University of Sussex
Senior Mental Health Nurse
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Senior Mental Health Nurse
Location: Brighton
Salary: Grade 8 starting at £47,389 to £56,535 per annum, pro rata if part time.
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time of 1.0 FTE (37.5 hours). Core hours of 9aam-5:30pm.
Expected Start Date: October 2026 or As Soon As Possible.
About the role
You will undertake urgent mental health, capacity, and risk assessments. You will manage and coordinate appropriate care plans for those with complex mental health conditions in liaison with NHS primary and secondary mental health services/statutory services, following up and maintaining contact as appropriate. You will provide training on appropriate mental health interventions.
You will work in conjunction with other University mental health professionals to provide specialist mental health advice to colleagues and will visit students on campus with appropriate colleagues when necessary. You will attend, or if necessary, chair all levels of case/crisis meetings within the Student Experience Division.
About you
We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated, pro-active, enthusiastic, and organised Senior Mental health Nurse to join our busy Wellbeing Services team.
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You will be a registered mental health nurse with post-qualifying mental health training and five years’ post-qualifying experience e.g. in hospital or community urgent care roles such as A & E liaison or similar. Your primary function will be to participate in daily triage, carry out assessments and to make crisis calls to support students and to develop and maintain the University’s relationship with the NHS, acting as a liaison between our services and theirs at case level.
A strong team player yet capable of independent work, we are looking for a positive, flexible individual with excellent communication skills who can work well under pressure, is keen to take responsibility, and can be flexible and responsive as well as creative and innovative.
About our Division
Our Student Experience is all about our Students. We work diligently to ensure that all our students are supported and have positive meaningful experiences in our University. We are led by our Student Experience Director and her Leadership team. Our services focus on Academic Quality, Student Data & Records, Careers & Entrepreneurship, Advice & Guidance, Complaints & Conduct, and Student Wellbeing.
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We work collaboratively with our Schools and Divisions to ensure our students have environment that will further enhances their potential and equip them to pursue their goals and aspirations.
Why work here
Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for University of Sussex, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.
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