Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Mindworks Hub Practitioner

The closing date is 14 August 2025

Job summary

CALLING ALL REGISTERED NURSES, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND SOCIAL WORKERS, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN NORTH SURREY NEED YOU!

What are we looking for? CYPS Community Teams in North Surrey are looking for passionate Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker who are enthusiastic to come and work at a friendly, committed and established CYPS Mental Health Service where your knowledge and skills will be valued.

As part of a busy CYPS Directorate and alongside our Alliance Partnership including local voluntary sector organisations, you will be ensuring children, young people and families are at the centre of decision making to promote person centred care and outcomes, you will support the Community Team in the implementation of the getting help and getting more help elements of the ITHRIVE framework.

We are looking for a clinician who is creative, highly motivated, show initiative and are passionate and committed for ensuring high quality services for young people with mental health difficulties, along with the relevant leadership and supervision skills.

Excellent opportunities will be available for training and professional development both locally, within SABP network.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a member of the multi-disciplinary specialist team, providing services to children and young people 5-18 years and young people in transition to adult services with mental health needs, emotional and behavioural problems.

The main responsibilities of the post holder will be providing assessments and treatment either individually or with a member of the multidisciplinary team depending on the complexity of the referral, both in clinic and community settings. The post holder will be able to offer a range of therapeutic interventions appropriate to the care pathway the young person is on.

As part of a busy CYPS Directorate and alongside our Alliance Partnership including local voluntary sector organisations, you will be supporting the team in leading with the implementation and embedding of the THRIVE Framework across our CYPS Community Team in North Surrey.

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. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Date posted

01 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,617 to £48,778 a year pa, pro rata, including 5% HCAS supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-7367342-CYPS

Job locations

Unither House,

Curfew Bell Road

Chertsey

KT16 9FG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Carry own caseload and undertake holistic assessments including risk of the child/adolescent /family needs, either individually or in identified complex cases jointly with another member of the CYPS Community Team.

Provide short term treatment to CYPS.

To liaise with Social Care, Education and other appropriate agencies/professionals /carers to ensure best outcomes for CYPS.

Act as a lead professional for CYPS following initial assessment. Developing appropriate plan of care.

Offer support for Students on placement.

Co-work with other members of the team MDT.

Take responsibility for maintaining accurate and timely records of all work undertaken in accordance with Trust policies and Professional body requirements.

Provide statistical information on all activity undertaken, in line with Trust procedures. Have basic IT skills and Data entry skills to enter clinical information on the data bases.

Contribute to the teams overall standard of services provided.

Promote effective liaison with all statutory and voluntary agencies concerned with CYPS and mental health.

Through the appraisal and supervision systems identify own training needs and undertake continuous professional development.

Ensure high standards of care are provided, and that of dignity, individuality, self-esteem and wellbeing of individuals and their families are given. Monitored and evaluated on a continuous basis.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide short term treatment to CYPS.

To liaise with Social Care, Education and other appropriate agencies/professionals /carers to ensure best outcomes for CYPS.

Act as a lead professional for CYPS following initial assessment. Developing appropriate plan of care.

Offer support for Students on placement.

Co-work with other members of the team MDT.

Take responsibility for maintaining accurate and timely records of all work undertaken in accordance with Trust policies and Professional body requirements.

Provide statistical information on all activity undertaken, in line with Trust procedures. Have basic IT skills and Data entry skills to enter clinical information on the data bases.

Contribute to the teams overall standard of services provided.

Promote effective liaison with all statutory and voluntary agencies concerned with CYPS and mental health.

Through the appraisal and supervision systems identify own training needs and undertake continuous professional development.

Ensure high standards of care are provided, and that of dignity, individuality, self-esteem and wellbeing of individuals and their families are given. Monitored and evaluated on a continuous basis.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience required 1-year post qualification experience of working in the community with young people with mental health difficulties and their families.
Experience of and ability to undertake: mental health assessments, risk assessments and implementation of risk management plans, and use of outcome measures to evidence good practice

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or diploma level qualification in Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapy

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience required 1-year post qualification experience of working in the community with young people with mental health difficulties and their families.
Experience of and ability to undertake: mental health assessments, risk assessments and implementation of risk management plans, and use of outcome measures to evidence good practice

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or diploma level qualification in Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapy

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.