration

Extensive experience in EIP clinical setting

Multidisciplinary working

Supervising staff and students

Care Coordinator experience

Education

Degree/diploma level relevant to care group

Evidence of continued professional development

Job description

Main area Mental Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Job share

22.5 hours per week (Working pattern Monday, Tuesday and Friday (9-5)) Job ref 354-CS-21756

Employer Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Highmore Town Hailsham Salary £47,810 £54,710 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 07/01/2026 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 7

Come and join us

We’re looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we’re proud to make a difference every day.

At SPFT we put people first. We’ll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You’ll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development.

We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it’s part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we’ll explore what works for you and the role.

We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may choose to use it to help prepare your application. We welcome innovation but ask that anything you submit reflects your own abilities, experience and voice. AI can support how you describe your skills and experience, but it should never replace your own words as we want to get to know you.

We’re shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we’d love to hear from you.

Job overview

The Sussex EIP service main area of work is the delivery of care and treatment to young people and adults aged 14-65 experiencing a first episode of psychosis. Help will be offered to reduce service user’s distress, maintain independence and integrity of care networks, shorten illness, prevent relapse, promote recovery and social inclusion, and minimise the impact of disabilities. Work with friends and family members are seen as an integral element to the way care is delivered.

The EIP service is an integral part of the Specialist services division. The service is made up of 6 EIP teams across Sussex managed by a Trust wide Early Intervention General manager and supported by a dedicated EIP Clinical Lead. The teams are located in Horsham, Worthing, Bognor, Brighton, Hailsham and Hastings. This post is within the Hailsham team.

Main duties of the job

• Providing day to day clinical leadership and specialist advice to ensure the needs of the patient group are adequately met and care and treatment plans are put in to place at the earliest opportunity.
• Promote a safe, positive working environment for our patients and our staff, challenging any negative attitudes or behaviours.
• Provide clinical supervision of staff within the team in line with the Trust's supervision policy.
• Supporting clinicians to manage or take the lead with complex cases reducing risks where possible.
• To carry a caseload of Early Intervention in Psychosis patients as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Work cohesively with the leadership team providing input into service improvement and development, playing a key role in the implementation of change.

Clinical

To provide comprehensive assessment of mental health specific to for patients presenting with a first episode of psychosis.

• To manage a caseload of clients with complex mental health needs and undertake case management/lead professional/ CPA as needed.
• To be able to communicate with and meet the needs of families and carers as appropriate to the care group and the individual client.
• To work in partnership with other agencies to gain the best person centred outcomes for the individual.

Working for our organisation

We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex.

Working in Sussex:

• Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there’s always new experiences to be enjoyed
• 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 Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Other 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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are looking for someone who is passionate about their career and helping people to develop theirs. Your role will be to support the team leader in providing day to day clinical leadership and specialist advice to ensure the needs of the patient group are adequately met and care and treatment plans are put in to place at the earliest opportunity.

You will need to be committed to maintaining and improving service experience for individuals experiencing first episode psychosis whilst delivering care and treatment to the highest quality. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team you will need to be able to communicate and work with professionals from a variety of professional backgrounds and a have a compassionate, holistic and person-centered approach to this exciting post.

REQUIREMENTS

• Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health / LD/ Adult) or Registered Health Practitioner (AHP or SW) appropriate to the job role
• Extensive and recent experience within an EIP clinical setting
• Broad experience of working with clients with a range of mental health problems
• Experience of multidisciplinary working
• Experience of supervising staff and students
• Experience as a Care Coordinator

SPFT staff have the capacity to work from home remotely where applicable and in agreement with your line manager.

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health / LD/ Adult) or Registered Health Practitioner (AHP or SW) appropriate to the job role
• Degree/diploma level supplemented by specialist qualification, training, experience, courses to masters level equivalent relevant to the care group
• Evidence of continued professional development.

Knowledge/Experience

• Extensive and recent experience within an EIP clinical setting
• Broad experience of working with clients with a range of mental health problems
• Experience of multidisciplinary working
• Experience of supervising staff and students
• Experience as a Care Coordinator
• Good knowledge/ understanding of National Policy relating to Psychosis, its treatment and management
• Experience of working in lead or management roles

SPFT is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We particularly welcome applications from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and from disabled candidates, as these groups are currently underrepresented.

Successful candidates are normally appointed to the bottom of the pay scale unless previous NHS experience in a similar role can be evidenced.

SPFT takes its responsibilities for safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk very seriously. We expect all staff and bank workers to share this commitment and complete the relevant safeguarding training for their role.

If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful. However, we’ll always do our best to keep you informed as we know how much time and care goes into applying for a role.

In the event of a high number of applications, we may close this vacancy early.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.