MHST Clinical Supervisor

Job responsibilities

To work closely within the team supporting schools, pupils, families to ensure young people are included with their mainstream settings.

- Attend meetings.

- Share knowledge and good practice.

- Information gathering.

- Multi-agency working.

To participate and provide knowledge and advice within multi-disciplinary meetings.

- Working with classroom teachers, teaching assistants, parents and other professionals involved with the child.

- Working with other key professionals such as Safeguarding or Clinical/Educational Psychologists

To promote a whole school approach to mental health in schools including developing, supporting and delivering interventions in a range of Redbridge schools

- To work closely with Emotional Literacy Support Assistants (ELSAs) and Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health (EWMH) Designated Senior Leads (DSLs) in Redbridge schools, modelling, training and setting up interventions.

To undertake supervised casework related to targeted children and young people.

- Deliver evidence-based intervention to children, young people and their families.

- Following LA data protection procedures.

- To engage in effective and timely report writing.

- To actively engage in regular supervision sessions with your line managers..

- Prepare and present case load information to supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, to ensure safe practice and the governance obligations of the trainee, supervisor and service are delivered.

- To lead a range of interventions and support available for children with emotional and behavioural needs.

- To suggest and lead on project work or running small group interventions.

- This may involve conducting research and attending training provided by the borough and external providers.

To maintain effective records and produce clear reports of interventions.

- Organising, attending and chairing meetings, taking minutes, setting agendas, circulating material.

To work within a multi-professional team and attend relevant meetings.

- Presenting research, being part of a peer support team, attending team meetings, reading groups, reading and commenting on research papers.

- Completing training, provide training to colleagues both in EPS and other Redbridge teams (e.g. Social Care and Health).

- Attend multi-disciplinary and multi-agency meetings relating to referrals of children and young people in treatment.

- Attend regular clinical supervision sessions to problem solve around a childs needs.

To participate in and contribute to the Teams professional development, support, and performance management programmes in accordance with the Development Plan and Redbridge borough requirements.

- Responsible for keeping up with changes in psychological theory and practice and be part of considering organisational changes to meet demands.

To contribute to the initiation, development, and implementation of new responses to changing needs and demands upon the team.

- Attending school meetings and listening to their views about the required services.

- Providing support to schools and families.

- Consulting with the school EP and EWMH DSL.

To provide feedback of information and ideas to schools, parents and carers

- This will involve working in small groups to model interventions with class teachers, learning support assistants and other pupils.

- To provide written records of interventions provided and to proofread and co-sign reports written by EMHPs.

To give advice, suggestions and implementing programmes

- Knowledge of evidence informed interventions for low mood, self-harm, anxiety and common behaviour problems in young children and older children in education settings.

- Classroom observations, consultations with parents and school staff, use of evidence-based interventions.

- Initiate and lead on whole school programs.

To undertake a range of supervised interventions related to children and young people with behaviour and Social and Emotional and/or additional educational needs

- The majority of this work will involve initial consultations to establish background information and signpost next steps.

- To lead a range of interventions and support available for children with emotional and behavioural needs

- To suggest and lead on project work or running small group interventions.

- This may involve conducting research and attending training provided by the borough and external providers

General accountabilities and responsibilities:

- To provide specialist mental health assessments and interventions for schools, parents, children and young people at an individual, group and whole school level.

- To provide supervision of the intervention work of the EMHPs when they are working independently and to provide this for all EMHPs.

- Support EMHP staff in the co-delivery of training sessions. This will include attendance at practice skills sessions, involvement in formative feedback sessions with teaching staff, and co-production of elements of the curriculum.

- Prepare and present case load information within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, to ensure safe practice and the governance obligations of EMHPs, supervisor and service are delivered.

- To attend, as required, a range of interagency meetings to represent the service, in a delegated role, offering guidance, where appropriate, ensuring that issues relating to the service are noted and brought to the attention of service managers/leads.

- Keep coherent records of all activity in line with service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision-making. Complete all requirements relating to data collection.

- To undertake risk assessments following referral

- To manage and screen referrals into the MHST.

- Attend and fulfil any requirements of the training element of the post including practical, academic and practice-based assessments. This would include reviewing videos and case reports of the EMHPs where appropriate.

Specific accountabilities and responsibilities for Clinical Psychologists Discipline Only

- To provide clinical psychology perspective on children and young peoples needs, promoting holistic assessment which considers their family and history, environment, education, religion, culture, and social circumstances.

- To contribute psychological perspective to planning and development of the MHST alongside the wider clinical team.

- To lead on the continuing professional development of junior clinicians.

- To lead on the development of new therapeutic support in schools

Specific accountabilities and responsibilities for Family and Systemic Therapists Discipline Only

- To provide a systemic family therapy perspective on children and young peoples needs, promoting holistic assessment which considers their family and history, environment, education, religion, culture, and social circumstances.

- Contribute systemic family therapy perspective to planning and development alongside the wider clinical team.

- To draw on relevant training to be able to conceptualize the needs of an educational setting at an organizational level in order to contribute to the MHST Whole School Approach.

Specific accountabilities and responsibilities for Social Workers Discipline Only

- To provide a professional social work perspective on children and young peoples needs, promoting holistic assessment which considers their family and history, environment, education, religion or culture and social circumstances.

- Contribute social work and safeguarding expertise to planning and development alongside the wider clinical team.

- To provide advice and support on the delivery of social learning theory based parenting interventions at a group and individual interventions within educational settings.

Qualifications

Essential

• For Clinical Psychologists Discipline Only
• -Undergraduate degree, upper second class or above, in Psychology.
• -Post-graduate/doctoral level qualification in: Clinical Psychology.
• -Membership of relevant professional body.
• For Family & Systemic Therapists Discipline Only
• -Relevant degree.
• -A recognized professional qualification in Family Therapy or equivalent qualification at level of Masters or higher academic award.
• -UKCP registration as a family/systemic Psychotherapist.
• For Socials Workers Discipline Only
• -A recognized social work qualification and registered with Social Work England.
• -Approved Mental Health Professional training and qualification.
• -Recognized qualification in a specific model of therapy e.g. family therapy, CBT etc.
• -Membership of relevant professional body

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of utilising a range of professional skills at post-qualifying level in a child and adolescent mental health setting or educational setting.
• Evidence of understanding of educational systems and practice in England.
• Previous experience in supervision, preferably with CYP-IAPT Supervision training or supervising junior clinicians or trainees.
• Ability to deliver evidence-based intervention to children, young people and their families.
• Evidence of collaborative working practice with other professionals and parents/carers.
• Belief in involving children and young people in decisions regarding their education and clear commitment to supporting the development of children and young people.
• Ability to personally manage a sensitive, traumatic, and potentially emotionally distressing caseload and demonstrate appropriate coping mechanisms.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to change.
• Understanding of inclusive practices which promote person centred approaches.
• Ability to chair team meetings, undertake delegated management tasks and support the Service Manager in general team tasks/development as required.
• Able to describe and discuss different ways of problem solving in educational settings.
• To give examples of working with diverse groups of people.
• Awareness of safeguarding and risk management practices when working with children and young people.
• Experience of working with mild to severe mental health difficulties.
• Broad knowledge of specialist mental health services and the wider network of mental health services.
• Commitment to collaborative working with other professionals and parents.
• Demonstrated skill in project leadership and systems change in a multi-disciplinary context.
• Social Workers Discipline Only
• Experience of safeguarding practice, working with children subject to a child protection plan, identifying and managing risk.
• Experience providing advice and support on the delivery of social learning theory based parenting interventions at a group and individual interventions within educational settings.
• Experience leading interventions to support groups of parents/carers
• Family Systemic Therapist/Clinical Psychologists Discipline only
• Ability to apply psychology at a systems level within educational settings and borough wide.
• Experience working at an organisational level to facilitate change

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

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