Specialist Mental Health Therapist

The role will involve working in the well-established and highly regarded North East Hampshire New Leaf Service, working with children and young people who are in care and those who are adopted and/or under special guardianship, ensuring that an appropriate, timely and affective therapeutic service is delivered to these vulnerable groups. NEH New Leaf Service is integrated into the Surrey New Leaf Service, whilst still retaining close links with the NEH Community Team, therefore benefiting from the experience of the extensive multi-disciplinary team and supportive structures present within both services. Whilst the majority of service delivery is expected to take place at the Aldershot Centre for Health, the successful candidate will be expected to spend one day per week at the Surrey New Leaf base in Epsom.

We are looking for an experienced and highly skilled clinician to join our well-regarded and innovative NEH New Leaf Specialist Service, providing assessment and therapy to looked after children, adopted children and those with Special Guardianship Order. The candidate will need to have significantpost-qualifying experience in the field of child and adolescent mental health and an ability to demonstrate experience and understanding of the issues facing children in care, young people leaving care and children who are adopted and under Special Guardianship Orders and who have experienced trauma. An ability to demonstrate robust risk assessment and management skills with this vulnerable client group are essential to the post, as well as experience of working with children and young people and their families/carers in a therapeutic context. Further details of the main duties and knowledge and experience required are in the attached Job Description.

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.