Assertive Outreach Worker

A 30 hour per week, Band 6 Assertive Outreach Worker post has become available in Brighton & Hove Assertive Outreach Team, for an experienced practitioner able to care coordinate a case load of service users with complex mental health needs in the community. This post is open to those with a professional qualification in Nursing.

We are a well-staffed multi-disciplinary team made up of Social Workers, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, a Psychologist, Psychiatrists, Support Workers, Peer Support Workers and a Pharmacy Technician. We operate as a team within a creative and flexible approach and provide shared responsibility of risk management to support our service users who have a primary diagnosis of psychosis. We run groups for service users and has a biopsychosocial approach to support and we are keen to find a dynamic individual to join the team.

Assertive Outreach Lead Practitioners will have significant experience of working with individuals with complex needs, including severe & enduring mental health issues, substance misuse problems, forensic issues and housing difficulties. The ability to work as an integral part of a large multi-disciplinary team which operates a whole team approach is essential. The team works with people who have had unsuccessful working relationships with mental health services in the past and are difficult to engage.

The Trust provides mental health and learning disability care for all ages across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

Living & Working in Brighton:

- Be spoilt for choice with Brighton's iconic seafront, vibrant lanes and array of shops and attractions

- Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns on your doorstep

- Embrace the outstanding natural beauty spots including the renowned Devils Dyke and South Downs National Park

We'd love you to join our Trust, rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, recent staff survey results told us that 82% recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Key staff survey results include:

- 70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work

- 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work in their team

- 77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles