Go back Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Single Point of Access Clinical Lead
The closing date is 24 August 2025
Are you looking for a new and exciting opportunity and make a difference how services are run? Are you interested in supporting others to grow their passion in mental health services? Are you interested in making sure people are getting the best care? Then join our SPA as a Clinical Lead!
This role would be suitable for someone who has a very high level of clinical skills and experience, as well as the ability to lead and motivate a staff team in the pursuit of the provision of excellent quality care for people using our services.
You will be part of a multi- disciplinary team based providing the clinical leadership and line management to staff at the Single Point of Access in Gatton Place. This is an integrated role in order to support the triage of all referrals coming into SABP Trust as well as supporting our fantastic call handlers on the SABP Crisis Line. The role is central to ensuring the multi-disciplinary team provides the right service, at the right time with the best outcome for people accessing our service.
This is an integrated role in order to support the triage of all referrals coming into SABP Trust and/or rapid response for emergency assessments as well as the Home Treatment and/or Safe Haven elements of the service (dependent on specific role remit) and you will be responsible for creating an environment which is safe, supportive and easily accessible with a no wrong door approach for these services.
Main duties of the job
To provide guidance regarding the management of referrals through the Single Point of Access for Working Age Adults and for the Single Point of Access Crisis Line.
* To support those in mental health need or crisis who have been referred by an external agency or who have contacted the crisis line to ensure that they receive the most appropriate treatment, by the most appropriate service in a timely manner.
* Supporting a "no wrong door approach" to referrals and calls made to Single Point of Access.
* A professionals' line is available for external agencies and emergency services for advice and guidance and a referral process for NHS111
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.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for the requirements of this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NMC Registration
* Evidence of post graduate learning
Experience
* Leadership Training or willingness to undertake
* 5 years of post registration experience
* Experience of management or leadership
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.
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
£50,008 to £56,908 a yearIncl 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata
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