750 New Mental Healthcare Jobs For Sussex

More support is coming to improve the mental health of residents throughout Sussex, and help people with learning disabilities.

The Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, which supplies mental health care for the whole of Sussex, announced on Thursday (29 July) that it's just started recruiting to use an extra 34 million pounds' funding.

Medics said the hundreds of new roles, to be filled across a three-year recruitment programme, are being added after the pandemic showed a greater need for the trust's services.

The move is supported by the additional funding to expand and improve mental health and learning disability services across Sussex.

Trust bosses claimed the investment will support getting help to people at the earliest opportunity, promoting recovery and wellbeing, and helping people stay well and out of hospital wherever possible.

It will involve health and care organisations working together to increase mental health support in schools, and to expand and improve services so people have to wait less time to access specialist treatment.

A new recruitment website has already launched, to show a range of opportunities at the Trust.

Sam Allen, the Chief Executive of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust said:

“The pandemic has had a significant impact on the physical and mental health of people right across the country and that’s reflected here in Sussex too.

“We are at the forefront of this response and are looking for people to join our incredible teams and take this unique opportunity to change people’s lives.

“People are at the heart of everything we do - the people we support and our staff.

"Joining the Trust not only promises to bring a huge amount of job satisfaction but also offers an opportunity to grow and develop your career.”

The Trust added that workers can make use of flexible working arrangements, comprehensive training and development programmes, access to fully funded qualifications through the apprenticeship scheme and help and support to those returning to the NHS.

Officials were already claiming this week that, between April and June this year, they recruited 535 staff — a 30% increase compared to the same period last year.

By Thursday evening, there were 300 vacancies across a range of health and care jobs and in support services.

The website for the Trust's recruitment programme is https://careers.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk