# Urgent Care Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/urgent-care-practitioner/af709ea1-f0c1-4025-9e41-012a486b33ef - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/urgent-care-practitioner/af709ea1-f0c1-4025-9e41-012a486b33ef.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Worthing - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pa - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-21T08:42:43.834Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Sussex/Chichester/Sussex_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8153834 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8153834?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you looking for a role which brings a real challenge every day? Hello, I'm Martin and I am looking for Urgent Care Practitioners to join the Mental Health Liaison team who can bring knowledge and expertise to this dynamic area of mental health service provision. You will be working at the interface between physical and psychological health and bring your knowledge and expertise to your general hospital colleagues. You will undertake specialist and timely mental health assessments and treatment for patients attending the General Hospital. We support patients with a wide range of problems, including self-harm, adjustment to illness and physical and psychological co-morbidities. As there is no entrance requirement for A&E and people’s perceptions of what constitutes a mental health emergency or crisis can vary, our team are referred people with all sorts of problems, including those people presenting to mental health services for the very first time. This post offers the Trust's £2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 6 Nurses & Practitioners, (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions; please see attached Protocol Document for full details). ### Main duties of the job I am looking for practitioners who are confident in the management of common mental health problems and who can bring their knowledge to their general hospital colleagues both informally and by undertaking teaching sessions. We have recently merged with our Older Persons Liaison Team so are now providing assessments and support to anyone over the age of 18. You will need excellent communication skills and be able to foster excellent relationships with patients, carers, general hospital colleagues and other parts of the health and social care system. This is a challenging but rewarding role, offering an exciting opportunity to nurses, occupational therapists or social workers who have strong assessment and therapeutic skills. You will need the ability to work autonomously whilst still contributing to the team as a whole. If you enjoy the challenge and stimulus of working under pressure and are able to remain calm in quickly changing circumstances, you will be well suited to this role. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Registered Nurse with current registration \[RMN /LD\] - Registered Social Worker - Registered Occupational Therapist Knowledge / Experience Essential - Knowledge of MHA (1983/2007). - Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act (2005), to include practical knowledge of FACE documentation, DOLS and Best Interest decisions - Child and Adult safeguarding procedures - Evidence of organising and prioritising their workload. - Demonstrate ability to enhance care through evidence-based knowledge - Demonstrate professional development relevant to the specific care group If you are reading this and thinking this is the ideal job opportunity for you and you would like more information, please do contact me on the number/email below. I would welcome interested applicants for an informal visit and/or shadow shift to discuss the role further. Martin Ryan \[email protected\] ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Mental Nurse - Mentorship, ENB 998 or level 3 module in teaching and assessing in clinical practice ### Knowledge/Experience **Essential** - Significant post registration experience - Experience of working within an appropriate care setting or an ability to demonstrate that skills and knowledge are transferable across specialities - Knowledge of the MHA (1983/2007) - Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and DOL’s - A working knowledge of a range of therapeutic assessment tools and their application to the Liaison service caseload ## Documents - [jd mhlt (pdf, 432.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10453807) - [protocol (pdf, 368.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10472146) - [privacy notice (pdf, 127.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2254) - [dbs policy statement (pdf, 231.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2263) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.