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Job summary

Main area
Nursing Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5 developing 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
325-6060312-COMM-A
Employer
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Unither House
Town
Chertsey
Salary
£29,827 - £44,629 (Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS) per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/05/2024 23:59

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Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust logo

Community Psychiatric Nurse - B5/6 Developmental Role

NHS AfC: Band 5 developing 6

Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trust  to work for.  This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.

Job overview

Runneymede and Spelthorne CMHRS offering an exciting opportunity for this developmental role for a Band 5-6 Development post. Newly qualified candidate will have a full period of preceptorship to integrate into their new role and offered the necessary support to translate their knowledge into everyday practice, grow in confidence and understand how to apply the Code in their day to day work.

This post will include the opportunity for further skills training in working with people with Personality Disorders (EUPD, CBT, DBT) Training. Family intervention training and CBT for Psychosis and Bi-Polar and HEE funded training courses available throughout the year. 

Full Clinical/Managerial supervision will be given. You will be actively encouraged to develop professionally in your role within the team. Including support with revalidation.

The post will involve a mixture of Case Management and delivering therapeutic interventions, and opportunities to work closely with our Social Care colleagues and Community Connection partners so that we can cater for the needs of the Client and their Carers. If you are passionate about mental health, crave a dynamic work environment, and want to make a real impact, this could be the role for you! Come and join our friendly, vibrant and diverse team of professionals. 

The candidate must have a full and valid driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes due to the community element of this role.

Main duties of the job

Be accountable and responsible for a defined caseload that reflects the priorities of the local population and carry responsibility for the assessment of care needs, under the supervision of the CPN Clinical Lead.

To develop, implement and evaluate evidence based programme of care, set standards of care and liaise with other agencies, particularly in relation to people discharged under the Care Programme Approach.

Utilise the full range of mental health nursing skills to participate in the assessment, care and support of service users.

Support to organise and maintain depot clinic.

Opportunity to attend training for and to facilitate clozapine clinic.

Working for our organisation

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Eligibility to high cost area supplement is conditional upon candidates residence and will be discussed on offer. 

We look forward to receiving your application!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Qualified Mental Health Nurse NMC
  • Newly qualified students waiting for the PIN
Desirable criteria
  • Successful completion of Mentorship course or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of post qualification study
  • B6 : 2 year’s post qualification experience of working in the community with people with severe and enduring mental health illness
  • B5: 1 years’ experience working with people with mental health (can be pre-qualification)

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Chris Lovett
Job title
Interim Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07885719038