B5 / 6 Community Mental Health Nurse (Dev Role)

Community Mental Health Recovery ServiceReigate is seeking enthusiastic community mental health nurses (NMC) to join the team.

To work within a community team based within area 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 patients who require the skills of a Mental Health professional, and provide a holistic, clinical autonomous nursing service, to enable individuals to engage in the best standards of care available.

This will be a developmental post, progressing to band 6 after 12 months, subject to evidence of competency, extending to 24 months to achieve.

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., 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.

Participate in the multi-disciplinary assessment of individuals with mental health problems living in the community.

Ensure that a risk assessment is completed for service users.

To be aware of the potential for vulnerability to abuse amongst the service users/families, and use of the local policy to inform appropriate personnel in line with safeguarding vulnerable adults and children and SABP Policies

Ensure that a carer's assessment is offered to carers of service users.

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

Participate in the provision of community mental health nursing advice andconsultation to colleagues, community groups and organisations.

Promote the recovery model to the people who use the service and their carers

To act in a manner to respect the customs, individuality, values, sexuality and spiritual beliefs, actively supporting the individual to fulfil these.

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.