Senior Nurse band 7

Job description

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 and desirable

Essential

• Professional Qualification in Mental Health Nursing or Occupational Therapy or Social Work
• Professional registration such as NMC/HCPC -OT/SWE
• Driving License

Desirable

• Experience of working in primary care o Supplementary prescribe medication as agreed with RMO
• o Experience of leading clinical practice
• 5 years experience of working in mental health

essential and desirable

Essential

• 5 years experience

Desirable

• 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 (opens in a new window).

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