Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Mindworks Hub Clinical Practitioner

The closing date is 24 October 2025

Job summary

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!

Our CYPS Mindworks Hub-South is a are 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

Main duties of the job

My job makes better lives by providing timely interventions that contribute to the care of young people with mental health problems and their families. I will put the experience of the CYP using the service at the centre of my decision making whilst building a supportive and responsive relationship with colleagues.

Mental Health Assessments
Risk Assessment and implementation of risk management plans
Delivering evidenced based Group interventions
Use of outcome measures to evidence good practice
Supervise and support students nurses

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 and Hampshire are beautiful counties 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.

Eligibility to high cost area supplement is conditional upon candidates residence and will be discussed on offer.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Date posted

15 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,617 to £48,778 a year incl 5% fringe HCAS pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

325-7507252-CYPS

Job locations

Farnham Road Hospital

Farnham Road

Guildford

GU2 7LX

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide timely mental health assessments and treatment interventions for children and young people.

To provide support, advice and education to the wider network including the Hub Team. To build knowledge and skills of staff within the alliance partnership in the care and treatment of children and young people.

To work individually and jointly within the Mindworks alliance to provide a specialist, assessment and treatment service to children, adolescents and their families.

Please see the Job Description for further details of responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide timely mental health assessments and treatment interventions for children and young people.

To work individually and jointly within the Mindworks alliance to provide a specialist, assessment and treatment service to children, adolescents and their families.

Please see the Job Description for further details of responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or diploma level qualification in Nursing, Occupational Therapy or Social Work
Registered professional with current registration, appropriate to the job role (NMC, HCPC or SWE)
Evidence of continuous professional development

Experience

Essential

2-year post qualification experience of working in the community with young people with mental health difficulties and their families
Experience and ability to undertake Mental Health Assessments, Risk Assessments and use outcome measures to evidence good practice

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or diploma level qualification in Nursing, Occupational Therapy or Social Work
Registered professional with current registration, appropriate to the job role (NMC, HCPC or SWE)
Evidence of continuous professional development

Experience

Essential

2-year post qualification experience of working in the community with young people with mental health difficulties and their families
Experience and ability to undertake Mental Health Assessments, Risk Assessments and use outcome measures to evidence good practice

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.