Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Mindworks Hub Clinical Practitioner
The closing date is 12 November 2025
Are you a dynamic and enthusiastic Mental Health Practitioner? Do you want to join our Children and Young People\'s Services (CYPS) now known as Mindworks Hub-South. Are you passionate about delivering excellent care to our young people and their families? If yes, then this is the perfect opportunity for you!
Main duties of the job
Our CYPS Mindworks Hub-South is a highly supportive, friendly and innovative team covering South Surrey (Frimley and Guildford). As part of our i-THRVE framework, this team is focused on Getting More Help and Risk Support to Children and Young people. You would join a strong multidisciplinary team offering assessments and interventions to children and young people experiencing psychological distress, emotional and mental health difficulties as well as providing support to our Partner Agencies.
We are seeking those professionally registered with NMC, HCPC or SWE and have significant experience of working with under 18yr olds
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.
We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.
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.
Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job responsibilities
This role is suitable for someone who is passionate about developing and providing high quality, evidence based care and treatment to young people with moderate to severe emotional and mental health problems.
The post holder will work closely with the Mindworks Alliance including School Based Needs, Surrey Well Being Partnership and other agencies during office hours, responding to referrals of young people presenting in need:
To work independently or jointly with Mindworks Hubs staff to provide specialist assessments and treatment to children, adolescents and their families requiring more help or risk support.
The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner, undertaking clinical assessment of children and young people who may have a complex co-morbid mental health need, working alongside the wider network and providing consultations where necessary
To be an integral part of the Hub duty Rota, responding to queries from families and the wider network including risk support
To work within a highly experienced MDT involved in the assessment and treatment of CYP with moderate to severe and complex mental health difficulties.
To manage own caseload from referral to discharge/transfer, holding medium to high risk cases.
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Ensure that outcome measures for the team are implemented and audited. Contribute to relevant research and ensure that interventions on the pathway are evidence based.
Be responsible for the oversight and completion of initial assessment and subsequent facilitation of a warm handover and referrals to other services and/or discharge with a signed care plan regarding safety and recorded on the electronic patient record.
They will also be expected to provide a leadership role by supporting, supervising and mentoring junior colleagues.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree or equivalent qualification in a children or adult healthcare related subject.
* Registered with NMC, HCPC or Social Work England
* Valid UK driving license
Experience
* 3 years post qualifying experience, 1 of which must have been a year as a Band 6 in community
* Experience working with CYP with mental health needs in the community
* Experience undertaking mental health assessments, risk assessments, risk formulations, crisis and contingency planning and use of outcome measures.
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 yearper annum, pro rata, including HCAS
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