Job overview
Over the next five years, community mental health services are going to be undergoing a real transformation and you could be part of these exciting developments. Our community mental health teams will become part of a much more integrated network of services and our mental health staff will be central in driving these changes, in close partnership with our primary and third sector colleagues.
An excellent opportunity has become available for three highly motivated and passionate Housing Specialists to join the new Coastal West Sussex Enhanced Community Rehabilitation Service. This is a new, exciting and innovative service which specialises in supporting individuals who have experienced complex psychosis or treatment resistant psychosis as described within the NICE guidance for Rehabilitation. Successful applicants will be provided with the opportunity to contribute towards the further development of the service while utilising their specialist housing skills, knowledge and experience.
Main duties of the job
Although not essential as training will be provided, it would be advantageous for applicants to have had some experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental health problems. However successful candidates must be able to demonstrate effective communication skills, be enthusiastic, self-motivated, flexible and able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
In line with our Trust value of ‘People First’, evidence shows that people who are treated in the community and in the least restrictive manner, have better outcomes. In this role you will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, to help us provide the opportunity for the residents of West Sussex in line with national agendas of Getting It Right First Time, a whole system approach to recovery from mental ill health, and maximising an individual’s quality of life and social inclusion.
Working for our organisation
We recognise that working in mental health can be stressful at times so we prioritise staff welfare; providing regular supervision, reflective practice, mentoring, and any other support that our staff need to ensure their wellbeing. We also encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, partial home-working, part-time hours, or flexible start/finish times. If it works for you and works for the role, we’ll do our best to make it happen.
Our vision is to provide outstanding care and treatment; the people that we employ are at the heart of making this vision a reality. If you’ve got the passion, the belief, the drive and the talent to help us achieve our vision then we would like to hear from you.
To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Each of the three available Housing Specialist posts will be working across both Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and one of our partnership local Housing Authorities within the Coastal West Sussex area: Adur & Worthing Council, Arun District Council, or Chichester District Council. The Enhanced Community Rehabilitation Service works from two Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust team Hubs, one based on the Swandean site in Worthing, and one based at The Bedale Centre in Bognor Regis. Successful applicants will work from one or both of those two team bases, in addition to any sites associated with their allocated Housing Authority.
NB: The salary banding on these three posts is pending job evaluation.
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