Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a senior practitioner to join the North Cumbria Mental Health Support Teams (MHST).
Are you a practitioner who is trained in lowintensity CBT or high intensity CBT who is passionate about supporting other staff by offering clinical supervision alongside continuing to work therapeutically with children and young people in education settings, to support their emotional health and wellbeing? If, yes, then this role is for you!
We wish to appoint someone who wants to make a difference to the emotional wellbeing of children and young people in schools. We're seeking mental health professionals who have direct experience of working with evidence-based therapies in child mental health. The role involves offering supervision to other qualified staff and providing therapeutic support to children, young people and their parent-carers and working in partnership with education settings.
Main duties of the job
The post holders will provide supervision including clinical skills /clinical
case management / operational supervision for the Education Mental
Health Practitioners (EMHPs) working in the service. If applicants do NOT
have the required supervision course qualification, they will need to attend
the course as part of their role. It is an essential part of the role that staff
complete the required supervision course to enable their ability to work
as EMHP supervisors.
Therefore it will require the successful candidates to attend Northumbria
University in January 2027 to attend a Post Graduate level course in
supervision and/or if applicants who are qualified EMHPs to join the Senior
Wellbeing Practitioner course at Northumbria university.
About us
Barnardos has been providing services to some of the most vulnerable
children across the UK for over 150 years. We work in partnership with
childrens social care and health partners enabling the delivery of integrated
health and social care services in a number of areas. We recognise that to
really transform childrens life chances, they need sustained interventions
that meet the diversity of their needs and that participation and co
production must a key component of any service. If you enjoy pushing the
boundaries of what works; working closely with other agencies to innovate
and create; have the clinical expertise to lead on this project and want to
work with children and young people and their families to deliver services
that truly meet their needs, then we would like to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holders will work under supervision across a range of education
settings to deliver high-quality, evidence-based early interventions for
children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health
needs.
Senior Practitioners play a key role as members of the Mental Health
Support Teams, and have responsibility for delivering whole school approach
activities to promote positive mental health and wellbeing for children and
young people.
You will be employed by Barnardos as a Project Worker 3 post. In this role
you will support and provide a high-quality service to children and young
people (and their families) who are experiencing mild to moderate mental
health difficulties. This will be done through; direct delivery of evidence
based interventions (low intensity CBT) to support the recovery of children
and young people referred to the service, the utilisation of skills and
knowledge of CBT and child and adolescent mental health practice, and
through your knowledge of whole school approaches to mental health. You
will be involved in offering supervision to EMHPS. This work will be in
accordance with clinical governance processes and professional standards.
The post holders will receive clinical supervision and will report to the Team
Manager and will be accountable to the Childrens Service Manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holders will work under supervision across a range of education
settings to deliver high-quality, evidence-based early interventions for
children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health
needs.
Senior Practitioners play a key role as members of the Mental Health
Support Teams, and have responsibility for delivering whole school approach
activities to promote positive mental health and wellbeing for children and
young people.
You will be employed by Barnardos as a Project Worker 3 post. In this role
you will support and provide a high-quality service to children and young
people (and their families) who are experiencing mild to moderate mental
health difficulties. This will be done through; direct delivery of evidence
based interventions (low intensity CBT) to support the recovery of children
and young people referred to the service, the utilisation of skills and
knowledge of CBT and child and adolescent mental health practice, and
through your knowledge of whole school approaches to mental health. You
will be involved in offering supervision to EMHPS. This work will be in
accordance with clinical governance processes and professional standards.
The post holders will receive clinical supervision and will report to the Team
Manager and will be accountable to the Childrens Service Manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- You must NOT have accessed an CYP-IAPT funded training programme within 2 years of January 2027.
- Completion of a Low Intensity Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (LICBT) postgraduate qualification (e.g. EMHP training) with at least 2 years post qualification clinical experience by January 2027, or completion of a High Intensity Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (HICBT) postgraduate qualification that meets eligibility for BABCP accreditation (e.g. IAPT PG Certificate in CBT) with 2 years post qualification clinical experience by January 2027.
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- Clinical supervision training/qualification (e.g. CYP IAPT Supervision
- Skills) or ability to attend identified training once in
- employment.
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- Registered/ accredited with the BABCP.
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in a Mental Health Support team
- Knowledge of whole school approach of mental health in education
- settings.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- You must NOT have accessed an CYP-IAPT funded training programme within 2 years of January 2027.
- Completion of a Low Intensity Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (LICBT) postgraduate qualification (e.g. EMHP training) with at least 2 years post qualification clinical experience by January 2027, or completion of a High Intensity Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (HICBT) postgraduate qualification that meets eligibility for BABCP accreditation (e.g. IAPT PG Certificate in CBT) with 2 years post qualification clinical experience by January 2027.
-
- Clinical supervision training/qualification (e.g. CYP IAPT Supervision
- Skills) or ability to attend identified training once in
- employment.
-
- Registered/ accredited with the BABCP.
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in a Mental Health Support team
- Knowledge of whole school approach of mental health in education
- settings.
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).
Additional information
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).