About this role
Job summary
Are you an experienced mental health nurse looking for a rewarding community role where you can make a real difference to people's lives?
We are looking for a motivated and compassionate Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse to join our team and provide high-quality, person-centred care to people living with established mental health needs within the local community.
As a Band 6 CPN, you will hold responsibility for a defined group of service users, assessing their needs and coordinating their ongoing care, treatment, recovery and rehabilitation. You will work collaboratively with service users, carers, colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team to help people achieve the best possible outcomes while remaining connected to their community.
A key part of the role will be managing the Clozapine Clinic and administering depots, giving you the opportunity to develop and utilise specialist clinical skills while ensuring safe, effective and compassionate care.
As an experienced member of the team, you will also have the opportunity to develop your leadership skills, providing guidance, mentoring and supervision to colleagues, support staff and students and contributing to the effective day-to-day running of the service.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the management of the Clozapine and Depot Clinic. To undertake physical health checks.
Monitoring of side effects of medication and reporting to Consultant Psychiatrists.
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.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job description Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job description for more information about the main job role responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Professional Qualification in Mental Health Nursing or Occupational Therapy or Social Work. Professional registration such as NMC/HCPC /Social Work England
Experience Essential
To be trained in phlebotomy and have experience of managing a Clozapine clinic. Further professional training or experience to post graduate diploma level or equivalent experience of looking after people in the Community. 2 years' experience post qualification Aware of personal and professional boundaries Clinical supervision training Driving License for community-based roles involving client visits it is essential to hold driver's license and access to a vehicle
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).
Employer details Employer name Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address Unither House Chertsey and Bramdene Staines
Unither House
Chertsey Ottershaw
KT13 0TA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)