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B5 Community Psychiatric Nurse - 3 days per week

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Caterham, CR3 5RAView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£33,677 to £40,996

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

23 September 2026

14 days left

Job description

North and South GP Integrated Mental Heath Services (IMHS) are seeking an enthusiastic Psychiatric Nurse to join the team. Please note the role is par...

  • upporting the Mental Health Practitioner and Clinical Lead with reviewing and allocating new referrals to team members
  • Assessing the mental health of patients in initial appointments and subsequent follow ups
  • Offering a holistic assessment and treatment plan in collaboration with the patients, and as needed, carers and other professionals involved in their care
  • Work with partnership professionals such as GPs, social care, housing and community connectors to create plans to address the needs of your patients. This includes initiating referrals (e.g. to Adult Social Care, to the VSCE employment support service etc.)
  • Offer brief interventions to the patients you see, within the 4 appointments, as per the short-term model of the team. These interventions may include behavioural activation, coping skills for anxiety and low mood and emotional regulation skills. These skills are informed by a CBT, DBT or solution focused therapy approach
  • To work within a model of recovery, early intervention and solution focussed to empower patients to lead their own recovery and avoid dependence on mental health services alone
  • To partake in the weekly Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meeting and support colleagues manage complex cases, as well as present your own cases that you need support with
  • As needed, present complex cases to the wider MDT, through Pathways Forum, to seek support from colleagues within the Complex Needs team, Talking Therapies and the psychology team.

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

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 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.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Experience

Essential: - Post qualification experience, but preceptorship may be available for newly qualified nurses

Registration

Essential: - RMN/RN (Mental Health) NMC Registered / pending registration

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

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First seen

9 September 2026

Last checked

9 September 2026

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About the employer

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Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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