Staff Nurse

The Selden Centre is a modern, purpose-designed 10 bed inpatient assessment and intervention service for people with learning disabilities. Its fundamental aim is to support people back to community living.

From this safe and friendly environment, our team of 30 multi-disciplinary healthcare professionals offers individualised support, with opportunities for 1:1 therapeutic sessions to men and women who are referred into the service because of:

• Escalating needs in the community;
• Placement breakdown requiring reassessment of needs;
• Or step down from a more secure and/or high-cost residential/hospital service.

Band 5 Staff Nurse
At The Selden Centre, you will share our belief that people with learning disabilities have the same rights as all members of society. You will work with our service users, their families and/or carers, referrers, and service providers to determine the outcomes needed.

We work together to assess and develop appropriate interventions and care programmes to nurture the individual’s skills. You will work hand-in-hand with partner agencies and care managers to identify suitable future placements that meet the individual’s identified care and support needs for the future once they are discharged from our service.

Requirements
To be a successful Staff Nurse at The Selden Centre, you will be:

• A Registered Nurse – We welcome newly qualified nurses, return to practice nurses, and experienced nurses who are looking for a change within their current roles.
• Comfortable communicating and forming relationships with service users, families, and the public.
• Committed to a patient-centred way of working.
• Enthusiastic about working with adults with learning disabilities.

It Is Also Beneficial If You

• Can bring evidence-based practice and innovative ideas.
• Have experience working with adults with learning disabilities.

As a mental health trust, Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do.

You Can Expect

• Access to full psychological support via our internal wellbeing team.
• Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development.
• The chance to join the previous winner of ‘Clinical Team of the Year.’
• Flexible working opportunities.
• Access to a host of discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants, and cars).
• A position within a trust rated as ‘Outstanding’ for caring and ‘Good’ overall by the CQC.
• Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays).
• Excellent NHS Pension Scheme.