Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Community Psychiatric Nurse B5/6 Developmental

The closing date is 25 August 2025

Job summary

Calling band 5-6 Community Mental Health Nurses!

Do you aspire to change people's lives for the better?

To work flexibly in a highly regarded team who strive to provide high quality care primarily to older people, alongside their family and carers by ensuring they experience positive mental health care?

Then we have the perfect development role for you!

We are looking for passionate nurses who will focus on providing support and high-quality nursing care for clients and carers, targeting and prioritising people with severe mental health problems to join the NW Community Mental Health Team for Older People (CMHT OP).

Based at Unither House in Chertsey, the CMHT OP service offers assessment, diagnosis, treatment and support for people over 65 who present with functional mental health illnesses; deterioration in cognition and/or dementia.

We work closely with other services, such as social care and also with the voluntary sector, particularly the Alzheimer's Society, to provide positive support for people using services and their carers, ensuring effective forward signposting where appropriate.

Main duties of the job

To discharge professional responsibilities under the Mental Health Act (1983) and revised subsequent act Mental Capacity Act (2005) and the NMC Professional Code of Conduct.
Be accountable and responsible for a 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.
To develop, implement and evaluate evidence based programmes of care; set standards of care and liaise with other agencies, particularly in relation to people discharged under the Care Programme Approach.
Take on the role of care coordinator/care manager to service users subject to the Care Programme Approach, as in line with Local and National Policy.
Participate in the multi-disciplinary assessment of individuals with mental health problems living in the community, by providing a community mental health nursing perspective and expertise.
Ensure that a risk assessment is completed for service users, especially if there is a history of, or a potential for risk.
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, as in line with Standard 6 of the National Service Framework.

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 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.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Date posted

12 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,602 to £48,778 a year Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-7316856-COMM-A

Job locations

Unither House

Curfew Bell Road

Chertsey

KT16 9FG

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NMC Registration as RN3 or RNMH
DRIVING: Must be able to drive for work purposes

Desirable

Band 6 - Mentor Preparation or Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice.

Experience

Essential

Band 5 - 1 years' experience working with older people with mental health difficulties.
Experience in older people's community mental health nursing; Experience in care coordination and caseload management

Desirable

Band 6 - 2 year's post qualification experience of working in the community with older people with severe and enduring mental health illness.
Basic IT Skills including the ability to use a computer

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NMC Registration as RN3 or RNMH
DRIVING: Must be able to drive for work purposes

Desirable

Band 6 - Mentor Preparation or Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice.

Experience

Essential

Band 5 - 1 years' experience working with older people with mental health difficulties.
Experience in older people's community mental health nursing; Experience in care coordination and caseload management

Desirable

Band 6 - 2 year's post qualification experience of working in the community with older people with severe and enduring mental health illness.
Basic IT Skills including the ability to use a computer

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.