Work at Chalkhill Hospital

Are you a healthcare professional who's ready to take on a new challenge and switch your focus to working with children and young people?

Or, maybe you're feeling a little unsure if your adult skills will transfer over?

Either way, we'd love to speak to you! If you have experience working with children and young people, we'd love to have you join our team and help make a difference in their lives. So get in touch today and let's see if we could be the perfect fit for you!

About us

Welcome to Chalkhill, where we treat our patients with the utmost care and professionalism. We specialise in helping children and young people, aged 12-18, who are experiencing emotional difficulties, mental health problems and eating disorders.

Our inpatient service, with 16 beds, is the perfect place for our young service users to rest their heads at night while working towards spending more and more time at home in preparation for discharge.

Don't just take our word for it, hear from our management team about what it's like to work at Chalkhill.

 

What we can offer you

  • An extra £2,000 when you join the us as a Band 5 or 6 nurse, either as a ‘Golden Hello’ or support towards accommodation/removal expenses
  • Return to practice support
  • Fast track promotion opportunities through our Band 6 development programme
  • A role in an organisation which is strong on research and education
  • The chance to be part of a team which wants to listen, learn and develop to help us improve the care we provide to patients and families

Take it from us

At Chalkhill, we don't just have a team of nurses, we have a team of superstars! We recently caught up with some of our colleagues to find out what they like most about working at Chalkhill. We're pretty sure their answers will make you want to join our ranks too!

Rewards and benefits

Rewards and benefits 

We offer a range of partnership perks to our colleagues. Here are some of the perks that make working at Sussex Partnership a great choice:

  • Flexible working opportunities whenever we can
  • NHS discounts on many high street and online stores
  • Generous NHS pension 
  • Gym and fitness discounts
  • Employee networks
  • Generous holiday entitlement 
  • Our commitment to your Continuous Professional Development
  • Tax-free childcare
  • Free confidential counselling
  • Free parking on most of our sites 

Diversity and inclusion

We’re building an organisation that will impact future generations, where everyone is welcome. A place where you can be yourself and feel valued. Come build it with us. 

Building an inclusive environment is a team effort. At Sussex Partnership, we care deeply about hiring, retaining, and developing a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Our staff networks play a crucial role in exploring relationships trust-wide and advancing opportunities for all staff, helping underrepresented communities continue to feel they belong here.

To do this, we have introduced staff networks. For example, we have the Disability Network, Spirituality Network, Women's Network, LGBTW+ Network, Neurodivergent Network, Ethnic Minority Network and the VaLE (Valued Lived Experience) Network.

We're recruiting!

We know that growing up it's the people around us that help shape our lives. Your unique experience and career background could bring exactly what we need to our team, but most importantly the lives of our children and young people. 

To apply to join our Chalkhill team and find out about current opportunities, go to our jobs feed.