Job summary
Are you a dedicated Mental Health professional working with children and young people (CYP) and eager to make a lasting impact? If you are passionate about empowering CYP to reach their full potential, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join a transformative initiative in mental health services as a Trainee Supervising Practitioner.
Join the new Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) and help revolutionise early intervention. Our MHSTs ensure CYP receive the right help at the right time in the right place. We are committed to a child and family centred approach, focusing on seamless care, minimising duplication, and eliminating the frustration of being bounced between services. Our goal is to provide the right support without delays or confusion.
Are you ready to grow and develop your skills in CBT-informed supervision? If so, you may be exactly who were looking for. We value creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning in our team.
Why join us? We are proud to be part of the Birmingham MHST initiative, based in West/North Birmingham (Handsworth, Lozells, Aston, Ladywood, Erdington). With a strong track record in early intervention, Compass uses dynamic and inclusive approaches, including digital tools and community engagement. We evolve our services through stakeholder collaboration, delivering real change where its needed most.
Main duties of the job
This is your chance to help shape the future of CYP mental health in Birmingham. Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of those we serve. We are looking for a dynamic Mental Health professional with at least one year of post-qualification experience in a children and young people (CYP) mental health setting. As a Trainee Supervising Practitioner, youll have the exciting opportunity to deliver training, evidence-based interventions, and consultations that make a real difference for children, young people, families, and educational staff.
In this role, youll be supported in honing your skills in CBT-informed supervision, empowering you to grow and excel. Once you achieve the essential competencies defined by Health Education England (HEE), youll embark on a PG Certificate in Clinical Supervision that will elevate your career.
And heres the best part: upon acceptance into the training program, youll advance to Band F, with a competitive salary range of £37,092 - £45,347. Plus, youll have the chance to engage in further training as required by the service, ensuring youre always at the forefront of the field.
About us
Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.
At Compass 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.
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
If you would like more information or to discuss the role further please contact Sue Berry on sue.berry@compass-uk.org or Arjan Bains on arjan.bains@compass-uk.org.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you a dedicated Mental Health professional working with children and young people (CYP) and eager to make a lasting impact? If you are passionate about empowering CYP to reach their full potential, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join a transformative initiative in mental health services as a Trainee Supervising Practitioner.
Join the new Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) and help revolutionise early intervention. Our MHSTs ensure CYP receive the right help at the right time in the right place. We are committed to a child and family centred approach, focusing on seamless care, minimising duplication, and eliminating the frustration of being bounced between services. Our goal is to provide the right support without delays or confusion.
Are you ready to grow and develop your skills in CBT-informed supervision? If so, you may be exactly who were looking for. We value creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning in our team.
Why join us? We are proud to be part of the Birmingham MHST initiative, based in West/North Birmingham (Handsworth, Lozells, Aston, Ladywood, Erdington). With a strong track record in early intervention, Compass uses dynamic and inclusive approaches, including digital tools and community engagement. We evolve our services through stakeholder collaboration, delivering real change where its needed most.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you a dedicated Mental Health professional working with children and young people (CYP) and eager to make a lasting impact? If you are passionate about empowering CYP to reach their full potential, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join a transformative initiative in mental health services as a Trainee Supervising Practitioner.
Join the new Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) and help revolutionise early intervention. Our MHSTs ensure CYP receive the right help at the right time in the right place. We are committed to a child and family centred approach, focusing on seamless care, minimising duplication, and eliminating the frustration of being bounced between services. Our goal is to provide the right support without delays or confusion.
Are you ready to grow and develop your skills in CBT-informed supervision? If so, you may be exactly who were looking for. We value creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning in our team.
Why join us? We are proud to be part of the Birmingham MHST initiative, based in West/North Birmingham (Handsworth, Lozells, Aston, Ladywood, Erdington). With a strong track record in early intervention, Compass uses dynamic and inclusive approaches, including digital tools and community engagement. We evolve our services through stakeholder collaboration, delivering real change where its needed most.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Core professional qualification relevant to mental health e.g. nursing with specialism in mental health or learning disability nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work,EMHP.
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Willingness to complete post Graduate Certificate in Supervision
Desirable
- Therapeutic post graduate qualification (preferably in CBT)
- Post Graduate qualification in a relevant discipline
Experience
Essential
- 1 years post qualification experience of working therapeutically with children and young people
- 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 working
Desirable
- Experience of providing mentorship
- Experience of delivering CBT informed supervision, ideally of practice related to education settings
Additional Criteria
Essential
- 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
- 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.
Desirable
- Leadership and the ability to delegate and supervise staff
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Core professional qualification relevant to mental health e.g. nursing with specialism in mental health or learning disability nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work,EMHP.
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Willingness to complete post Graduate Certificate in Supervision
Desirable
- Therapeutic post graduate qualification (preferably in CBT)
- Post Graduate qualification in a relevant discipline
Experience
Essential
- 1 years post qualification experience of working therapeutically with children and young people
- 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 working
Desirable
- Experience of providing mentorship
- Experience of delivering CBT informed supervision, ideally of practice related to education settings
Additional Criteria
Essential
- 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
- 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.
Desirable
- Leadership and the ability to delegate and supervise staff
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.
