Mental Health Support Team Mental Health Practitioner

Mindworks has an exciting opportunity to join our Mental Health Support team for Specialist schools as a Mental Health Practitioner covering 1 years Maternity leave as either a secondment or fixed term post. The role is within the low intensity workforce, to develop clinical skillset, supervision skills and career progression., This is an exciting opportunity for SWP's, recruit to train clinicians or clinically trained professionals.

Within the Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs), you will provide evidence-based interventions, mental health promotion and prevention activities to support children, young people, and families accessing Surrey Mindworks. Supporting Young people and their families through joint working, clinical skills groups, consultation and school based activities. Delivering evidence-based 1-1 and group interventions for children, young people and their parents/carers that present with mental health difficulties.

Applicant criteria include substantive knowledge and experience of wellbeing delivery within education settings and /or CBT informed / Low Intensity CBT interventions.

We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic mental health practitioners to work within our service. The post holder will provide interventions for children, young people with additional needs and families using evidence-based intervention. The post holder will be supported to work with people with additional needs, including Neurodiversity, Learning difficulties and disabilities, physical and long term complex health needs. They will also work with people from different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

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.

• wide range of staff networks
• flexible working
• free parking
• excellent health and wellbeing support
• 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.

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