Job summary
Compass is delighted to provide Mental Health Support Teams in education settings across Birmingham (locality TBC) serving the children, young people and families and communities.
If you have the passion and drive to lead a team delivering evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and the community read on
The Opportunity
This role is a real opportunity to help lead and shape the services we provide with children, young people, families and educational settings and to develop your career in mental health support to children, young people and families.
The Team Leader role will work alongside colleagues to further develop MHSTs with a focus on building partnerships with education settings and to drive highly effective and CYPF focussed mental health and wellbeing services in line with the national MHST operating framework; managing, supervising and innovating with practitioners in the service.
About the team
Compass Birmingham MHST (Wave 12) is a new early intervention and preventative mental health and emotional wellbeing service. The service delivers evidenced based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health needs.
The service is part of the national MHST Programme, which has been commissioned following the Transforming Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Care Provision: A Green Paper (2017).
Main duties of the job
You will be a values-driven (integrity, valuing each individual, solution focused, consistent and reliable) individual with a passion for supporting children, young people and families mental health and wellbeing. You will also have:
- Relevant degree (e.g., social work, psychology, psychotherapy, nursing), or equivalent.
- Experience of team management and / or leadership role
- Experience of working with young people and/or adults of all ages with behavioural and/or mental health issues and/ or learning disabilities and/or neurodiversity
Due to the nature of the role there is a need to travel to individual schools, which will require a driving license and access to a vehicle (for individuals who cannot drive due to a disability, we can consider accessibility options i.e. provided via Access to Work etc).
We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, gender reassignment, age or sexual orientation and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.
About us
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including:
- 27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time (pro rata)
- Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
- Competitive contributory pension scheme
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
- Enhanced sick pay
- Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
- Annual performance / salary review
www.compass-uk.org/work-for-us/rewards-and-benefits/
For more information and to apply visit: www.compass-uk.org/work-for-us.
If you would like more information or to discuss the role further please contact either Sue Berry, Assistant Director on 07442773722 or e-mail sue.berry@compass-uk.org or Arjan Bains, Senior Operations Manager on 07425 776957 or e-mail arjan.bains@compass-uk.org
We are holding an online information sharing event on Wednesday 18th September at 5pm. The event is an opportunity for candidates to find out more about Compass, the new service and role.
If you are interested in attending the event please express your interest by emailing siobhan.kearney@compass-uk.org
You can also find out more about what it is like to join one of our MHSTs by visiting: https://www.compass-uk.org/joining-a-compass-mhst/
Closing date: 29th September 2024
Interviews will be held on: 7th and 9th October 2024
We may close the advert early if sufficient application are received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Compass is delighted to provide Mental Health Support Teams in education settings across Birmingham (locality TBC) serving the children, young people and families and communities.
If you have the passion and drive to lead a team delivering evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and the community read on
The Opportunity
This role is a real opportunity to help lead and shape the services we provide with children, young people, families and educational settings and to develop your career in mental health support to children, young people and families.
The Team Leader role will work alongside colleagues to further develop MHSTs with a focus on building partnerships with education settings and to drive highly effective and CYPF focussed mental health and wellbeing services in line with the national MHST operating framework; managing, supervising and innovating with practitioners in the service.
About the team
Compass Birmingham MHST (Wave 12) is a new early intervention and preventative mental health and emotional wellbeing service. The service delivers evidenced based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health needs.
The service is part of the national MHST Programme, which has been commissioned following the Transforming Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Care Provision: A Green Paper (2017).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Compass is delighted to provide Mental Health Support Teams in education settings across Birmingham (locality TBC) serving the children, young people and families and communities.
If you have the passion and drive to lead a team delivering evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and the community read on
The Opportunity
This role is a real opportunity to help lead and shape the services we provide with children, young people, families and educational settings and to develop your career in mental health support to children, young people and families.
The Team Leader role will work alongside colleagues to further develop MHSTs with a focus on building partnerships with education settings and to drive highly effective and CYPF focussed mental health and wellbeing services in line with the national MHST operating framework; managing, supervising and innovating with practitioners in the service.
About the team
Compass Birmingham MHST (Wave 12) is a new early intervention and preventative mental health and emotional wellbeing service. The service delivers evidenced based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health needs.
The service is part of the national MHST Programme, which has been commissioned following the Transforming Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Care Provision: A Green Paper (2017).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant degree (e.g., social work, psychology, psychotherapy, nursing), or equivalent. Must be registered with the appropriate governing body, such as the HCPC or NMC and must be committed to maintaining registration if applicable
- Supervision qualification or equivalent experience and / or willingness to complete Supervision training / qualification
Desirable
- Accredited training in evidence-based psychological treatment, ideally BABCP Accreditation
- Certificate in Supervision - CBT
- Masters level qualification in relevant discipline
- Mentorship qualification or equivalent
- Level 3 or above Leadership or management qualification
- or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience of team management and / or leadership role
- Knowledge and understanding of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team including provision of clinical/practice leadership
- Working collaboratively with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
- Working with children and young people with mild to moderate complex mental health needs
- Working with young people and/or adults of all ages with behavioural and/or mental health issues and/ or learning disabilities and/or neurodiversity
- Experience of team management and / or leadership role
- Knowledge and understanding of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team including provision of clinical/practice leadership
- Working collaboratively with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
- Working with children and young people with mild to moderate complex mental health needs
- Working with young people and/or adults of all ages with behavioural and/or mental health issues and/ or learning disabilities and/or neurodiversity
- Working knowledge of health, education, social services and the voluntary sector and have the ability to work in partnership with other professionals from a range of multi-disciplinary backgrounds
- Must demonstrate knowledge of current legislation including the Children Act 1989, 2004, the Human Rights Act 1998, safeguarding of children and adults, Mental Health law and policy and the Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Demonstrate the application of values in mental health practice including the ability to identify, challenge and where possible redress discrimination and inequality
- Knowledge of safety factors in the management of self-harming behaviours and safeguarding issues and have the skills to be able to apply knowledge appropriately with complex cases
- Knowledge of a range of mental health models, including the contribution of social, physical and development factors and relevant evidence-based interventions
- Must be experienced in and able to support practitioners to proficiently case manage including making properly informed decisions.
Desirable
- Experience of working with looked after children
- Experience of working in an educational setting
- Experience of delivering CBT interventions and /or CBT informed supervision
- Research and audit experience
- Experience of developing services
- Experience of working in partnership with education (schools, PRUs, Special schools, FE colleges) and/or statutory services
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Demonstrates leadership and the ability to delegate and supervise staff
- Recognition and escalation of risk, contributing to control measures
- Planning workload, time management
- Works effectively under pressure and able to manage changing priorities
- Understands need for evidence and statistical data collection and achieving targets
- Ability to apply therapeutic skills
- Ability to establish effective relationships with a range of stakeholders.
- Ability to be self-reflective in relation to practice
- Ability to provide supervision
- IT skills
- Multi-agency/disciplinary working
- 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
- Ability to work all year round
- Due to the nature of the role there is a need to travel to individual schools, which will require a driving license and access to a vehicle (for individuals who cannot drive due to a disability, we can consider accessibility options i.e. provided via Access to Work etc).
- Ongoing commitment to maintain registration in core profession if required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant degree (e.g., social work, psychology, psychotherapy, nursing), or equivalent. Must be registered with the appropriate governing body, such as the HCPC or NMC and must be committed to maintaining registration if applicable
- Supervision qualification or equivalent experience and / or willingness to complete Supervision training / qualification
Desirable
- Accredited training in evidence-based psychological treatment, ideally BABCP Accreditation
- Certificate in Supervision - CBT
- Masters level qualification in relevant discipline
- Mentorship qualification or equivalent
- Level 3 or above Leadership or management qualification
- or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience of team management and / or leadership role
- Knowledge and understanding of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team including provision of clinical/practice leadership
- Working collaboratively with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
- Working with children and young people with mild to moderate complex mental health needs
- Working with young people and/or adults of all ages with behavioural and/or mental health issues and/ or learning disabilities and/or neurodiversity
- Experience of team management and / or leadership role
- Knowledge and understanding of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team including provision of clinical/practice leadership
- Working collaboratively with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
- Working with children and young people with mild to moderate complex mental health needs
- Working with young people and/or adults of all ages with behavioural and/or mental health issues and/ or learning disabilities and/or neurodiversity
- Working knowledge of health, education, social services and the voluntary sector and have the ability to work in partnership with other professionals from a range of multi-disciplinary backgrounds
- Must demonstrate knowledge of current legislation including the Children Act 1989, 2004, the Human Rights Act 1998, safeguarding of children and adults, Mental Health law and policy and the Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Demonstrate the application of values in mental health practice including the ability to identify, challenge and where possible redress discrimination and inequality
- Knowledge of safety factors in the management of self-harming behaviours and safeguarding issues and have the skills to be able to apply knowledge appropriately with complex cases
- Knowledge of a range of mental health models, including the contribution of social, physical and development factors and relevant evidence-based interventions
- Must be experienced in and able to support practitioners to proficiently case manage including making properly informed decisions.
Desirable
- Experience of working with looked after children
- Experience of working in an educational setting
- Experience of delivering CBT interventions and /or CBT informed supervision
- Research and audit experience
- Experience of developing services
- Experience of working in partnership with education (schools, PRUs, Special schools, FE colleges) and/or statutory services
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Demonstrates leadership and the ability to delegate and supervise staff
- Recognition and escalation of risk, contributing to control measures
- Planning workload, time management
- Works effectively under pressure and able to manage changing priorities
- Understands need for evidence and statistical data collection and achieving targets
- Ability to apply therapeutic skills
- Ability to establish effective relationships with a range of stakeholders.
- Ability to be self-reflective in relation to practice
- Ability to provide supervision
- IT skills
- Multi-agency/disciplinary working
- 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
- Ability to work all year round
- Due to the nature of the role there is a need to travel to individual schools, which will require a driving license and access to a vehicle (for individuals who cannot drive due to a disability, we can consider accessibility options i.e. provided via Access to Work etc).
- Ongoing commitment to maintain registration in core profession if required.
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).
Additional information
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).
