Job summary
Ready to lead, inspire, and make a lasting difference in young peoples mental health?
As a Supervising Practitioner, you`ll play a pivotal role in improving the emotional wellbeing of children and young people with mild to moderate mental health needs within our growing Compass Bloom Service.
Working across education settings, you`ll deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions, support the implementation of Whole School Approaches, and build the confidence of school staff through consultation, training and strategic collaboration.
At the same time, you`ll provide clinical supervision and guidance to Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) and trainees, helping to nurture their development while ensuring safe, effective practice. You`ll be central to our efforts to raise standards, strengthen clinical governance, and create an environment where reflective practice thrives.
With your expertise in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and your passion for system-wide impact, you`ll work closely with a skilled, values-led team committed to early intervention and collaborative care.
If you`re excited by the opportunity to shape services, support practitioners, and empower young people to thrive - this is where your leadership belongs. Join our amazing team!
Main duties of the job
You`re passionate about shaping services that truly make a difference and you`ve got the experience, insight, and drive to lead by example. You understand the pressures facing young people today and know how to guide both individuals and teams towards better mental health outcomes.
To thrive in this role, you`ll need:
- A nationally recognised qualification in mental health or a related field (e.g. EMHP, CWP, nursing, psychotherapy, social work)
- Eligibility to practise under a governing body such as BABCP or NMC
- At least two years experience delivering therapeutic interventions for children and young people
- A Postgraduate Certificate in supervision or management, or willingness to undertake it
- Strong knowledge of CBT-informed approaches and experience providing clinical supervision
- Confidence in risk assessment, safeguarding and working across agencies
- Excellent communication, leadership, and organisational skills
- Ability to work in education or community settings with a flexible, solution-focused mindset
- A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (or equivalent)
Experience in mentorship, leadership within children`s services, or working in a skill-mixed team is a real asset. A postgraduate therapeutic qualificationespecially in low-intensity CBTis highly valued.
Ready to lead where it matters most? Apply Now!
About us
Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and 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 and rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school-aged health programmes and 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, 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 (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 performance/salary review
Help us to make a positive change to the lives of children and young people!
Closing date: 18th June 2025
Interview date: 30th June 2025
Job description
Job responsibilities
Ready to lead, inspire, and make a lasting difference in young peoples mental health?
As a Supervising Practitioner, youll play a pivotal role in improving the emotional wellbeing of children and young people with mild to moderate mental health needs within our growing Compass Bloom Service. Working across education settings, youll deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions, support the implementation of Whole School Approaches, and build the confidence of school staff through consultation, training and strategic collaboration.
At the same time, youll provide clinical supervision and guidance to Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) and trainees, helping to nurture their development while ensuring safe, effective practice. Youll be central to our efforts to raise standards, strengthen clinical governance, and create an environment where reflective practice thrives.
With your expertise in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and your passion for system-wide impact, youll work closely with a skilled, values-led team committed to early intervention and collaborative care.
If youre excited by the opportunity to shape services, support practitioners, and empower young people to thrive - this is where your leadership belongs. Join our amazing team!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Ready to lead, inspire, and make a lasting difference in young peoples mental health?
As a Supervising Practitioner, youll play a pivotal role in improving the emotional wellbeing of children and young people with mild to moderate mental health needs within our growing Compass Bloom Service. Working across education settings, youll deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions, support the implementation of Whole School Approaches, and build the confidence of school staff through consultation, training and strategic collaboration.
At the same time, youll provide clinical supervision and guidance to Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) and trainees, helping to nurture their development while ensuring safe, effective practice. Youll be central to our efforts to raise standards, strengthen clinical governance, and create an environment where reflective practice thrives.
With your expertise in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and your passion for system-wide impact, youll work closely with a skilled, values-led team committed to early intervention and collaborative care.
If youre excited by the opportunity to shape services, support practitioners, and empower young people to thrive - this is where your leadership belongs. Join our amazing team!
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
- Access to own transport or evidence of ability to commute efficiently between community venues.
- Ongoing commitment to maintain registration in core profession
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
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
- Access to own transport or evidence of ability to commute efficiently between community venues.
- Ongoing commitment to maintain registration in core profession
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
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.
