Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health Facilitator
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Bank: 6 months (Monday - Friday)
- Hours
- Flexible working - 37.5 hours per week (9AM to 5 PM)
- Job ref
- 384-SM-Health Facilitator
- Employer
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Horizon House,
- Town
- Epsom, Surrey,
- Salary
- £25.01 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 12/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Health Facilitator Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
Surrey and border is looking for a candidate who is passionate about ensuring a high quality holistic approach to the care and support provided to people with ADHD in the community. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care needs of people with ADHD who use our services as well as mentor, supervise and teach staff.
General shift timings: Monday to Friday from 9AM to 5PM
Working hours: 37.5 hours Per week
Main duties of the job
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To ensure the healthcare needs of people with ADHD are communicated to the appropriate manager, professional lead, or care practitioner.
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To advocate for and represent the service in professional and divisional contexts.
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To contribute to the development and implementation of policies, protocols, and care pathways.
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To assist with staff recruitment, induction, and contribute to wider workforce planning.
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To support initiatives that address the needs of people with protected characteristics within local services and future developments.
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To actively participate in the induction, education, and supervision of students and junior staff.
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To research, audit, and benchmark practice against national standards, ensuring services remain up to date with best practice.
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To develop, implement, and monitor interventions linked to government initiatives (e.g. Transforming Care, LD Mortality Review).
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To design and deliver specialist teaching/training packages for multidisciplinary teams.
Working for our organisation
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.
Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trusts to work for? This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Leadership
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To positively contribute to divisional developments in relation to nursing practice.
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To advocate and ensure service user voices are embedded within service development.
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To contribute to strategic nurse recruitment and workforce planning.
Clinical
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To demonstrate expertise in ADHD-related nursing skills including crisis intervention, medication management, epilepsy care, and mental health comorbidities.
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To involve people in developing their own care plans, respecting dignity, choice, and individual needs (racial, cultural, sexual, and religious).
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To carry out physical health checks in line with SaBP assessment templates and NICE guidance.
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To undertake risk assessments and formulate risk management plans.
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To work collaboratively with acute, primary care, and other healthcare services.
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To build and maintain effective relationships with colleagues, external agencies, service users, and families.
Professional
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To remain legally and professionally accountable, adhering to the NMC Code of Conduct and Trust policies.
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To act in line with the Mental Health Act (1983), Mental Capacity Act (2005), and Safeguarding responsibilities.
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To act as a practice assessor/teacher, supporting education and training.
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To participate in audits, research, and quality assurance activities to ensure continuous improvement.
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To maintain current knowledge of research, best practice, and policy within learning disabilities and ADHD.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- 2 years of relevant post qualification clinical experience
- Experience of contributing to service development / project work.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tim Harrison
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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