Job Title: Community Mental Health Nurse
Employer: Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Job Type: Full-time
Location: United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: Not Specified
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Description

• Provide community mental health nursing care to older adults through the Guildford and Waverley Community Mental Health Team for Older People (CMHTOP).

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised nursing care for people experiencing mental health difficulties.

• Lead and coordinate care packages, using clinical judgement to address complex patient needs.

• Deliver individual and group therapeutic interventions, including the use of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) skills.

• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to assess patients, plan treatment and monitor changes in their health.

• Monitor patients’ physical health, including blood pressure, temperature, pulse, blood glucose and weight.

• Conduct risk assessments, develop risk management plans and respond appropriately to crisis situations.

• Support patients’ recovery, independence and informed decision-making while respecting their personal values and beliefs.

• Mentor, supervise and teach qualified staff, support workers and nursing students.

• Contribute to staff recruitment, deployment, clinical audits, service improvement and quality monitoring.

• Contract: Three-month bank position with flexible working arrangements; advertised hours are 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday, 9 am–5 pm.

• Location: Guildford and Waverley CMHTOP, Guildford, Surrey.

Requirements

• Current Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration as a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or registered nurse in mental health.

• Successful completion of a recognised mentorship course.

• At least two years of post-qualification experience.

• Further training or experience equivalent to postgraduate diploma level, or five years of equivalent experience.

• Clinical supervision training.

• Understanding of professional boundaries, confidentiality and nursing professional standards.

• Ability to assess patients, plan care, manage clinical risks and make sound clinical decisions.

• Strong communication and multidisciplinary teamwork skills.

• Ability to mentor, supervise and support the professional development of colleagues and students.

• Desirable: Experience working with older adults in community mental health services.

• Desirable: Familiarity with the SystemOne clinical information system.

• Must meet relevant NHS pre-employment requirements, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.

Benefits

• Pay: £25.83 per hour, Band 6.

• Flexible bank shifts that can be selected to suit availability and personal commitments.

• Opportunities to access additional shifts across mental health and community services.

• Fast access to earnings through the Stream payment service.

• Training, professional development and guidance from the dedicated Temporary Staffing Team.

• Opportunities to develop clinical leadership, mentoring and patient-care coordination skills.

• Work with Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, a specialist provider of mental health, learning disability and community services.

• Opportunity to contribute to holistic care and improved outcomes for older adults in the community.

How to Apply;

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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