Job Description

We are looking to recruit a Registered and Newly Qualified Mental Health Nurse at The Meadows, West Park Hospital.



The Meadows is a single storey building in the grounds of the Noble Park housing development in the former West Park Hospital site in Epsom.



This is a 24/7 hospital service with 24 beds available for the care of people aged over 65 years who have dementia or organic mental ill-health (i.e. decreased function due to medical or physical disease, rather than a psychiatric illness).

There are three single sex wards, each with eight beds:

One ward is for people with mental ill-health (functional, e.g. bipolar or depression)



Two wards are for people with dementia.



We are a multidisciplinary team including occupational therapists and psychology support.



My job makes better lives by providing a high quality, caring service that makes a positive and effective contribution to the care pathway of people admitted onto the wards in the acute phase of their illness.



Job Overview



The post holder will be 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. He/she will particularly ensure access to and availability of mental health nursing skills to users of mental health services and their families.



Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.



We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.



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.



Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.



We look forward to receiving your application!



Please see attached job description and person specification for further information about the job and responsibilities.