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Specialist Registered Mental Health Nurse

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

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Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata
Profession
Clinical nurse specialist
Grade
Band 6
Deadline
24 Apr 2026
Contract Type
Permanent: fixed term & secondment will be considered
Posted Date
10 Apr 2026

Job overview

To lead a team of Clinical Support Workers and provide specialist mental health advice, care and treatment to patients staff in the acute hospital setting.

Patients in the acute phase of admission to hospital or whilst waiting for appropriate placement, sometimes have mental health or enhanced care needs as well as physical health needs.

An exciting opportunity is available to join a new team of staff  who will provide specialist mental health and enhanced care  along side the acute care teams.

Main duties of the job

Registered Nurse with Mental Health qualification and experience to lead an enhanced care team across the Trust

Offering specialist advice and guidance to our clinical teams caring for patients with significant mental illness

Deliver a training programme for enhanced care and specialist skills in caring for patients with significant mental illness.

Line management, supervision and deployment of the enhanced care Clinical Support Worker team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.