Service Description

The Children and Young People's Learning Disability Team is a multi-disciplinary team that aims to help children and young people with learning disabilities, behaviours of concern, and their families and peers.

How we help

We do this by:

  • Working closely with parents and carers
  • Carrying out assessments
  • Providing interventions
  • Including schools and other professionals in the network where necessary
  • Finding the best solutions for the child, young person and their family

Who we are

Our team is made up of:

  • Nurses
  • Music Therapists
  • Psychiatrists
  • Clinical Psychologists
  • Assistant Psychologists

We work together to provide support that meets the needs of children and young people with learning disabilities and the people around them.

Support on offer while waiting

The service accepts referrals for children and young people where:

  • Behaviours and/or development needs have a significant impact on the child or young person’s development, quality of life and/or is causing distress to the child, young person, family or carers
  • Behaviours of such frequency and intensity cause distress to the individual and/or family/carers and potentially impact upon family resilience
  • Behaviours are indicative of established or emerging mental illness
  • Behaviours which are clear and persistent are causing functioning to deteriorate and problems to escalate
  • Behaviour that is severe and high risk, significant and complex

To access support from this service, a professional must create a request for support. If you are a professional, visit the request support page to find out more information on how to do this.

Social workers from the below teams should make referrals through the social work referral pathway:

  • Assessment
  • Child in Need
  • Child Protection
  • Children with Disabilities 

We operate as a Surrey-wide service and our main office is Gatton Place in Redhill. We also have bases in Unither (Chertsey) and Berkeley House (Godalming) but we don’t attach specific geographical locations to the bases as the nurses work flexibly across the county.

Learning Disability Service – North West Team: Chertsey

Address: Unither House, Curfew Bell Road, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 9FG

Telephone: 01372 216 713

Opening times: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Service manager: Nicky Palmer

Areas covered:Runnymede, Spelthorne and Woking

Learning Disability Service - North East Team: Epsom

Address: 18 Mole Business Park, Randall's Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7AD

Telephone: 01372 216 713

Opening times: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Service manager: Nicky Palmer

Areas covered: Elmbridge, Epsom and Ewell and Mole Valley

Learning Disability Service – South East Team: Redhill and Tandridge

Address:Gatton Place, St Matthew's Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1TA

Telephone: 01372 216 713

Opening times: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Service manager: Nicky Palmer

Areas covered: Reigate and Banstead and Tandridge

Learning Disability Service – South West Team: Godalming

Address: Berkeley House, 11-13 Ockford Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1QU

Telephone: 01372 216 713

Opening times: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Service manager: Nicky Palmer

Areas covered:Guildford and Surrey Heath

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