Mental Health Practitioner

Sabp; Weybridge; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Weybridge is seeking a Community Psychiatric Nurse to work within a neighbourhood team, delivering specialist mental health assessment, intervention, and ongoing support to patients in their homes and community settings.

You will act as Care Coordinator/Lead Professional where appropriate, supported by a multidisciplinary team, with opportunities to develop clinical knowledge and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Post qualification experience; preceptorship may be available for newly qualified nurses.
• RMN/RN (Mental Health) NMC Registered / waiting registration.

Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive mental health assessments and risk assessments.
• Deliver evidence-based nursing interventions and treatment plans.
• Act as a Care Coordinator/Lead Professional for individuals with complex mental health needs.
• Work collaboratively with patients, carers, families, and partner agencies.
• Promote recovery-focused and person-centred care.
• Contribute to safeguarding, risk management, and clinical governance requirements.
• Support service development and quality improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrate good communications skills and able to work collaboratively within a multi-agency team.

Skills

NMC Registration

Driving licence

Communication skills

Education

NMC Registration (Mental Health)

Job description

As a Community Psychiatric Nurse, you will work within a neighbourhood team, partnering with statutory, voluntary, and community sector organisations to deliver a coordinated, person-centred approach to care. The successful candidate will provide specialist mental health assessment, intervention, treatment, and ongoing support to patients within their own homes and community settings. You will act as a Care Coordinator/Lead Professional, where appropriate, ensuring high-quality care that promotes recovery, independence, and wellbeing. You will be supported by an experienced multidisciplinary team and have opportunities to further develop your clinical knowledge and leadership skills. Subject to reasonable adjustments in respect of any disability, candidates must possess a valid driving licence and be able to drive and have the unrestricted use of a car or motorcycle for work at all times including community based work.

Main Duties

• Undertake comprehensive mental health assessments and risk assessments.
• Deliver evidence-based nursing interventions and treatment plans.
• Act as a Care Coordinator/Lead Professional for individuals with complex mental health needs.
• Work collaboratively with patients, carers, families, and partner agencies.
• Promote recovery-focused and person-centred care.
• Contribute to safeguarding, risk management, and clinical governance requirements.
• Support service development and quality improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrate good communications skills and able to work collaboratively within a multi-agency team.

Person Specification

• Post qualification experience, but preceptorship may be available for newly qualified nurses.
• RMN/RN (Mental Health) NMC Registered / waiting registration
  Complex Needs Neighbourhood Service Elmbridge are seeking an enthusiastic community mental health nurse to join the team., Post qualification experience, but preceptorship may be available for newly qualified nurses.
  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 within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.