Job summary
The role of the Supervising Practitioner is to deliver short term low intensity interventions for children and young people aged 5 -25 years with anxiety, low mood, common challenging behaviours, family and peer relationship difficulties, difficulty adjusting to change and transition or difficulty managing emotions in educational settings and to provide supervision to others in the team in this work.
Supervising Practitioners will also work with Designated Mental Health Leads and other educational staff to build on and develop evidenced-based Whole School Approaches.
Working hours Mon Fri, 37 hours per week. This role is advertised on a full-time basis but flexibility for part time working can be accommodated please specify preferred hours of work at application.
Applicants must have excellent communication skills and be able to network with other agencies such as Local Authority, NHS, Public Health, Education Staff, School Nursing, and CAMHS. Applicants will ideally have experience of providing clinical supervision.
Main duties of the job
You will need to demonstrate in your application that you have the ability to study at degree level and have a core professional qualification relevant to mental health, for example nursing with specialism in mental health or learning disability, cognitive behavioural therapy, post graduate diploma in mental health practice in education settings (EMHP) CYP IAPT or equivalent. You should also have 2 years post graduate experience of working with children and young people and an understanding of the principles and practice of CBT and supervision.
Candidates will either have a Post Graduate Certificate in Supervision or ability and willingness to attain PG Cert. within the first year of employment.
You will be knowledgeable and experienced in mental health problems and psychiatric disorders with children and young people with special educational needs. You will have significant experience in completing comprehensive mental health assessments including risk assessments where required. Providing practice supervision and support within the MHST, you will provide specialist care directly to children and young people and families as well as providing clinical and case supervision to Mental Health Practitioners working in the dedicated SEN settings. Support, advice and consultation to families/carers and other professionals involved in the life of the child/young person will also form part of the role.
About us
Compass is delighted to have been selected as the new provider of Mental Health Support Teams in education settings in the city of Derby and Derbyshire. Building on the work of the Changing Lives programme we are now recruiting to a range of new roles in the enhanced services which commenced on 01 January 2023.
If you would like more information or to discuss the role further please contact jan.smith@compass-uk.org
Closing date: Monday 24th April 2023
Interview date: Thursday 4th May 2023
We value diversity at Compass and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
About Compass
Established for over 30 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment and rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school aged health programmes and associated prevention as well as treatment and health promotion initiatives.
Benefits We offer a range of benefits including:
- 27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time
- Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
- Competitive contributory pension scheme
- Family-friendly policies
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
- Enhanced sick pay
- Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
- Annual performance / salary review
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role of the Supervising Practitioner is to deliver short term low intensity interventions for children and young people aged 5 -25 years with anxiety, low mood, common challenging behaviours, family and peer relationship difficulties, difficulty adjusting to change and transition or difficulty managing emotions in educational settings and to provide supervision to others in the team in this work.
Supervising Practitioners will also work with Designated Mental Health Leads and other educational staff to build on and develop evidenced-based Whole School Approaches.
Working hours Mon Fri, 37 hours per week. This role is advertised on a full-time basis but flexibility for part time working can be accommodated please specify preferred hours of work at application.
Applicants must have excellent communication skills and be able to network with other agencies such as Local Authority, NHS, Public Health, Education Staff, School Nursing, and CAMHS. Applicants will ideally have experience of providing clinical supervision.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role of the Supervising Practitioner is to deliver short term low intensity interventions for children and young people aged 5 -25 years with anxiety, low mood, common challenging behaviours, family and peer relationship difficulties, difficulty adjusting to change and transition or difficulty managing emotions in educational settings and to provide supervision to others in the team in this work.
Supervising Practitioners will also work with Designated Mental Health Leads and other educational staff to build on and develop evidenced-based Whole School Approaches.
Working hours Mon Fri, 37 hours per week. This role is advertised on a full-time basis but flexibility for part time working can be accommodated please specify preferred hours of work at application.
Applicants must have excellent communication skills and be able to network with other agencies such as Local Authority, NHS, Public Health, Education Staff, School Nursing, and CAMHS. Applicants will ideally have experience of providing clinical supervision.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Core professional qualification relevant to mental health e.g. EMHP, CWP, PMHW, nursing with specialism in mental health or learning disability nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work or Professional qualification relevant to mental health e.g. CBT therapist..
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Requirement to complete post Graduate Certificate in Supervision at University
Desirable
- Supervisor training (preferably in CBT)
- Management training
- Therapeutic post graduate qualification (preferably in CBT)
- Post Graduate qualification in a relevant discipline
- Mentorship qualification
Experience
Essential
- 2-4 years working therapeutically with children and young people
- Experience of line management and/or delivery of clinical supervision
- Experience of delivering CBT informed supervision, ideally of practice related to education settings
- Experience of working in a community and/or educational environment
- Evidence of clinical development
- Collaborative working
- Experience of effective engagement with families and carers
- Experience of organising team duties
- Experience of inducting staff members to the area with confidence
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable
- Experience of leadership within Children and Young People clinical service areas
- Experience of providing mentorship
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Additional Criteria
Essential
- Able to work all year round and flexibly as part of a team to best meet business need
- Possession of full UK driving licence and access to vehicle
- Ongoing commitment to maintain registration in core profession
- Leadership and the ability to delegate and supervise staff
- Recognition and escalation of risk, contributing to control measures
- Planning workload, time management
- Work under pressure and able to manage changing priorities
- Understand need for evidence and statistical data collection, and achieving targets
- IT skills
- Team player and a dynamic personality
- Multiagency/disciplinary working
- Excellent communication skills and able to relate to children and young people
- Innovative practice and ability to influence others
- Ability to analyse, evaluate and rationalise data and enable progressive models of delivery and intervention
- Visionary approach to managing change and transition
- Positive attitude; flexible and adaptable; solution focused; and tenacious
- Has a strong degree of personal integrity
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Core professional qualification relevant to mental health e.g. EMHP, CWP, PMHW, nursing with specialism in mental health or learning disability nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work or Professional qualification relevant to mental health e.g. CBT therapist..
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Requirement to complete post Graduate Certificate in Supervision at University
Desirable
- Supervisor training (preferably in CBT)
- Management training
- Therapeutic post graduate qualification (preferably in CBT)
- Post Graduate qualification in a relevant discipline
- Mentorship qualification
Experience
Essential
- 2-4 years working therapeutically with children and young people
- Experience of line management and/or delivery of clinical supervision
- Experience of delivering CBT informed supervision, ideally of practice related to education settings
- Experience of working in a community and/or educational environment
- Evidence of clinical development
- Collaborative working
- Experience of effective engagement with families and carers
- Experience of organising team duties
- Experience of inducting staff members to the area with confidence
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable
- Experience of leadership within Children and Young People clinical service areas
- Experience of providing mentorship
-
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Able to work all year round and flexibly as part of a team to best meet business need
- Possession of full UK driving licence and access to vehicle
- Ongoing commitment to maintain registration in core profession
- Leadership and the ability to delegate and supervise staff
- Recognition and escalation of risk, contributing to control measures
- Planning workload, time management
- Work under pressure and able to manage changing priorities
- Understand need for evidence and statistical data collection, and achieving targets
- IT skills
- Team player and a dynamic personality
- Multiagency/disciplinary working
- Excellent communication skills and able to relate to children and young people
- Innovative practice and ability to influence others
- Ability to analyse, evaluate and rationalise data and enable progressive models of delivery and intervention
- Visionary approach to managing change and transition
- Positive attitude; flexible and adaptable; solution focused; and tenacious
- Has a strong degree of personal integrity
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.
