Senior Nurse Band 7

Sabp; Camberley; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Flexible working

Health and wellbeing support

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a post in the Waverley neighbourhood team to mobilise Community Mental Health Recovery Services within primary care mental health services.

The role involves delivering defined care programmes, coordinating CPA reviews, and providing short-term mental health interventions while leading nursing practice across the service.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in mental health nursing, OT, or social work.
• Current professional registration such as NMC/HCPC (OT/SWE).
• Valid driving licence.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the field.

Responsibilities

• Provide short-term specialist mental health advice and education to primary/secondary care colleagues.
• Provide clinical leadership to deliver thorough caseload reviews.
• Deliver autonomous nursing care after caseload review results.
• Maintain communication with primary care professionals and other agencies via meetings.
• Facilitate client transfers between primary/secondary care and between teams.
• Take responsibility for nursing practice per NMC guidelines and maintain competence.
• Lead for nurses in the area and support knowledge and skills updates.

Education

Professional Qualification in Mental Health Nursing

Professional Qualification in Occupational Therapy

Professional Qualification in Social Work

Job description

Job summary

The post holder will work as part of the Waverley Neighbourhood Team, to prepare and mobilise Community Mental Health Recovery Services to integrate into one team with primary care mental health services in line with the Community Mental Health Transformation Framework.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure implementation of agreed standards of nursing care.


• Ensure each client / patient has a defined individual care programme to meet their needs.


• Ensure all policies and procedures relevant to the role are implemented and complied with.


• Act as a health educator for patients, relatives, carers and staff. Advise on issues of physical and mental health so as to engender a positive approach to health and strengthen the patient's capacity to manage her/his illness, symptoms and crises.


• Responsible for a defined caseload within the team arising from the caseload review. Using specialist Mental Health knowledge and skills, carry out individual nursing assessment, plan and formulate a range of interventions and treatment options within care plans, implement and evaluate packages of care.


• Undertake the task of care coordinator, organise CPA review meetings, discharge planning meetings involving service users, their carers, other professionals and agencies, attend inpatient reviews and act as client advocate if necessary.


• Treat clients with short term interventions where assessment has indicated this. Assess and treat clients with complex, severe and enduring mental health problems who may be on a community section of the mental health act.


• Facilitate the transfer of client from Primary Care to Mental Health Services as appropriate and discharge clients from case load to appropriate agencies when nursing interventions are completed.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

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.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.

Details

Date posted: 30 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £51,657 to £58,785 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 325-8354903-COMM

Job locations: Berkeley House, clinical community post, Godalming, GU7 1QU, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

The post holder will provide short term specialist mental health advice and education to primary and secondary care colleagues. The post holder will provide clinical leadership, in conjunction with the Service Manager, to deliver a thorough caseload review.

Once reviewed, the post holder will provide leadership and holistic, autonomous nursing care to action the results of the caseload review.

In so doing, the post holder will maintain communication with primary care professionals and other professionals and agencies through regular informal and formal meetings.

The post holder will facilitate clinical sessions and assess / triage clients/patients according to agreed assessment tools, offering short-term interventions based on psychological therapies and offer professional advice to client / patients and their carers, other professional, statutory and voluntary agencies.

The post holder will facilitate the transfer of patients between primary and secondary care and between the different specialist teams within the Trust and to care coordinate clients on both standard and enhanced CPA.

The post holder will be responsible for their own nursing practice in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council Guidelines and will take every reasonable opportunity to sustain their professional competence.

The post holder will provide clinical leadership for the nurses in their specific area of practice, providing advice on all nursing issues and to act as a resource person for other professionals within that service. The post holder will identify and facilitate nurses updating their professional knowledge and skills.

Person Specification

Essential

• Professional Qualification in Mental Health Nursing or Occupational Therapy or Social Work


• Professional registration such as NMC/HCPC - OT/SWE


• Driving License


• 5 years experience

Desirable

• Experience of working in primary care, including supplementary prescribing of medication as agreed with RMO


• Experience of leading clinical practice


• 5 years experience of working in mental health


• Previously worked as band 6

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Berkeley House, clinical community post, Godalming, GU7 1QU, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us

Employer contact details For questions about the job, contact: Service Manager, Waverley Neighbourhood, Amanda McVicker, [e-mail], 01483528100

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