Job overview

Surrey and Borders is looking for someone to work within a community team based within the Surrey Heath 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 Nurse, and provide a holistic, clinical autonomous nursing service, to enable individuals to engage in the best standards of care available.

Working Pattern: 37.5 hours a week

Monday to Friday

9AM to 5 PM 

Work Location: Gatton place St Mathews Road Redhill RH1 1TA

Main duties of the job

• Provide assessment, formulation, nurse diagnosis, and treatment options for individuals presenting with mental health problems, supporting Primary Care through regular liaison and meetings.

• Deliver a high-quality community nursing service to older adults with mental health needs within a multi-professional framework, including lone working in line with local and Trust policies.

• Prescribe and coordinate services to meet service user and carer needs in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.

• Attend MDT meetings, prepare reports, and participate in the team’s Duty Rota system.

• Act as Key Worker/Care Coordinator or Lead Professional for named individuals under the Care Programme Approach (CPA), including completion of Single Assessments.

• Assess and manage referrals through CMHT allocation meetings, determining suitability for specialist services.

• Provide specialist advice and support to Primary Care services, including participation in integrated team working structures.

• Administer prescribed medications, including intramuscular depot injections, and ensure safe delivery of oral medication in the community in accordance with national and Trust policies.

• Support care and nursing homes in managing residents with mental health needs.

• Act as a health advisor and educator across primary and secondary care settings, promoting positive physical and mental health approaches.

Working for our organisation

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 organizations 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.