MHST Band 6 Clinician Supervisor (Nurse/Social Worker/OT/EMHP)

NHS; Leicester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A local NHS trust in Leicester seeks a Band 6 Clinician Supervisor to provide supervision and support children experiencing mental health issues. Responsibilities include delivering Low Intensity CBT in educational settings and managing a team of practitioners. Candidates must have suitable qualifications and training. Apply soon as the advert may close early.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Support for professional development

Employee benefits information available

Qualifications

• Must have completed Low Intensity Supervisor Training or currently undertaking it.
• Experience working with children and young people in educational settings.
• Registered Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, or Low Intensity CBT practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical supervision and line management to EMHPs and CWPs.
• Support children and families to promote best practice.
• Work in educational settings to deliver mental health support.

Skills

Low Intensity CBT

Clinical supervision

Working with children and families

Autonomy and teamwork

Education

Registered Nurse/Social Worker/Occupational Therapist

Low Intensity Supervisor Training

Job description

MHST Band 6 Clinician Supervisor (Nurse/Social Worker/OT/EMHP)

It is an exciting time to be part of the MHST. This statement reflects a practitioner’s view of shaping a new service and the opportunity to help it develop and grow.

As a Band 6 clinician, the Mental Health Support Team (MHST) provides an ideal environment to expand your existing skills.

This service is particularly aimed at offering early intervention to children and young people experiencing mild not moderate mental health difficulties. MHST's main therapeutic approach is Low Intensity CBT via 1:1 or group work within an educational setting.

We currently have vacancies in these localities:

• Harborough District
• City Northwest Locality

As an experienced practitioner, your existing skills and knowledge will be a vital part of the team.

We are passionate about supporting and empowering children, young people and families to make informed choices, supporting our team to be autonomous, skilled practitioners.

We are committed to helping our staff learn and develop new skills, supporting our team to become highly trained in delivering care to our patients.

We work across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, with teams working across different localities. City localities: South, West, East, North, North West and Central; County localities: Charnwood, Loughborough, Harborough, Hinckley & North West Leicestershire, Blaby District, Oadby & Wigston and Melton & Rutland.

Main duties of the job

As a registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist OR a registered Low Intensity CBT practitioner (EMHP or CWP), you will work in educational settings supporting children, young people, their families and carers to promote best practice.

In addition, you will provide clinical supervision and line management to EMHPs and CWPs in the service.

Candidates must evidence in their application that they have completed Low Intensity Supervisor Training (LIST) or are currently undertaking this course.

If you would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click on the attached Job Description and Person Specification at the bottom of this page. Please complete the supporting information as fully as possible; the job description and person specification can be used for guidance alongside this.

If you have any questions, please contact Surekha Joshi at [e-mail].

About us

We may close the advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to community settings, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community, actively implementing equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seeking people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants; please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual; this will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Job responsibilities

If you would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click on “Apply for this job” and you will be redirected to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Please review the attached job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification.

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.