Community Psychiatric Nurse

Job OverviewTo work within a community team based within the NEH& Farnham area working in partnershipwith statutory and voluntary sector to facilitate whole system approach to care delivery. The PostHolder will act as Care Coordinator/Lead Professional, where appropriate, to patients who requirethe skills of a Mental Health Nurse, and provide a holistic, clinical autonomous nursing service, toenable individuals to engage in the best standards of care available.

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday from 9AM to 5PM

Location: 18 Mole Business Park, Randalls Rd, Leatherhead KT22 7AD

Key Responsibilities To discharge professional responsibilities under the Mental Health Act (1983) and revisedsubsequent act Mental Capacity Act (2005) and the NMC Professional Code of Conductat all times and be a positive role model. The Post Holder will support Primary Care in management of people presenting with mentalhealth problems by offering assessment, nurse diagnosis and treatment options and will liaisewith Primary Care professionals, through regular informal and formal meetings. To deliver a high-quality community nursing service to Older People with mental healthproblems, in a multi professional framework and the ability to lone work adhering to localand Trust policies. To prescribe services that meets the user/carer needs, in conjunction with others. To attendand prepare reports, for MDT meetings and to participate in the Teams DUTY Rota system. To ensure the safe storage and recording of medicines within the clinical area. To administerintramuscular injections (depots), as prescribed according to Trust and National guidelinesand policies and to ensure the safe delivery if oral medications to clients, in the domesticenvironment according to Trust guidelines and policies. To act as Key Worker/Care Coordinator or Lead Professional for named individuals, withinthe Care Programme Approach process, including Single Assessment To provide high standards of care, which are delivered in a professional manner and caredelivered is based on best practice and is regularly reviewed and to refer to other professionalservices, according to assessment of need. To attend and ensure all referrals are passed through CMHT allocation meeting andassessed for acceptance to the specialist team and act as support and specialist advisor tothe primary care services, including the Surrey Heath ICT. To ensure all records and reports are kept up-to-date, and up to the standard expected of aBand 6 Clinician, in accordance with the Caldicott Report. Be responsible for the continuous overall management of a defined caseload and to receiveand give clinical and management supervision/guidance to supervise and mentor juniors,including students/other staff in the delivery of care and treatment to individuals and groups. To provide information to the Line Manager, if any incidents that may affect the standing orrunning of the service and be able to utilize the Incident reporting system. Report allcomplaints and/or incidents relating to clients, relatives and or staff within area as directed inaccordance with the Trusts Complaints Procedure, and ensure the Team Leader is informed.To co-operate with any investigations carried out. To develop close working relationships with voluntary/statutory services, in particular SocialServices and members of the Primary Care Team and participate in the system of integratedteam working within the Surrey Health Integrated Care Team. To support care and nursing homes in caring for their residents, who have mental healthproblems3 To ensure the Post Holder has developed a personal learning plan through approval withtheir supervisor, thus maintaining high standard based on best practice and educate and trainjunior staff / student nurses and other professionals around competencies of a CommunityMental Health Nurse To use the Trust Clinical record system and other IT systems as appropriate. To act as a health advisor/educator within primary and secondary care for individuals,agencies, relatives, carers and staff. Advise on issues of physical and mental health, toengender a positive approach to health.

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.

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

Qualifications

Essential: - NMC Registration as RMN/RN (Mental Health); - Successful completion of Mentorship course

Experience

Essential: - Previous experience of working in the Community minimum one year; - 1 year's experience post qualification

Knowledge

Essential: - Systemone