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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health Child and Adolescent
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
325-7776413-CYPS-A
Employer
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Aldershot centre for health
Town
Aldershot
Salary
£40,617 - £48,778 Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata.
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/04/2026 23:59

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Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust logo

NEH Early Help Hub Screening & Triaging Clinician

NHS AfC: Band 6

Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trust  to work for.  This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.

Job overview

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join a friendly, inspiring and dedicated, dynamic team? 

Do you have a passion for delivering outstanding care to children, young people, and their families?  If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Our CYPS Early Help Team in Northeast Hampshire (covering Hart & Rushmoor) is a highly supportive, friendly, and innovative service. Guided by the i-THRIVE framework, we focus on providing Getting More Help and Risk Support to children and young people. Asa screening and triaging clinician, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring children and young people are seen by the most appropriate service in a timely way.  

What we're looking for:

  • Professional registration with NMC,  HCPC or Social Work England

  • 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.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an experienced Clinician  to provide timely support to CYP within our CYPS Community Team in Northeast Hampshire. This is a dynamic and varied role, offering the opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of children and young people across the locality

.Key responsibilities include:

  •    To work autonomously undertaking clinical screening and where appropriate, assessment, of children and young people who may have a range of needs. 
  •     To work alongside medical, nursing and other professional colleagues to ensure that the most effective care and treatment is provided resulting in positive outcomes for that child/young person.
  •      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 be able to actively formulate a robust My Safety Plan with young people and their families inclusive of risk assessment and management and positive risk taking.

        About you

        We are looking for someone who is passionate about supporting cyp and their families

    This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated clinician to make a difference to the lives of  cyp whilst ensuring they can access the most appropriate support in a timely manner in our community within a strong and well established leadership team.

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

Main responsibilities 

 

 

·       To provide timely screening and triage of children and young people where the Hub 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 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 Northeast Hampshire systems partners.

 

Qualifications required

Degree level qualification in Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapy, with associated professional UK registration. 

Experience required

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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree level qualification in Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapy, with associated professional UK registration

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Sufficient 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.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Clare Sartin
Job title
Senior Mental Health Clinician
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01252 335600
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