Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

My job makes better lives by ensuring an accessible, non-stigmatising, localised service that contributes to the continuing care and rehabilitation of people within the Guildford and Waverley locality with established mental health illness/dementia living in their home and/or a care home.

Job Overview

To work within a community mental health team or a care home pathway based within Guildford and Waverley area. The successful candidate will be working in partnership with statutory and voluntary sector to facilitate whole system approach to care delivery. The Post Holder will act as Care Coordinator/Lead Professional, where appropriate, to people living in their own homes and care homes with mental health diagnosis and/or a dementia, who require the skills of a Mental Health Nurse, who can provide a holistic, clinical autonomous nursing service, to enable individuals to engage in the best standards of care available.

The delivery of care should encompass NSF standards and Government Policy guidelines. To assist in improving the quality of life, for older people with mental health problems, and enable them to remain in their own home for as long as possible.

Main duties of the job

• To deliver a high-quality service to older people with a mental health diagnosis and/or a dementia within a multi-professional framework.
• To develop shared understandings of people's presentations that help people to better comprehend the underlying function(s) i.e. behaviour that challenges.
• To act as key worker/care co-ordinator for named individuals and adhering to the Care Programme Approach process.
• The ability to work independently, autonomously and take personal responsibility/initiative.
• 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 revised.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job.

Person Specification

Qualification

• RMN registered with the NMC
• Successful completion of Mentorship course OR equivalent
• Minimum of 1 year working as a qualified nurse

Experience of working in a CMHT (preferably older people's)

• Minimum of 1 year's experience working in the community
• Either personal or professional experience of dementia

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Salary: £39,205 to £47,084 a year Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata.