Overview
Contract Type: 0
Salary: £40,617 – £48,778 per annum
Partner Org: Surrey and Borders Foundation Trust Partnership
Job overview
Working within Mindworks Surrey gives clinicians and practitioners the opportunity to really consider the best needs for a child/young person’s emotional wellbeing and mental health needs, based on the iThrive framework. If you want to further develop your skills in screening, triaging and assessing young people seeking support and you are energised by working in a team where you can ask for clinical support, please do read on.
As a developing clinician, you’ll get to understand the breadth of quality and evidence based interventions available across Surrey, from those very specialist clinical services to our therapeutic groups, counselling offers and school based services, all provided by NHS and our third sector partners.
Working within one of our 3 Hubs (Chertsey, Guildford and Leatherhead), you will be supported by caring, professional colleagues. You will work in base to continue the excellent collaborate working and problem solving that happens in real time. You will use your skills to screen new requests for support and in collaboration with our alliance partners to direct and signpost young people to appropriate service. You will record clinical decisions using our record system, use your organisation skills to manage flow through the screening and triage pathway and be able to recognise risk that needs to be prioritised and acted upon in a timely manner.
We look forward to hearing about you and your skills!
Main duties of the job
· To provide timely screening and triage of children and young people where Mindworks has received a request for support for their emotional wellbeing/mental health needs, including offering discovery conversations where ensuring the safety of the child/young person may be a priority.
· To work individually and jointly within the Mindworks Surrey alliance to support children and young people be able to access the most appropriate care for their needs.
· To confidently signpost using the iThrive framework, considering where needs may not be based in mental health and where support can be sought from a range of Surrey systems partners.
Working for our organisation
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!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be integral to the functioning of the Mindworks Surrey Hubs, responding to requests for support for emotional wellbeing /mental health needs.
· The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner, undertaking clinical screening and where appropriate, assessment, of children and young people who may have a range of needs, including more complex co-morbid mental health needs or may need urgent support. The post holder will work alongside medical, nursing and other professional colleagues to ensure that the most effective care and treatment is provided resulting positive outcomes for that child/young person.
· To co-ordinate and liaise with the Mindworks Hub team to ensure flow of new requests are appropriately discussed and considered.
· To work within a highly experienced multi-disciplinary team involved in the assessment and treatment of children and young people with a range of mental health difficulties.
· To manage a caseload as part of the Mindworks Hub team, from receipt of request to transfer to other services or closure, ensuring there is appropriate information to enable and inform decision making.
· Ensure that outcome measures are considered, embedded and audited. Contribute to relevant research and ensure that interventions on the pathway are evidence based. Raise concerns and gaps in pathways to the Service Manager to enable planning and continuous improvement of flow and accessibility.
Other duties:
· To accurately record all activity as per Professional and Directorate standards, including risk summaries, risk assessment and care planning. To confidently formulate a robust “My Safety Plan” with young people and their families where required.
· Contribute to the development and implementation of clinical guidelines, protocols relevant to sphere of responsibility as well as continuous improvement initiatives.
· When demand and capacity allows, to support team members to meet the demands of the service.
Person specification
competencies
Essential criteria
- Two year’s post qualification experience of working in the community with children and young people with emotional wellbeing and/or mental health difficulties and their families
- Experience and confidence in undertaking: mental health assessments, risk assessment, implementing risk management plans and embedding outcome measures.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in working in a multidisciplinary team
- Awareness of the iThrive framework
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree level qualification in Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapy, with associated professional UK registration
We are seeking to enrich the diversity of our Trust to better reflect demographic needs of the populations we serve and to enhance the skills of our workforce. We actively encourage applicants with underrepresented personal characteristics to apply for this role if you match the job description. Please note that you are not restricted from applying for this role if you do not identify with these characteristics and all applicants will be considered fairly against the job description.
As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or any other flexible working patterns.
Gender Pay Gap Action
Women in our Trust are under-represented in some senior grades. We are therefore encouraging women to apply for posts at 8A and above.
Sponsorship
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.
