Community Mental Health Nurse
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Do you want to make a real difference? Then come and join our award-winning team!
We are seeking an enthusiastic mental health nurse to become part of our award-winning service. This is an exciting opportunity to work in and contribute to the effectiveness of the Early Intervention in Psychosis Service (EIIP). EIIP has good outcomes for its clients, and staff find it a very rewarding job based on positive outcomes and working closely with clients and their families.
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated, and dynamic person. You will be a team player who is creative and innovative in your approach, along with a range of experience to join our multi-disciplinary team.
There will be opportunities to develop your skills in Bio-Psychosocial Interventions as well as further PDP opportunities.
The team is based at Unither House, Chertsey with a satellite base at Aldershot Centre for Health in Aldershot. You will be an allocated a geographical patch to work within and this post will be covering the North West Surrey area (e.g., Staines, Woking, Chertsey) with some flexibility to work across the patch as required.
You must have a full and valid driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.
Main duties of the job
The Early Intervention in Psychosis Service provides early detection, assessment and intervention for 14-65 year olds who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis.
The aim of the service is to reduce the impact of the emerging illness on the individual and their families. The service is based on an outreach model with the interventions being delivered alongside individuals in the community. NICE recommend care plans that include individual CBT, family interventions, physical health monitoring, occupational/vocational support as well as medication are offered.
The post-holder will have continuous overall responsibility for the management and care coordination of an identified group of people who use our services. They will be responsible for the assessment of their needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of a programme of care involving the person who uses our services and their carers/relatives in accordance with the Trust's Care Programme Approach Policy.
In addition to carrying a defined caseload of people, the post-holder will be expected to provide an holistic, clinical and autonomous nursing service offering support and interventions to other people who use the services of the Team as appropriate – within the context of a ‘team approach’ philosophy. The service is based on an outreach model with the interventions being delivered alongside individuals in the community.
About us
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 withing easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Date posted
13 July 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£33,921 to £40,872 a year Includes 5% Fringe HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9325-22-4985
Job locations
Surrey & Border Partnership Trust
Curfew Bell Road
Chertsey
Surrey
KT16 9FG
Employer details
Employer name
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Surrey & Border Partnership Trust
Curfew Bell Road
Chertsey
Surrey
KT16 9FG
Employer's website
https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)
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