MHST Clinical Supervisor

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust; Dartford; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High Cost Area Supplement

Job summary

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is recruiting Band 7 Supervisors to oversee the Education Mental Health Practitioners within MHSTs in Kent and Medway. The role blends supervision with hands-on clinical work and requires ongoing development and training in evidence-based approaches.

The post involves collaboration with the MHST Clinical Lead and Operational Manager, enrolment on EMHP supervisor training, and contribution to service development and national MHST research initiatives.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of a professional graduate training (e.g. nursing, social work, occupational therapy, clinical psychology CBT with BABCP)
• Evidence of professional body registration in line with the CAMHS skills framework eg BABCP NMC Social Work England, HCPC.

Responsibilities

• Lead by example in clinical practice and support junior staff to develop CBT skills.
• Attend EMHP supervisor training courses funded by the role and deliver supervision within MHSTs.
• Deliver supervised CBT interventions under the Whole School Approach and contribute to service development and research.

Skills

Supervisory experience

CBT knowledge

Clinical supervision

Education

Professional graduate training in nursing/sociaI work/OT/CBT (BABCP)

Job description

We are seeking to recruit Supervisors (band 7) to specifically support the supervision of the Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) within the MHSTs.

This Senior Clinician and Supervisor would work closely with the MHST Clinical Lead, the MHST Operational Manager, and other clinical colleagues/partner agencies. The post holder will also be required to undertake the EMHP supervisor training (provided by Kings College London or Sussex University), working alongside other clinicians and supervisors from other MHST sites.

The role is predominantly supervisory. However, the post holder will deliver clinical interventions, both targeted and under the Whole School Approach, to maintain professional registrations and continue to develop. The post holder will need to remain current in evidence-based interventions and have a good working knowledge of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.

Supervisors are also key to service development in progressing and adapting interventions to ensure we are an inclusive service and contributing to research and development of the MHSTs nationally.

We are an inclusive service and contributing to research and development of the MHSTs nationally.

Please note, Visa sponsorship is not available for this post.

Main duties of the job

Part of the post's requirement is that the post holder enrols on the Kings College London or Sussex University EMHP supervisor course, which will be supported and funded as part of the role.

Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) are a government initiative to increase children and young people's access to emotional wellbeing and mental health support. They form part of the national Children and Young People's Increasing Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP-IAPT) programme.

MHSTs are based in schools and colleges and support more than 470,000 children and young people nationally. They complement existing support within education settings and have three main functions:

• Targeted Intervention
• Whole School Approach
• Consultation and Liaison

Visit our website for further information about MHSTs and their services.

The teams build on support already provided by school counsellors, nurses, educational psychologists and the voluntary sector, helping children and young people with mild to moderate mental health needs. They also support those with more severe needs to access appropriate services and provide links to NHS mental health teams.

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About us

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway.

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.

We are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.

Job responsibilities

These post holders must have a good understanding of CBT and have clinically practised using this model. We want our post holder to be able to lead by example in clinical practice and be able to support junior staff to develop their skills and knowledge of the evidence bases for our low-intensity interventions.

Successful applicants may be required to attend future EMHP supervisor training courses, depending on their current supervisor skills, qualifications, and experience. We secure and ensure these spaces are funded so our workforce can deliver high-quality evidence-based interventions.

You will be entitled to annual leave and bank holiday entitlement based on years of NHS services. Due to service needs, annual leave will predominantly need to be taken during school holiday periods. Following line management discussion and agreement, a maximum of a week can be considered within term time.

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification

What is High Cost Area Allowance?

The High-Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also referred to as London Weighting is a payment made to employees who work in London and the surrounding areas.

As this post is based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month.

5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,346 per year and a maximum payment of £2,270 per year (the agreed annual amount will be divided into 12 equal amounts and paid monthly) (2026/27 figures)

Person Specification

Training, Qualifications and Registration

• Successful completion of a professional graduate training (e.g. nursing, social work, occupational therapy, clinical psychology CBT with BABCP)
• Evidence of professional body registration in line with the CAMHS skills framework eg BABCP NMC Social Work England, HCPC.

Experience

• Experience of working with children/young people with Mental Health or Learning Disabilities at Band 6 level.
• Experience in offering CBT therapeutic Interventions within a CYP Mental Health Setting with children and young people with mental health difficulties.
• Experience of supervising others

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.

£49,387 to £56,515 a yearPer Annum Plus High Cost Area Supplement