Senior Clinical Supervisor

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Clinical Supervisor to lead supervisory practice within Dorset MHSTs. You will provide expert supervision while maintaining a small clinical caseload and delivering evidence-based interventions to children, young people and families with complex needs.

The role emphasizes trauma-informed, attachment-aware, child-centred practice, collaboration with schools and partners, and involvement in quality improvement and governance

Qualifications

• Significant experience working therapeutically with children, young people and families.
• Experience delivering recognised evidence-based therapeutic interventions for children and young people.
• Substantial experience providing clinical supervision, including Case Management Supervision and Clinical Skills Supervision.
• Experience working with safeguarding, risk assessment and risk management.
• Experience multi‑agency partnership working across health, education, social care and voluntary sector services.
• Commitment to evidence‑based practice, equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Ability to travel across Dorset to meet service requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical supervision, consultation and leadership to Supervisors and Senior Wellbeing Practitioners across Dorset MHSTs, promoting high-quality, evidence-based and child-centred practice.
• Deliver specialist assessments and evidence-based interventions for children, young people and families with more complex mental health needs.
• Work collaboratively with schools, families and partner agencies to improve outcomes and ensure support is responsive and effective.
• Contribute to quality improvement, service development and clinical governance activities, using research and outcome data to strengthen practice.
• Promote reflective practice, professional curiosity and confident decision-making while maintaining a small clinical caseload.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Trauma-informed practice

Child-centred practice

Coaching and mentoring

Multi-agency collaboration

Data analysis and service improvement

Communication and consultation

Education

Postgraduate qualification in Low/High Intensity CBT or relevant therapeutic modality

Additional specialist training in trauma, attachment and systemic approaches

Registration with HCPC/NMC/SWE/BPS/BABCP/BACP/UKCP or equivalent

Experience in Mental Health Support Team (MHST)

Job description

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Supervisor

The closing date is 18 November 2026

Dorset Mental Health Support Teams in Schools (MHSTs) are looking for an exceptionalSenior Clinical Supervisors to join the service.

This is an exciting leadership opportunity for an experienced clinician who thrives on collaboration, professional development and service improvement. Working as one of four Senior Clinical Supervisors, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and strengthening supervisory practice, ensuring children, young people and families receive high-quality, evidence-based and compassionate support.

You will provide expert clinical supervision, consultation and leadership to Supervisors and Senior Wellbeing Practitioners, promoting reflective practice, professional curiosity and confident decision-making. Alongside your supervisory role, you will maintain a small clinical caseload, delivering specialist interventions to children, young people and families with more complex mental health needs.

This role is ideal for an innovative and motivated professional who is committed to trauma-informed, attachment-aware and child-centred practice and who is passionate about developing the practice of others.

Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.

Main duties of the job

You will provide expert clinical supervision, consultation and leadership to Supervisors and Senior Wellbeing Practitioners across Dorset MHSTs, promoting high-quality, evidence-based and child-centred practice. Through coaching, mentoring and reflective supervision, you will support colleagues to confidently manage clinical complexity, safeguarding concerns, risk and multi-agency working.

Alongside a small clinical caseload, you will deliver specialist assessments and evidence-based interventions for children, young people and families with more complex mental health needs. You will work collaboratively with schools, families and partner agencies to improve outcomes and ensure support is responsive and effective.

As a senior member of the service, you will contribute to quality improvement, service development and clinical governance activities, using research, outcome data and innovation to strengthen practice. You will be a positive role model, helping to develop a skilled, confident workforce and promoting a culture of learning, collaboration and continuous improvement.

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

Job responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidates individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact [e-mail]

Person Specification

• Registered mental health professional with current registration with HCPC, NMC, Social Work England, BPS, BABCP, BACP, UKCP, ACP-UK or equivalent professional body.
• Significant experience working therapeutically with children, young people and families experiencing mental health difficulties.
• Experience delivering recognised evidence-based therapeutic interventions for children and young people, including a strong understanding of Low Intensity CBT interventions.
• Substantial experience providing clinical supervision, including Case Management Supervision and Clinical Skills Supervision.
• Experience supporting and developing practitioners who supervise others.
• Experience working with clinical complexity, safeguarding, risk assessment and risk management.
• Strong knowledge of trauma-informed, attachment-aware and child-centred practice.
• Experience of multi‑agency partnership working across health, education, social care and voluntary sector services.
• Excellent communication, consultation, coaching and mentoring skills.
• Experience using outcome measures, audit, quality improvement and service evaluation to inform practice.
• Commitment to evidence‑based practice, equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Ability to work independently while building strong collaborative relationships across teams and organisations.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Ability to drive, access to a car and ability to travel across Dorset to meet service requirements.
• Postgraduate qualification in Low Intensity CBT, High Intensity CBT or a relevant therapeutic modality.
• Additional specialist training in trauma, attachment and systemic approaches.
• Experience working within a Mental Health Support Team (MHST).
• Experience facilitating reflective practice groups.
• Experience supporting supervisors in training or newly qualified supervisors.
• Experience contributing to clinical pathway development, supervisory practice development and wider service innovation.
• Experience managing resources and contributing to workforce development, recruitment and retention initiatives.
• Advanced skills in data analysis, reporting and using outcome data to drive service improvement.

Management

• Evidence of leadership and management skills
• Evidence of risk assessment and management and ability to support others in managing risk

Car Driver

• Car driver and ability to travel across county when needed

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.

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust