Mental Health Nurse – Neurodevelopmental Assessment Service
Location: Chichester – Hybrid working considered
Salary: £37,500 - £42,000 plus excellent benefits package
Hours: Full-time / Part-time considered, minimum of 3 days
KT Healthcare is a family-owned organisation personal experience of Autism and ADHD. We offer a service with a difference; one that has a real understanding of the challenges families and individuals face when accessing neurodevelopmental services.
We're passionate about delivering high-quality neurodevelopmental assessments through the NHS Right to Choose pathway, combining clinical excellence with compassion, integrity and outstanding client care. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we're looking for an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to join our growing multidisciplinary team.
The Role
As a Mental Health Nurse, you'll play a vital role in ensuring individuals progress safely and efficiently through our neurodevelopmental assessment pathway.
Working alongside clinical and operational colleagues, you'll undertake mental health and risk assessments, screen referrals, identify safeguarding concerns and support clinical decision-making to ensure every service user receives safe, person-centred care.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced RMN who enjoys autonomous working while collaborating within a supportive multidisciplinary team.
What You'll Be Doing
You'll be responsible for:
- Screening referrals and assessing suitability for neurodevelopmental assessment pathways.
- Conducting comprehensive mental health and risk assessments for children, young people and adults where indicated.
- Identifying safeguarding concerns, clinical risks and co-existing mental health conditions.
- Supporting safe clinical decision-making throughout the ADHD and Autism assessment process.
- Liaising with GPs, referrers and other healthcare professionals to obtain additional clinical information.
- Escalating high-risk cases and referring appropriately to crisis or secondary mental health services when required.
- Maintaining accurate, timely and confidential electronic patient records.
- Providing guidance and support to colleagues regarding mental health risk and safeguarding.
- Contributing to service development, audits, quality improvement initiatives and pathway enhancement.
Participating in clinical supervision, reflective practice and multidisciplinary team discussions.
-
About You
We're looking for someone who is compassionate, clinically confident and committed to delivering exceptional care.
You'll have:
- Current NMC registration as a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN)
- Experience undertaking mental health and risk assessments
- Excellent safeguarding knowledge and clinical judgement
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
- Strong clinical documentation and report-writing skills
- An understanding of neurodevelopmental conditions, presentations and assessment pathways
It would be advantageous if you have:
- Experience within ADHD, Autism or wider neurodevelopmental services
- Knowledge of NICE guidance relating to neurodevelopmental conditions
- Experience identifying and managing co-occurring mental health conditions
- Training or experience in CBT, talking therapies or other psychological interventions.
- Experience working within NHS Right to Choose pathways or similar assessment services
Why Join KT Healthcare?
At KT Healthcare, you'll become part of a supportive organisation that genuinely values its people.
We offer:
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Additional paid “festive days” around Christmas
- Private Health Insurance
- Employee Discount Platform
- EAP Service
- Pension Contribution
- Ongoing CPD and clinician development
- A culture that challenges the norm – as a family run business, we know how important a fair, flexible employer that listens and cares is. We are dedicated to continuing to build a culture where people enjoy work, can thrive in their role and are supported from day one.
If you're an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse looking for a rewarding role where your clinical expertise will make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.
