About this role
Job summary
An opportunity for a Long Acting Injection (LAI) and Clozapine Clinic Nurse has arisen within Wealden Neighbourhood Mental Health Team. The postholder plays a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care through the administration of long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotic and Clozapine medication.
The postholder will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team and be expected to work collaboratively with internal and external partners to ensure continuity of care. The ability to travel across the Wealden neighbourhood is essential.
We welcome applications from Band 5 nurses wishing to develop into the Band 6 role.
Main duties of the job
- Responsible for managing the LAI and Clozapine Clinics, developing processes, supervising staff and ensuring the safe administration and supply of medication.
- Administer depot/LAI antipsychotic and clozapine medications in line with Trust policies and NMC guidelines
- Conduct pre-injection assessments including mental state, physical health monitoring, and side-effect screening
- Monitor and document service user responses, escalate concerns, and support adherence through psychoeducation
- Maintain accurate clinical records using SystmOne and contribute to MDT reviews and care planning
- Mentor junior staff and students, participate in audits, and support service improvement initiatives
- Uphold legal and professional standards including safeguarding, consent, and confidentiality
- Collaborate with partner agencies and contribute to risk assessments and crisis response
About us
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.
As a nurse in our team we can offer you:
- Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes, run by our internal wellbeing team
- Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development
- Flexible working patterns
- 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)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note the Job Description attached is for a Community Mental Health Nurse Band 6. Main responsibilities of the role is highlighted above under main duties and if you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Allison Mackenzie , Team Lead via the contact details provided.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role
- Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
- Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
- Experience of working consultatively with professionals
- Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
- Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
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
Millwood
Uckfield Community Hospital
Uckfield
TN22 5AW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)