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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Nurse to join the Mid Surrey Community Mental Health Team for Older People. This will be a developmental post, progressing to band 6 after 12 months, subject to evidence of competency, extending to 24 months to achieve.

We are looking for a highly motivated passionate nurse, to join the Community Mental Health Team Older People, who focuses on providing support  and high quality nursing care for your clients and carers, targeting and prioritising people with severe mental health problems. You will manage a caseload of clients, and use evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions as part of the holistic approach. Excellent communication skills are essential, working alongside the MDT, working closely and collaborating effectively with all agencies and partner organisations involved in the care of our clients.

In return you will have a fulfilling and varied role within a friendly and supportive team, providing an active management support including regular supervision, mentoring, team and peer support and clear objectives linked to the National Competencies Framework in order for you to meet your goals and opportunity’s and also personal and professional development opportunities.

Main duties of the job

• To act as key worker / care co-ordinator for named individuals, within the Care Programme Approach process, including Single Assessment
• The ability to work alone
• To provide high standards of care, which are delivered in a professional manner.
• To ensure that the care delivered is based on best practice, and is regularly reviewed.
• To ensure all records and reports are kept up-to-date, and up to the standard expected of this grade of nurse, in accordance with the Caldicott Report.
• Keep an accurate, up-to-date diary and record of visits.
• Be responsible for the continuous overall management of a defined caseload.
• To receive and give clinical and management supervision / guidance
• To supervise juniors / other staff in the delivery of care and treatment to individuals and groups
• To support junior staff to manage caseloads effectively
• To act as a positive role model for junior staff, assisting / guiding them in their duties
• To provide information to the Line Manager, if any incidents that may affect the standing or running of the service
• To develop close working relationships with voluntary / statutory services, in particular Social Services and members of the Primary Care Team, and participate in the system of integrated team working
• To educate and train junior staff / student nurses and other professionals around competencies of a Community Mental Health Nurse
• To participate in the Duty Rota to manage new referrals

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.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!