# Mental Health Practitioner

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Farnham Road Hospital (Mental Health Unit)
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Mental health practitioner
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £33,677 - £40,996 Incl 5% Fringe HCAS pa, pro-rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 30 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-28T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-14T11:40:08.498Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Molesey/Surrey_Borders_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Complex_Needs_Service_Line/Complex_Needs_Service_Line-v8284280
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8284280?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.sabp.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Complex Needs Neighbourhood Service Elmbridge are seeking an enthusiastic community mental health nurse to join the team.

As a Community Psychiatric Nurse, you will work within a neighbourhood team, partnering with statutory, voluntary, and community sector organisations to deliver a coordinated, person-centred approach to care.

The successful candidate will provide specialist mental health assessment, intervention, treatment, and ongoing support to patients within their own homes and community settings. You will act as a Care Coordinator/Lead Professional, where appropriate, ensuring high-quality care that promotes recovery, independence, and wellbeing.

You will be supported by an experienced multidisciplinary team and have opportunities to further develop your clinical knowledge and leadership skills.

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

Main Duties

- Undertake comprehensive mental health assessments and risk assessments.
- Deliver evidence-based nursing interventions and treatment plans.
- Act as a Care Coordinator/Lead Professional for individuals with complex mental health needs.
- Work collaboratively with patients, carers, families, and partner agencies.
- Promote recovery-focused and person-centred care.
- Contribute to safeguarding, risk management, and clinical governance requirements.
- Support service development and quality improvement initiatives.
- Demonstrate good communications skills and able to work collaboratively within a multi-agency team.

For more information please refer to Job description.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

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

### Registration

**Essential**

- RMN/RN (Mental Health) NMC Registered / waiting registration

## Documents

- [vacancy links (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2727)
- [job description (pdf, 264.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10601301)
- [carers information (pdf, 604.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2716)
- [pension scheme booklet (pdf, 5.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3102)
- [conflict of interest - esr (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3101)
- [sabp competency profile map (pdf, 672.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2714)
- [mindful employer information (pdf, 195.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2715)
- [benefits of nhs pension scheme (pdf, 264.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2717)

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