Mindworks Hub Screening and Triaging Clinician

We are looking for qualified clinicians (nurses, social workers or occupational therapists) to work within Mindworks Surrey. Working within Mindworks gives clinicians 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.

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.

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.