Job summary
Compass is the provider of Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) in education settings in the city of Derby and Derbyshire, and is expanding the service into new areas from January 2024.
If you have the passion and drive to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and the community read on
We have an opportunity arise for two supervising practitioners based from our new Centre of excellence in Glossop.
This role is a real opportunity to help shape the services we provide with children, young people, families and educational settings and to develop your career in mental health support to children, young people and families.
Successful candidates who do not already possess the post graduate certificate in supervision will be supported in undertaking a year in part-time study at Derby University.
Derby and Derbyshire MHST is an early intervention mental health and emotional wellbeing service. The service delivers evidenced based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health needs.
Main duties of the job
You will need to demonstrate in your application that you have the ability to study at degree level and have a core professional qualification relevant to mental health, for example mental health nursing, cognitive behavioural therapy, EMHP or equivalent. You should also have post graduate experience working with children and young people and an understanding of the principles and practice of CBT and clinical supervision.
Candidates will either have a Post Graduate Certificate in Supervision or ability and willingness to attain PG Cert. within the first year of employment.
You will be knowledgeable and experienced in working with CYP with mental health needs; completing mental health assessments, providing practice supervision and support as well as providing specialist care directly to children and young people and families.
Applicants must have excellent communication skills and be able to network with other agencies as central to the role.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
About us
It is part of the MHST Trailblazer Programme, which has been commissioned following the Transforming Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Care Provision: A Green Paper (2017).
Please note as part of the selection process any shortlisted applications will be submitted to Derby University representatives before an interview can be offered.
At Compass we positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, gender reassignment, age or sexual orientation and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals 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
- Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
- Competitive contributory pension scheme
- Family-friendly policies
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
- Enhanced sick pay
- Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
- Annual performance / salary review
Closing date: 31st January 2024
Job description
Job responsibilities
Compass is the provider of Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) in education settings in the city of Derby and Derbyshire, and is expanding the service into new areas from January 2024.
If you have the passion and drive to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and the community read on
We have an opportunity arise for two supervising practitioners based from our new Centre of excellence in Glossop.
This role is a real opportunity to help shape the services we provide with children, young people, families and educational settings and to develop your career in mental health support to children, young people and families.
Successful candidates who do not already possess the post graduate certificate in supervision will be supported in undertaking a year in part-time study at Derby University.
Derby and Derbyshire MHST is an early intervention mental health and emotional wellbeing service. The service delivers evidenced based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Core professional and/or clinical qualification e.g. EMHP, CWP, PMHW, nursing with specialism in mental health or learning disability nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work
- Evidence of continued professional development
- 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 PG Cert if required
Desirable
- Management / supervision training
- Therapeutic post graduate qualification ( ideally in low intensity CBT)
- Post Graduate qualification in a relevant discipline
- Mentorship qualification
Experience
Essential
- Two years post qualification experience of working therapeutically with children and young people e.g., as an EMHP/CYP-IAPT practitioner
- 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 environment
- Evidence of clinical development in practice
- 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
- 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 able to relate to CYPFs
- 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 analyse, evaluate and rationalise data and enable progressive models of delivery and intervention
- Able to work all year round and flexibly as part of a team to best meet business need
- Possession of full UK driving licence and access to vehicle
- Ongoing commitment to maintain registration in core profession
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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 .
Employer details
Employer name
Compass
Address
2nd Floor St Katherine�s House
St Mary�s Wharf
Derby
Derbyshire
DE1 3TQ