Job overview
Due to exciting changes, we are seeking Band 7 Crisis Intervention Practitioners within the Mindworks Crisis Intervention Service for Surrey.
Are you an RMN with experience working with Children and Young people, looking to lead & support assessments and interventions for young people who are in crisis?
Our team provide a 7 day week crisis intervention service, offering discovery conversations to children, young people & their families presenting with emotional and mental health crisis in local acute hospitals and community bases. Our operational hours are 9am-5pm Monday to Sunday including Bank Holidays. Weekend and bank holiday shifts will be expected.
The successful candidate will hold an appropriate professional registration with NMC. Experience and competence in working with vulnerable people in crisis is essential. Experience of working with children and young people is required.
There has never been a better time to join our developing and dynamic Crisis Intervention service; set within our friendly and supportive teams we encourage enthusiastic applicants to apply.
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Main duties of the job
The main duties within this role are leading and supporting assessment, risk and care planning alongside Children and Young People (CYPS), their family or carers and the acute staff to safely facilitate discharge with follow up care planned in the community.
Supporting junior staff to provide high quality care, sharing learning and developing skills through supervision and training while maintaining KPI's and collecting data to support the service growth and development are all part of this exciting role. These posts offer structured career progression with recognised training packages including modules in Crisis intervention with young people, DBT skills with an opportunity to join CYPIAPT.
GOLDEN HELLO
We are pleased to announce that we are in a position to offer a Golden Hello payment of £3,000 (pro rata) for this vacancy eligible to the external candidates only. Payment would be made in three instalments. Further details can be found in the supporting documents.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.
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.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualifying experience, some of which must have been a year as a Band 6 in community. Experience working with CYP with mental health needs in the community crisis setting
- Experience in undertaking mental health assessments, risk assessments, risk formulations, crisis and contingency planning and use of outcome measures.
Desirable
- Working with other agencies and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Good understanding of family functioning and knowledge and awareness of Safeguarding procedures
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in Nursing
- Valid driving license for use in the UK and access to a car for work purposes
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This advert is for Crisis Intervention Practitioner with Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Gatton Place. It is listed as a Band 7 Mental health professionals role. The advertised salary is £51,657 - £58,785 Incl 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 26 Aug 2026.
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