Supervising Practitioner

East of England, East of England

Permanent

£37,092 to £45,347

Occupational Therapist

Supervising Practitioner

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to become part of our Compass GO Service, North East Lincolnshire Mental Health Support Teams. The Service ensures children and young people access the right help, at the right time, in the right setting, MHST teams will remove duplication and avoid CYP/families being bounced in between services.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be experienced in working with children, young people and families and delivering 1:1 / group interventions. You will be a good communicator and someone who is able to develop, establish and maintain positive relationships with others.

This is a great opportunity to join our team in North East Lincolnshire to support in the delivery of high-quality children and young peoples early intervention emotional and mental health service. We are looking for an exceptional individual with the right attitude, skills and knowledge, who shares our passion to deliver the best quality care experience for CYP and their families.

About us

Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and you should share our commitment. 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, 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.

Established for over 30 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment and rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school aged health programmes and associated prevention as well as treatment and health promotion initiatives.

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: 25th July 2024

Interview date: 2nd August 2024

Job description

Job responsibilities

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) and must be committed to maintaining registration if applicable
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

Desirable

Access to own transport or evidence of ability to commute efficiently between community venues.
Ongoing commitment to maintain registration in core profession

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.