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Community Mental Health Practitioner

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust • South Heighton, Newhaven

Salary
£40k – £48k
Posted
22 October 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is hiring a Community Mental Health Practitioner in South Heighton, a full-time healthcare & nursing role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £40k – £48k. Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Job summary Lewes Neighbourhood Mental Health Team in Newhaven is a lively specialist, multi-disciplinary service for adults with severe mental illness. The base is in Newhaven, in the middle of the beautiful South Downs National Park and only a few miles from the cosmopolitan city of Brighton. Main duties of the job We are looking for experienced mental health practitioners to join our team and we particularly welcome applications from Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and RMNs. The role…
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  • Employer: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £40k – £48k
  • How this salary compares: in line with the £46,267 median across 2,370 healthcare & nursing roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: South Heighton, Newhaven · Full-time
  • Posted: 22 October 2026
  • How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.
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