Job summary
Surrey and Borders is looking for someone whois passionate about developing and providing high quality, evidence based Crisis Intervention care and treatment to young people with moderate to severe emotional and mental health problems.
Working Location: Unither House, Curfew Bell Rd, Chertsey KT16 9FG
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday - 9AM to 5PM
Job Overview: With resources available within a defined area deliver on the following key area, coordinate and lead team functioning with particular focus on;
Management of referrals including delivery of care
Supervision of clinical staff across the Surrey-wide service.
Provision of a 7 day/week crisis intervention service, which offers assessments to children, young people and their families presenting in crisis in both local Paediatric wards and CAMHS Community Team Bases
Main duties of the job
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Provide urgent specialist mental health assessments for children and young people (CYP) presenting in crisis.
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Work autonomously to assess, manage, and coordinate care for CYP with complex co-morbid mental health needs.
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Respond to emergency referrals in collaboration with CAMHS Community Teams.
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Manage a caseload from referral to discharge or transfer, including medium to high-risk cases.
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Develop and implement crisis and contingency plans, including safety planning.
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Coordinate care with paediatric wards, liaison nurses, and multi-agency partners to ensure safe and timely discharge.
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Contribute to evidence-based practice, audit, outcome monitoring, and service development.
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Lead on relevant clinical guidelines and protocols within area of responsibility.
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Participate in delivery of specialist programmes for CYP presenting with deliberate self-harm (DSH).
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.
Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trusts to work for? This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
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Undertake comprehensive clinical assessments of children and young people presenting in mental health crisis, including those with complex co-morbid presentations.
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Function as an autonomous practitioner, ensuring robust risk assessment, formulation, and management plans are in place.
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Work collaboratively with medical, nursing, and allied professionals to ensure safe, effective, and timely discharge planning.
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Coordinate and liaise with Paediatric Wards and Paediatric Liaison Nurses when CYP with mental health needs are admitted.
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Work closely with intensive intervention teams, paediatric health liaison services, local authorities, and emergency services to develop robust crisis and contingency plans (including My Safety Plans).
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Actively formulate crisis and contingency plans with CYP and families, incorporating positive risk-taking and clear safety documentation.
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Be responsible for initial assessments and facilitate onward referrals, warm handovers, or discharge with a signed safety care plan recorded on the electronic patient record.
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Participate in the delivery of the WISH programme for CYP presenting with deliberate self-harm.
Caseload and Risk Management
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Manage a defined caseload from referral to discharge or transfer.
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Hold and manage medium to high-risk cases, ensuring clinical decisions prioritise safety while promoting recovery and least restrictive practice.
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Maintain accurate, timely, and defensible clinical documentation.
Multi-Disciplinary and Partnership Working
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Work within a highly experienced multidisciplinary team supporting CYP with serious and complex mental health difficulties in crisis.
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Collaborate closely with CAMHS Community Teams, intensive intervention services, paediatric services, local authorities, and emergency services.
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Contribute specialist mental health expertise to joint decision-making in high-risk or complex situations.
Governance, Quality and Service Development
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Ensure implementation and audit of agreed outcome measures within the team.
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Contribute to relevant research activity and promote evidence-based interventions across the care pathway.
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Lead on the development and implementation of clinical guidelines and protocols relevant to the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
-
Undertake comprehensive clinical assessments of children and young people presenting in mental health crisis, including those with complex co-morbid presentations.
-
Function as an autonomous practitioner, ensuring robust risk assessment, formulation, and management plans are in place.
-
Work collaboratively with medical, nursing, and allied professionals to ensure safe, effective, and timely discharge planning.
-
Coordinate and liaise with Paediatric Wards and Paediatric Liaison Nurses when CYP with mental health needs are admitted.
-
Work closely with intensive intervention teams, paediatric health liaison services, local authorities, and emergency services to develop robust crisis and contingency plans (including My Safety Plans).
-
Actively formulate crisis and contingency plans with CYP and families, incorporating positive risk-taking and clear safety documentation.
-
Be responsible for initial assessments and facilitate onward referrals, warm handovers, or discharge with a signed safety care plan recorded on the electronic patient record.
-
Participate in the delivery of the WISH programme for CYP presenting with deliberate self-harm.
Caseload and Risk Management
-
Manage a defined caseload from referral to discharge or transfer.
-
Hold and manage medium to high-risk cases, ensuring clinical decisions prioritise safety while promoting recovery and least restrictive practice.
-
Maintain accurate, timely, and defensible clinical documentation.
Multi-Disciplinary and Partnership Working
-
Work within a highly experienced multidisciplinary team supporting CYP with serious and complex mental health difficulties in crisis.
-
Collaborate closely with CAMHS Community Teams, intensive intervention services, paediatric services, local authorities, and emergency services.
-
Contribute specialist mental health expertise to joint decision-making in high-risk or complex situations.
Governance, Quality and Service Development
-
Ensure implementation and audit of agreed outcome measures within the team.
-
Contribute to relevant research activity and promote evidence-based interventions across the care pathway.
-
Lead on the development and implementation of clinical guidelines and protocols relevant to the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post Graduate level qualification in Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapy
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years' experience working in the relevant field
- Undertaking assessments , risk assessments and treatment
- Working with other agencies
- Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Training others through various mediums
- Knowledge and awareness of Safeguarding procedures
- Understanding of family functioning
- Experience of developing a plan of care to safeguard an adult or child
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post Graduate level qualification in Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapy
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years' experience working in the relevant field
- Undertaking assessments , risk assessments and treatment
- Working with other agencies
- Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Training others through various mediums
- Knowledge and awareness of Safeguarding procedures
- Understanding of family functioning
- Experience of developing a plan of care to safeguard an adult or child
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
