Job summary
Mental Health and Learning Disability Nurses
We provide mental health and learning disability services to adults, children and young people across East Sussex, West Sussex, Brighton and Hove, and children's services in Hampshire. We have been awarded an overall rating of 'good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and assessed 'outstanding' for being caring. We offer the following services:

• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
• Community Mental Health Teams
• Inpatient Services
• Specialist services, such as perinatal mental health and early intervention in psychosis
• Secure and Forensic Services
• Lindridge Care Community (for both RMNs and RGNs)
• Dementia Services
• Learning Disability and Neurobehavioural Science

Main duties of the job

• To deliver a high standard of evidence based inpatient nursing care in the designated care group in partnership with the team, the service users and where appropriate their family.
• To act as a primary nurse in the assessment of needs and organising of care.
• To co-ordinate shifts and provide supervision for support workers and students.

About us
As a Trust we make a positive difference to thousands of people's lives across Sussex and Hampshire, providing support so that they can fulfil their potential and enjoy healthy lives. We believe that staff who feel valued by the Trust and are truly engaged in the organisation deliver better outcomes for our patients and we are always looking for people with the right core values to join our team. The Trust is clinician-led, and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services.

Our vision is to provide outstanding care and treatment you can be confident in. To achieve the highest standards we have already embarked on a programme to transform the culture of the Trust to one of continuous improvement, delivered through participation of all staff and with service users, carers and families at the heart of our efforts.

Details
Date posted: 09 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £17.12 an hour
Band 5 - £17.12 per hour
Contract: Bank
Working pattern: Flexible working
Reference number: 354-Bank-AB-20149
Job locations: Various
Various
BN13 3AS
United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• To work within a team of nurses and other professionals who are committed to the deliveryof a quality service.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Has current NMC registration

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Various
Various
BN13 3AS
United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Lead for Temporary Staffing
Jana Forshaw
spft.tstmanagement@nhs.net

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.