Supervisors

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Rickmansworth; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health trust in the UK seeks a Supervisor to contribute to children's mental health support services. This role focuses on implementing evidence-based interventions in educational settings, building collaborations with schools, and providing supervision to trainee practitioners. Candidates should have a healthcare or psychological degree and experience in addressing emotional and mental health issues among young people. The position offers opportunities to make a significant impact in the lives of children and young people while working within a supportive, values-driven culture.

Benefits

Supportive work culture

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Graduated with a health care, social work, or psychology degree.
• Experience with young people dealing with emotional and mental health issues.
• Ability to deliver CBT interventions for mild to moderate issues.

Responsibilities

• Support Team Leader and contribute to a dynamic mental health team.
• Implement evidence-based interventions in schools.
• Provide clinical supervision to trainee EMHPs.

Skills

Flexibility

Passion for working with children and young people

Evidence-based intervention delivery

Effective communication

Education

Graduation with a qualified health care, social work or psychological professional

Some level of formal CBT training

Completed the HEE Postgraduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practice

Tools

Clinical supervision skills

Knowledge of safeguarding procedures

Job description

About the Role

As part of Hertfordshire CYPMHS transformation, our priority is simple: to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people. Driven by this goal and in line with NHS long term plans, we have exciting new opportunities for Supervisors to work at the forefront of innovation in Children' and Young Peoples Mental Health and to play an instrumental role in a forward‑thinking service delivering interventions into schools and other settings in Hertfordshire. This role is a chance to make a difference in young lives, and as such duties will include elements of operational management in support of the Team Leader as well as clinical activity.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Team Leader in contributing to the team and be part of a dynamic mental health team in a creative environment where evidence‑based interventions, new ideas, ways of working and supporting children and young people are actively encouraged.
• Demonstrate flexibility, dynamism and a passion for working with children and young people in educational settings whilst motivating, inspiring and supporting your team to do the same.
• Operationalise the delivery of evidence‑based interventions within Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) in schools and colleges whilst providing supervision for EMHPs and working closely with school staff to support CYP, their families and staff in fostering a whole school approach to mental well‑being.
• Travel within Hertfordshire to support schools and educational settings.
• Form strong working relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• Provide consultations to education colleagues and support education settings to embed a whole school approach to wellbeing.
• Develop and deliver evidence‑based time‑limited interventions to young people within education settings.
• Evidencing the outcomes of the MHST service.
• Provide clinical supervision to trainee Education and Mental Health practitioners.

Essential Qualifications

• Graduation with a qualified health care, social work or psychological professional.
• Some level of formal CBT training (e.g. CYP‑IAPT).
• Previous consolidated post‑graduate experience of working with young people with emotional and mental health issues.
• Completed the HEE Postgraduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practice or the HEE Postgraduate Certificate Community Wellbeing Practice for children and young people (with at least 2 years post‑qualification practice).
• Experience delivering evidence‑based CBT interventions for mild to moderate mental health issues such as anxiety, low mood and behavioural problems to CYP both individually and in groups.
• Core post‑graduate training in provision of low intensity CBT (e.g. CWP/CYP‑IAPT qualification) plus post‑qualification experience.
• Postgraduate Certificate in Child and Young Persons Psychological Well‑being Practice.
• Postgraduate Diploma for Educational Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP programme).

Desirable Qualifications

• Accredited CBT qualification.
• Professional qualification with registration in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, social work, counselling, mental health nursing, psychotherapy) at degree level or equivalent.
• Post‑graduate training in mental health.
• Documented evidence of continued professional development.
• Mentor/Practice Educator/Supervision training and significant post‑qualification experience of working in a range of settings relevant to the post.
• Significant experience of assessing people in a variety of settings with acute mental health presentations.
• Experience of working with young people presenting with emotional/psychological difficulties and challenging behaviour.
• Experience and knowledge of implementing safeguarding procedures for children and adults.
• Experience and knowledge of working in a multi‑ethnic community.
• Experience of teaching and training in practice.
• Experience of peer supervision, supervising colleagues in the multi‑disciplinary team and consultation in other agency settings.
• Experience of supporting young people in an educational setting.
• Knowledge of legislation related to children and/or adolescent's mental health and social care (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act, Child Protection and Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children).
• Knowledge of recent developments in mental health/learning disability provision for young people including government initiatives.
• Knowledge of current developments in research and its application with regards to children and young people' mental well‑being.
• Facilitating clinical supervision.
• Ability to teach and train others using multi‑media materials suitable for presentation within public, professional and academic settings.
• Deliver care with respect, dignity, compassion and recovery focused.
• Clinical skills to assess young people in a variety of settings who have an acute mental health presentation.
• Comprehensive risk assessment skills.
• Specific clinical skills applicable in a community or educational setting (e.g. brief therapy, cognitive therapy, anxiety management, de‑escalation).
• Confidence to work autonomously in the community and use own initiative, and make decisions in complex situations.
• Ability to deal sensitively with stressful situations including staff and organisational problems; child abuse; family breakdown; mental ill‑health and risk of self‑harm.
• Delivering a range of evidence‑based early intervention techniques for relevant service users.
• Effective communication skills – oral, written and presenting age‑appropriate, highly technical or clinical information to service users, families, carers and professionals.
• Capacity to communicate sensitive information to children and/or adolescents, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
• Ability to work flexibly across service boundaries.
• Skills in liaising with other agencies and providing consultation to other professional and non‑professional groups.
• Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to hold the stress of others.
• Respectful approach to service users, families, carers and colleagues.

Additional Information

• Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving) and ability and willingness to work outside office hours when required by the role.
• A commitment to work in ways which support equality and diversity and treat everyone with appropriate dignity and respect.
• Able to travel independently across the Trust.
• Candidate who requires a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position by assessing their circumstances against the criteria specified on the Check if you need a UK visa – GOV.UK website. We would encourage all applicants to review the criteria carefully to understand their eligibility for sponsorship.
• You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

About Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

HPFT is one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of “Outstanding” from the Care Quality Commission. The Trust's team of over 4,000 members provides health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout. HPFT won the Health Service Journal award for Mental Health Trust of the Year in 2021 and is rated as the 4th best mental health and learning disability trust to work for out of 52 trusts in the country. Our staff describe it as a compassionate, values‑driven culture where they feel supported and proud of the standard of care we provide.

Equal Opportunities Statement

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all suitable candidates regardless of race, gender, age, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation or gender identity.