About this role
Job summary
Ready to use your expertise to guide and support a team delivering early intervention mental health support to children and young people?
As a Supervising Practitioner, you'll be part of our Compass Bloom Mental Health Support Team, working alongside schools to deliver evidence based interventions and promote whole school approaches to mental wellbeing, while ensuring practitioners feel supported and safe in their practice.
As part of this role, you`ll undertake a postgraduate Supervising Practitioner qualification. You`ll study alongside your role, developing the knowledge, skills and confidence to provide high quality clinical supervision.
You`ll hold a small caseload and work directly with young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, while providing clinical supervision, reflective spaces and day to day guidance to colleagues. You`ll play an important role in embedding good practice, supporting professional development and maintaining high standards of care.
Working closely with schools, Team Leaders and the wider Compass team, you`ll help drive quality and consistency across the service, supporting practitioners and contributing to service development.
Main duties of the job
You're passionate about improving the mental health of children and young people and enjoy supporting others to grow and succeed. You lead with integrity, build trusted relationships and remain calm when faced with challenges.
You'll bring:
Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) with post qualification experience, or a recognised core professional qualification with relevant therapeutic experience (CWP, Mental Health Nurse, etc) Experience of clinical supervision, mentoring or supporting colleagues Knowledge of evidence based interventions, CBT informed practice, safeguarding and risk management Excellent communication and relationship building skills, working confidently with children, young people, families, schools and partner agencies The ability to manage competing priorities, make sound decisions and work collaboratively A solution focused approach, professional integrity and commitment to continuous learning A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle Management or supervision training, postgraduate therapeutic qualifications or experience working in a skill mixed team would be welcomed, but they're not essential.
We're looking for someone who shares our values and is committed to helping children, young people and colleagues thrive.
About us
Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people & vulnerable adults. Established for over 30 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment & rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school-aged health programmes & associated prevention as well as treatment and health promotion initiatives.
All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.
We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation, & encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills & empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive & representative workforce.
We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments you may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including:
27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time (pro rata) Life assurance at 2 x basic salary Competitive contributory pension scheme 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service Enhanced sick pay Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression Annual salary review Help us to make a positive change to the lives of children and young people!
We will be interviewing throughout the advert duration, so please apply as soon as possible!
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Job description Job responsibilities
Ready to use your expertise to guide and support a team delivering early intervention mental health support to children and young people?
As a Supervising Practitioner, you'll be part of our Compass Bloom Mental Health Support Team, working alongside schools to deliver evidence based interventions and promote whole school approaches to mental wellbeing, while ensuring practitioners feel supported and safe in their practice.
As part of this role, you`ll undertake a postgraduate Supervising Practitioner qualification. You`ll study alongside your role, developing the knowledge, skills and confidence to provide high quality clinical supervision.
You`ll hold a small caseload and work directly with young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, while providing clinical supervision, reflective spaces and day to day guidance to colleagues. You`ll play an important role in embedding good practice, supporting professional development and maintaining high standards of care.
Working closely with schools, Team Leaders and the wider Compass team, you`ll help drive quality and consistency across the service, supporting practitioners and contributing to service development.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) Qualification Post Graduate Certificate in Supervision (EMHP supervisor course) or Two years post qualification experience of working therapeutically with children and young people and willingness to undertake a PG Certificate in Supervision.
Desirable
Evidence of continued professional development Management / supervision training Therapeutic post graduate qualification or equivalent experience ideally in low intensity CBT. Post Graduate qualification in a relevant discipline Mentorship qualification
Experience Essential
2 years post qualification experience of working therapeutically as an EMHP Experience of line management and/or delivery of clinical supervision Experience of delivering CBT informed supervision, ideally of practice related to education settings Experience of working in a community and/or educational Experience of effective engagement with CYPF Risk assessment and management in the delivery of clinical services (including safeguarding)
Desirable
Experience of leadership within Children and Young People clinical service areas Experience of providing mentorship Experience of organising team duties Experience of inducting staff members Experience of working in a community and/or educational environment Experience of working in a skill mix team
Additional Criteria Essential
Leadership and the ability to delegate and supervise staff Ability to analyse, evaluate and rationalise data and enable progressive models of delivery and intervention Recognition and escalation of risk, contributing to control measures Planning workload, time management Work under pressure and able to manage changing priorities Understand need for evidence and statistical data collection, and achieving targets IT skills Team player and a dynamic personality Multi-agency/disciplinary working Excellent communication skills and ability to form positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders. Innovative practice and ability to influence others Positive attitude; flexible and adaptable; solution focused; and tenacious. Has a strong degree of personal integrity Ability to work all year round Due to the nature of the role there is a need to travel to individual schools, which will require a driving license and access to a vehicle (for individuals who cannot drive due to a disability, we can consider accessibility options i.e. provided via Access to Work etc.). Ongoing commitment to maintain registration in core profession
Desirable
Ability to analyse, evaluate and rationalise data and enable progressive models of delivery and intervention
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Compass
Address Unit 8, Balfour Court
Off Hough Lane
Leyland
Lancashire
PR25 2TF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.compass-uk.org/ (Opens in a new tab)