Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Community Mental Health Practitioner
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Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner
An opportunity has arisen for a Community Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, or Occupational Therapist to join the Chichester Neighbourhood Mental Health Team. Working as part of a well-established multidisciplinary team, you will deliver high-quality, evidence-based assessment, treatment, and care to individuals experiencing a wide range of mental health difficulties within the local community.
Role Responsibilities
The successful candidate will hold a caseload of service users with complex mental health needs and will be responsible for providing specialist assessment, collaborative care planning, therapeutic interventions, and risk management. You will work closely with service users, carers, primary care colleagues, and partner agencies to promote recovery, independence, and positive clinical outcomes.
We are seeking a motivated, adaptable, and compassionate practitioner who is committed to delivering person-centred care and can demonstrate excellent communication, clinical decision-making, and team-working skills. The ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary environment and a strong commitment to recovery-focused practice are essential.
About Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
At Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, our vision is to provide outstanding care and treatment. If you have the passion, commitment, and expertise to make a meaningful difference to the lives of people experiencing mental health difficulties, we would welcome your application.
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Role Details
The Community Mental Health Practitioner will work in partnership with service users, carers, families and partner agencies to deliver high-quality, person-centred, recovery-focused care for individuals with complex mental health needs. The post holder will be responsible for undertaking comprehensive assessments, developing and implementing collaborative care and recovery plans, and supporting service users to achieve their identified goals and maximise their independence and quality of life.
Working within a multidisciplinary team, the post holder will utilise specialist knowledge and evidence-based interventions to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care, ensuring that treatment is tailored to individual needs and delivered in accordance with professional standards and best practice. This will include delivering psychoeducation, coordinating care, supporting discharge planning, and facilitating seamless transitions across services and care pathways.
They will demonstrate a strong commitment to safeguarding, risk management, and the promotion of safety and wellbeing for service users and their support networks at all times.
In addition, the post holder will provide specialist advice and interventions, contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives, and support the learning and development of colleagues through the provision of clinical supervision, mentorship and practice education for staff and students.
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Benefits
At Sussex Partnership, the wellbeing of our staff is a key priority. We recognise the vital contribution our colleagues make every day and are committed to supporting their health, wellbeing, professional development and work-life balance. As part of our team, you will have access to a wide range of benefits and opportunities, including:
- Comprehensive wellbeing and psychological support services.
- High-quality supervision, training and career development opportunities.
- Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance.
- Access to a range of employee discount schemes, including retail, leisure, travel and vehicle leasing.
- Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme.
- Generous annual leave entitlement, starting at 27 days plus bank holidays.
- The opportunity to work within an organisation rated ‘Good’ overall and ‘Outstanding’ for Caring by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Contact Information
We are proud of the culture we have created, where compassionate care, teamwork and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Marylinda Gororo
- Job title: Service Manager
- Email address: marylinda.gororo@sussexpartnership.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 0300 304 0400
We welcome visits and conversations about the post. Please contact Marylinda Gororo (Service Manager) on 0300 304 0400 or email her on marylinda.gororo@spft.nhs.uk
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