Description
We are looking for qualified Registered Mental Health Nurses 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.
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 collaborative 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 services.
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 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.
Benefits
- Flexible working
- Free parking
- Excellent health and wellbeing support
- Wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress
Person Specification
- Two years' 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
- Qualified and registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN)