Job summary
As part of our expanding Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs), this is an exciting opportunity to join our School Based Needs teams as a Senior Wellbeing practitioner (SWP). The SWP role is a Senior role within the low intensity CBT workforce, enabling practitioners to build on their CBT clinical skills and develop supervision skills. SWPs will join established teams and work within the wider MHST framework, delivering evidence-based 1-1 and group interventions for children, young people and their parents/carers, advice and consultation to schools, and whole school approaches to mental health, as well as supporting trainees and newly qualified Children's Wellbeing Practioners/Education Mental Health Practitioners (CWPs/EMHPs) through joint working, clinical skills groups, and supervision.

The successful candidates will have a foundation training and be accredited as an EMHP or CWP, and have two year's post qualification experience in January 2027. Candidates are required to complete the Postgraduate Diploma Senior Wellbeing Practice (SWP) course as part of the role. The course will be offered at The University of Southampton, starting in January 2027.

Surrey MHSTs are delivered in borough based teams, and we have vacancies in various teams across Surrey (exact locations TBC) as well as vacancies in our North East Hampshire team, based in Aldershot Centre for Health. Candidates will be asked for their preference of location if successful at interview.

Main duties of the job
This is a permanent role within an MHST service. The post comes with a mandatory 2 year parallel Senior Wellbeing Practitioner (SWP) advance clinical skills and supervisor training program at the University of Southampton, and successful completion of this is a requirement for this role.

The EMHP supervision course is designed to provide the EMHP supervisor with comprehensive training in the knowledge, skills and competencies required to deliver effective clinical supervision as part of the MHST initiative. Applicant criteria include substantive knowledge and experience of wellbeing delivery within education settings and/or CBT / Low Intensity CBT interventions.

About us
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.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Details
Date posted: 20 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £41,957 to £50,387 a year, incl 5% HCAS per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 325-8333913-CYPS

Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and course information for full details.

Please note - Subject to reasonable adjustments in respect of any disability, the post holder must possess a valid driving license and be able to drive and have the unrestricted use of a car or motorcycle for work at all times including community based work.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• CYP-MH Post-Graduate Diploma or Certificate (CWP/EMHP) with two years post qualification experience within the CYP-MH model by January 2027.

Desirable

• Evidence of CPD relevant to working with CYP in schools or community settings

Experience
Essential

• Experience and ability to function as a practitioner in CYP mental health services.
• Demonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with CYP's with mild to moderate mental health problems and their families using CBT or CBT informed guided self help
• Experience of managing and prioritising a caseload.
• Evidence of good practice in CAMHS assessment facilitation, including assessing: risk behaviour, impact of the lived experience, systemic functioning and managing difference in the clinical space.
• Evidence of providing culturally adapted interventions.
• Experience in design and delivery of workshops, groups and interventions to CYP target audience.
• Evidence of experience of clinical governance, Outcome Measures and audits.

Desirable

• Working with families in a diverse environment
• Experience in working as part of an MDT
• Experience of undertaking qualitative and quantitative research methodology
• Experience of supervising junior staff or trainees
• Experience in working with children and adolescents with Special Educational Needs.
• Experience of working with children and adolescents with learning disability or ASD.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Various Across Surrey and North East Hampshire, 18 Mole Business Park, Leatherhead, KT22 7AD, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: MHST Service Lead, Siobhan Childs, Siobhan.Childs@sabp.nhs.uk

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