B5 Community Psychiatric Nurse - 3 days per week

Job summary
North and South GP Integrated Mental Heath Services (IMHS) are seeking an enthusiastic Psychiatric Nurse to join the team.

Please note the role is part time, 3days. Working days can be discussed at the interview.

As the Psychiatric Nurse, you will assist the service users within their Primary Care Network (PCN). Also will actively contribute to building and sustaining relationships within the local PCN.

This engagement extends to regular participation in Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings (MDTs), including medication meetings, pathways forums, GP meetings and local CMHRS meetings. Additionally, MHPs supervise Community Connectors (CCs), and provide caseload management supervision for additional roles (e.g. LXP, trainee MHWP), ensuring effective collaboration and optimal service user care.

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 of the job

• Supporting the Mental Health Practitioner and Clinical Lead with reviewing and allocating new referrals to team members
• Assessing the mental health of patients in initial appointments and subsequent follow ups
• Offering a holistic assessment and treatment plan in collaboration with the patients, and as needed, carers and other professionals involved in their care
• Work with partnership professionals such as GPs, social care, housing and community connectors to create plans to address the needs of your patients. This includes initiating referrals (e.g. to Adult Social Care, to the VSCE employment support service etc.)
• Offer brief interventions to the patients you see, within the 4 appointments, as per the short-term model of the team. These interventions may include behavioural activation, coping skills for anxiety and low mood and emotional regulation skills. These skills are informed by a CBT, DBT or solution focused therapy approach
• To work within a model of recovery, early intervention and solution focussed to empower patients to lead their own recovery and avoid dependence on mental health services alone
• To partake in the weekly Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meeting and support colleagues manage complex cases, as well as present your own cases that you need support with
• As needed, present complex cases to the wider MDT, through Pathways Forum, to seek support from colleagues within the Complex Needs team, Talking Therapies and the psychology team.

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 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.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Post qualification experience, but preceptorship may be available for newly qualified nurses

Registration
Essential

• RMN/RN (Mental Health) NMC Registered / pending registration

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.