Clinical Supervisor and Senior Education Mental Health Practitioner

NHS; Swindon; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health organisation is seeking a full-time Clinical Supervisor and Senior Education Mental Health Practitioner for the Be U Swindon Mental Health Support Team. The successful candidate will lead a dynamic team, supervision of practitioners, and ensure effective delivery of mental health interventions in educational settings.

Qualifications

• Eligibility to supervise Trainee EMHPs.
• Experience working with children and young people in healthcare.
• Knowledge of safeguarding policies.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and develop Education Mental Health Practitioners.
• Manage a caseload of 6-8 clients.
• Apply safeguarding and child protection procedures.

Skills

Supervision

Child Protection

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Completed or undertaking the EMHP Supervisor Post Graduate Certificate

Qualified as an EMHP

Job description

Clinical Supervisor and Senior Education Mental Health Practitioner

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has become available withinthe Be U Swindon Mental Health Support Team for a full time Clinical Supervisorand Senior Education Mental Health Practitioner to increase the servicessupervision capacity. Under expert supervision and as part of a dynamic andevolving mental health support team the successful post- holder will supervise, develop, and support Education MentalHealth Practitioners/Childrens Wellbeing Practitioners to provide guidedself-help, low intensity, brief, evidence-based CBT and to deliver groups and WholeSchool Approach Interventions. The role will also involve highlighting areas ofneed within the team and helping to develop the service and create qualityimprovement plans supported by, and in conjunction with, senior colleagues. Thepost holder will also hold a small caseload of 6-8 in agreement with theirsupervisor and some line management responsibility will be required.

If you already have (orare studying for) your supervisor qualification we would love to hear from you.

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has become available withinthe Be U Swindon Mental Health Support Team for a full time Clinical Supervisorand Senior Education Mental Health Practitioner to increase the servicessupervision capacity. Under expert supervision and as part of a dynamic andevolving mental health support team the successful post- holder will supervise, develop, and support Education MentalHealth Practitioners/Childrens Wellbeing Practitioners to provide guidedself-help, low intensity, brief, evidence-based CBT and to deliver groups and WholeSchool Approach Interventions. The role will also involve highlighting areas ofneed within the team and helping to develop the service and create qualityimprovement plans supported by, and in conjunction with, senior colleagues. Thepost holder will also hold a small caseload of 6-8 in agreement with theirsupervisor and some line management responsibility will be required.

If you already have (orare studying for) your supervisor qualification we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

To work co-operativelywith other professionals in childrens services, health agencies and othercommunity-based services, including managing relationships with schools andattendance of internal and external meetings.To attend and contributeto relevant meetings as identified by management.To monitor the waitinglist for a cluster team of schools and to allocate referrals via agreedprotocols within the service, with support and oversight from the SeniorManagement Team.To advise on and/or lead practice in areas ofservice-and cluster specialism. To develop and evaluateexisting and new areas of specialism within the service, including care recordaudits, school audits, participation.

To apply safeguardingand child protection procedures and to report as necessary. To keep up to datewith safeguarding policies and procedures within ABL Health, schools andSwindon Borough Council.

About us

ABL is an exciting fast-paced, growing communityhealth organisation. As an experienced, CQC registered, provider of communityhealth services, we are passionate about delivering evidence based, innovative,effective and relevant health care services in partnership with individuals,communities and stakeholders.

Job description

Job responsibilities

An exciting opportunity has become available withinthe Be U Swindon Mental Health Support Team for a full time Clinical Supervisorand Senior Education Mental Health Practitioner to increase the servicessupervision capacity. Under expert supervision and as part of a dynamic andevolving mental health support team the successful post- holder will supervise, develop, and support Education MentalHealth Practitioners/Childrens Wellbeing Practitioners to provide guidedself-help, low intensity, brief, evidence-based CBT and to deliver groups and WholeSchool Approach Interventions. The role will also involve highlighting areas ofneed within the team and helping to develop the service and create qualityimprovement plans supported by, and in conjunction with, senior colleagues. Thepost holder will also hold a small caseload of 6-8 in agreement with theirsupervisor and some line management responsibility will be required.If you already have (orare studying for) your supervisor qualification we would love to hear from you.Duties and Key Responsibilities:To work co-operativelywith other professionals in childrens services, health agencies and othercommunity-based services, including managing relationships with schools andattendance of internal and external meetings.To attend and contributeto relevant meetings as identified by management.To monitor the waitinglist for a cluster team of schools and to allocate referrals via agreedprotocols within the service, with support and oversight from the SeniorManagement Team.To advise on and/or lead practice in areas ofservice-and cluster specialism.To develop and evaluateexisting and new areas of specialism within the service, including care recordaudits, school audits, participation.To apply safeguardingand child protection procedures and to report as necessary. To keep up to datewith safeguarding policies and procedures within ABL Health, schools andSwindon Borough Council.

Clinical Responsibilities

To be trained and confident in theuse of CYP IAPT Principles, evidence- based interventions and routine outcomemeasures.

To provide regular Case Managementand Clinical Skills Supervision to qualified and trainee Education MentalHealth Practitioners and Childrens Wellbeing Practitioners in service.

To support EMHPs/CWPs to deliverWhole School Approach work (audits of Whole School Approach, delivery of workshops,groups and work to promote positive mental wellbeing in the educational settingsin collaboration with the Whole School Approach Team.

To offer clinical assessments and LICBT interventions to children and young people in the MHST locality of Swindon,including working with those with more complex presentations as required.

To provide signposting andself-help advice, or refer onto other services, where referrals are notappropriate for the MHST provision.

To complete all requirementsrelating to data collection within the service.

To keep coherent records of allclinical activity in line with service operational policies and processes.

To support clinicians to adhere toan agreed number of contacts and clinical sessions carried out per week, tominimise waiting times and to ensure treatment delivery remains accessible andchild centred.

To support EMHPs / trainee EMHPsusing role modelling to assess and support children and young people with acommon mental health problem in the self-management of their recovery.

Identify training needs across theteam and assist in the development of routes for CPD

To offer training sessions asappropriate as to attend training appropriate to the work role.

To contribute to the developmentof best practice within the Mental Health Support Team

Professional

To ensure themaintenance of standards of own professional practice.

To ensureappropriate adherence to any new recommendations or guidelines set by therelevant departments.

To ensurethat confidentiality is always protected.

To ensurethat any risks or issues related to the safety and wellbeing of anyone the postholder comes into contact within the course of their professional duties arecommunicated and shared with appropriate parties in order to maintainindividual safety and the public interest.

To ensureclear objectives are identified, discussed, and reviewed with supervisor andsenior colleagues on a regular basis as part of continuing professionaldevelopment.

Participatein individual performance/appraisal review and work towards agreed objectives.

To participateregularly in the agreed systems for supervision

Keep allrecords up to date in relation to Continuous Professional Development and therequirements of the post and ensure personal development plans maintains up todate specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service deliverymodels/developments.

Attendrelevant educational opportunities in line with identified professionalobjectives.

To communicatein ways that recognise difference and to ensure that others feel included accordingto needs of recipient(s).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Completed, or currently undertaking the EMHP Supervisor Post Graduate Certificate provided by one of the nationally commissioned training providers, which provides eligibility to supervise Trainee EMHPs and qualified EMHPs and CWPs in line with their registration requirements.
• Completed approved academic course or study in line with the CYP IAPT Low Intensity National Programme and qualified as an EMHP
• Registration as an EMHP with the British Psychological Society (BPS) or the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)

Desirable

• A further relevant degree qualification.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with children, young people and their families in an education or health care setting
• Experience and understanding of safeguarding CYP and other relevant legislation and policies.
• Experience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions with children, young people or their families (e.g. CBT, solution focused brief therapy).
• Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders.
• Experience of negotiating, problem solving and relationship management where there are disagreements or resistance within the system.
• Experience of line management.

Desirable

• Demonstratable Knowledge and post qualification experience of working, delivering Low intensity CBT interventions to CYP and or their families within a multi-agency environment.
• Significant experience of working with CYP and their families around a range of emotional/mental health and developmental needs.
• Experience of monitoring and recording outcome measures for childrens emotional wellbeing.
• Experience of delivering training in subjects related to mental health and wellbeing.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Awareness of factors impacting on and issues facing vulnerable children and young people and families (e.g. disadvantage, poverty, disability).
• Knowledge of child/young people development.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, child protection and promoting the welfare of children.
• Knowledge of legislation relevant to service aims.
• Able to listen to and communicate effectively with children and young people.
• Able to work as part of a team.
• Able to supervise work of others.
• Able to accurately and clearly record case notes deploying the necessary standard of writing and IT skills.
• Able to write complex reports and produce other management information which may be used for external purposes.
• Able to analyse and resolve problems occurring in relation to service users and or staff supervised, and able to apply innovative solutions where no precedents exist.
• Able to apply ABL safeguarding and child protection procedures and to report as necessary.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

ABL Health Ltd

Address

Nexus Business Centre

6 Darby Close

Cheney Manor

Swindon

SN2 2PN

Employer's website

https://www.ablhealth.co.uk/work-for-us/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)