Registered Mental Health Nurse - People Flexi-Bank

Job overview

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking bank staff to work as a core member of the multi-disciplinary team, participating in the provision of on-going assessments, care planning, treatment and support of people with serious and enduring mental health problems and people in crisis. The post holder will particularly ensure access to and availability of mental health nursing skills to users of mental health services and their families.

Interview Date: 26th October, 2026

Interview Location to be confirmed

Work Locations:

1) Farnham Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7LX

2) Guildford Road, Chertsey, KT16 0PL

Main duties of the job

• To provide high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to a defined group of service users, ensuring care is assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated in line with individual needs.
• To take a lead role in the clinical management and coordination of care for allocated service users on a shift-by-shift basis.
• To work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) and partner agencies to deliver safe, effective and person-centred care.
• To supervise, support, mentor and teach junior staff, unqualified staff and students, ensuring safe practice and professional development.
• To monitor, assess and respond appropriately to changes in service users’ physical health, mental health and behaviour.
• To administer prescribed medication safely and in accordance with Trust policies and professional guidelines.
• To promote recovery, independence, equality and diversity, ensuring care is delivered in a respectful and inclusive manner.
• To ensure compliance with relevant legislation, policies and professional standards, including consent and capacity frameworks.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To undertake comprehensive assessments of service users’ physical, psychological, social and emotional needs, and to develop, implement and regularly review individualised care plans.
• To lead the clinical management of a designated group of service users, coordinating care delivery and prioritising clinical needs to ensure safe and effective outcomes.
• To coordinate the clinical environment on a shift-by-shift basis, ensuring appropriate staffing, delegation of duties and continuity of care.
• To observe, report and accurately document changes in service users’ physical condition, mental state and behaviour, escalating concerns appropriately.
• To work collaboratively with the MDT, including medical staff, allied health professionals, social care and external agencies, contributing to care planning and review.
• To maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant mental health and learning disability legislation, national guidance, Trust policies and evidence-based practice, applying this to clinical decision-making.
• To identify, provide and supervise the delivery of physical care to support activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, nutrition and hydration, mobility, manual handling, elimination, sleep and rest, and maintaining a safe personal environment.
• To undertake and supervise prescribed physical health observations, including blood pressure, temperature, respirations, blood glucose monitoring, urinalysis, weight and height, reporting and acting on abnormal findings.
• To ensure the safe and accurate administration of prescribed medication in line with Trust policy, and to monitor and document therapeutic effects and adverse reactions.
• To provide therapeutic interventions, emotional support and stability to service users, promoting engagement, recovery and independence while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
• To act in a manner that respects and promotes service users’ individuality, cultural background, values, sexuality and spiritual beliefs, challenging and addressing any behaviour that undermines equality and diversity.
• To supervise, mentor and support junior staff and students, facilitating learning opportunities and ensuring they are actively engaged in patient care and therapeutic activities.
• To create and maintain effective professional relationships with colleagues, other professionals and external agencies to support integrated care and positive service user outcomes.
• To work within Trust and professional guidelines relating to consent, capacity and safeguarding, ensuring service users’ rights and best interests are upheld.
• To demonstrate an understanding of the range of therapeutic interventions available, the supporting evidence base and potential outcomes for service users, applying this knowledge to practice.

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.