Senior Nurse band 7

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Godalming; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a registered nurse to join the Waverley Neighbourhood Team and help mobilise Community Mental Health Recovery Services to work seamlessly with primary care mental health services. The role emphasizes implementing nursing standards, delivering individual care plans, and educating patients, carers and staff.

You will conduct holistic nursing assessments, plan and evaluate care, organise CPA reviews, and participate in discharge

Responsibilities

• Prepare and mobilise Community Mental Health Recovery Services to integrate with primary care mental health services.
• Ensure implementation of agreed nursing standards.
• Define individual care programmes for each client.
• Act as health educator for patients, relatives, carers and staff.
• Carry out nursing assessments and plan and evaluate care packages.
• Coordinate care including CPA reviews and discharge planning.
• Provide short-term interventions for acute needs and manage complex mental health cases.
• Facilitate transfer of clients between services and advocate as needed.

Job description

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., 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.

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.