Job summary
Band 5 - Mental Health Nurse - Full Time - Permanent (Multiple Vacancies)

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SABP) has opened a new Mental Health Inpatient Service in Chertsey, Surrey.

Silverwood contains four adult inpatient wards. Our ambition is to transform inpatient mental healthcare for our local population.

The new unit provides 64 beds all with single ensuite bedrooms, two lounges and a dedicated garden for each ward, as well as a woodland area for supervised walks.

For our colleagues working here, there is access to kitchenettes, a lounge, and a dedicated garden.

This role is a fantastic and exciting opportunity to be part of a new service providing excellent care to our patients within a state-of-the-art facility. You will work with experienced, knowledgeable, dedicated colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary team. We are developing new ways of working and want you to be part of the team who will provide effective assessment, treatment, and high-quality care to our patients.

Main duties of the job
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. You will particularly ensure access to and availability of mental health nursing skills to users of mental health services and their families.

You will be working in an organisation that fosters an inclusive culture, where we will treat each other with compassion and kindness. You will be able to grow your career here and we have dedicated pathways to enable you to do this. We will support your personal and professional growth through our extensive training opportunities.

We strive to offer a great work life balance - if you are looking for full time, part time or flexible options, we will try to make this work where operationally possible. We are committed to the health and well-being of our employees to create a positive work-life balance, along with a broad range of benefits. Our values are at the heart of what we do, and they shape the way we interact, develop our colleagues, and celebrate success.

About us
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.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Job responsibilities
For more information on Silverwood please click on the link below.

Silverwood - New mental health inpatient service : Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (sabp.nhs.uk)

For a full breakdown of the Job Role and Responsibilities please find the Job Description attached to this job listing.

Qualifications
Essential

• Qualified Registered Mental Health Nurse (or working towards).
• NMC Registration RMN

Desirable

• Mentorship qualification

Experience
Essential

• Ideally 6 months post qualification experience, but preceptorship may be available for newly qualified nurses.

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.

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: Silverwood, St Peter's Hospital, Holloway Hill Lyne, Chertsey, KT16 0AE, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Senior Matron
Magdalena Zielinska
magdalena.zielinska@sabp.nhs.uk

Details
Date posted: 29 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £33,677 to £40,996 a year
Incl 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 325-8308793-HOSP
Job locations: Silverwood, St Peter's Hospital, Holloway Hill Lyne, Chertsey, KT16 0AE, United Kingdom

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.