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Specialist Mental Health Therapist - STARS
The closing date is 19 October 2025
To be responsible for providing high quality therapeutic support and advice to children and young people, parents and families who present with a range of mental health and emotional needs in relation to the child's experience of sexual trauma.
Main duties of the job
To deliver therapeutic support and advice to children, young people and families affected by sexual trauma.
To undertake high quality direct (assessment and therapeutic) and indirect (consultative, advisory and evaluative) specialist support in relation to children, young people and families referred to STARS
To offer therapeutic sessions to a child or young people, on a group, family or individual basis, including pre-trial support and to review progress of the support provided on a regular basis. This can include evening groups for young people.
To offer support and advice to the carers of children and young people affected by sexual trauma. This may include individual, group or family work.
To undertake ongoing evaluation of the outcome of the interventions provided.
To be committed to providing a high quality child focused service for children and young people affected by sexual trauma, highlighting and respecting the wishes of the child or young person.
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.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job responsibilities
To work alongside other professionals (e.g. schools, other mental health support teams, children's services, Surrey SARC and child protection agencies) in planning how best to support a child and the child's family.
To assist in STARS training events and to offer highly specialist advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals working with children and families who have been affected by childhood sexual trauma.
To refer people to other services where appropriate (e.g. school counsellor, ACT, Community Mental Health Teams, Youth Services)
To ensure complex and sensitive information is managed appropriate.
To communicate in a professional and sensitive manner with other agencies, with a view to maintaining the appropriate level of confidentiality.
To have an expert awareness of safeguarding issues and to be clear about roles and responsibilities to report, respond to and share information in relation to safeguarding.
To promote early intervention and active engagement amongst the network, being an ambassador for mental wellbeing and providing expertise in emotional and mental health across the system in order to effect better outcomes for Children and young people.
To be responsible for managing and prioritising own workload of children and adolescents with emotional well-being issues and more complex emerging mental health issues often involving additional problem areas, such as self-harming, depression, trauma and attachment issues.
Please see attached Job Description for full details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* A relevant professional registration in the following disciplines Nursing, Social Work, Psychotherapy, Arts therapy
* A professional registration is essential (e.g. NMC, SWE, UKCP, HCPC)
* Further appropriate post registration training in the speciality of child and adolescent mental health e.g systemic Family therapy, play, art or drama therapy, Group Work
Experience
* Minimum of 3 years' post qualifying experience of working with young people with mental health needs.
* Knowledge of the effects of abuse on children and young people and their families and the dynamics of abusive behaviour
* Experience of direct work with children and young people who have experienced sexual abuse/sexual trauma
* Experience and knowledge of child safeguarding
* Experience of working with other agencies e.g. Social Services and Education.
* Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
* Experience of working with primary health care professionals
* Knowledge of relevant mental health and children's legislation.
* Detailed knowledge of national training initiatives and priorities in respect of young people and mental health
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
Address
Mindworks Specialist Services, STARS and New Leaf, Ramsay House
£50,008 to £56,908 a yearIncl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
325-7485755-CYPS
Job locations
Mindworks Specialist Services, STARS and New Leaf, Ramsay House
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