Senior EMHP/Supervisor

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West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

Job overview

The Ealing Mental Health Support Team is seeking to recruit one Agenda for Change Band 6 Senior Practitioners/Supervisors. The posts offer an opportunity for experienced Educational Mental Health Practitioners to progress to a more senior role while continuing to develop further their clinical skills.

The successful candidates will be providing supervision to trainee EMHPs and will be working with children, young people, and their families across Ealing primary and secondary schools. They will be supporting children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues and signposting those with more complex difficulties to specialist help.

We would like to hear from candidates who have been qualified for at least 2 years and share our passion for enhancing the mental health provision within the local community.

The successful candidates will join a friendly, supportive, and enthusiastic team, working at local schools.

The successful candidates will have a comprehensive induction to the trust and the team. They will have weekly supervision by an experienced supervisor and ongoing, easily accessible, support with clinical matters.

Within the Ealing MHST, there is a strong peer support structure and buddy system available to all new starters.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will be working as Senior Practitioners/Supervisors delivering evidence-based interventions to children, young people, and families within school settings.

As part of formal supervisor training, they will provide clinical and skills-based supervision with the support of a team lead.

We invite applications from qualified EMHPs with significant experience interested in developing their clinical and supervisory skills.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

The link below will also provide useful information.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services staff share their stories of working for the NHS. (youtube.com)

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• CYP-MH Post-Graduate Diploma or Certificate (CWP/EMHP) with two years post qualification experience within an MHST or CWP service

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of CPD relevant to working with CYP in schools or community settings

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience and ability to function as a practitioner in CYP mental health services.
• Demonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with CYP's with mild to moderate mental health problems and their families using CBT or CBT informed GSH.
• Experience of managing and prioritising a caseload.
• Evidence of good practice in CAMHS assessment facilitation, including assessing: risk behaviour, impact of the lived experience, systemic functioning and managing difference in the clinical space.
• Evidence of providing culturally adapted interventions.
• Experience in design and delivery of workshops, groups and interventions to CYP target audience.

Desirable criteria

• Working with families in a diverse environment
• Experience in working as part of an MDT
• Experience of undertaking qualitative and quantitative research methodology
• Experience of supervising junior staff or trainees
• Experience in working with children and adolescents with Special Educational Needs.
• Experience of working with children and adolescents with learning disability or ASD

Knowledge / Skills /Abilities

Essential criteria

• Mental Health disorders in children and young people
• The Children Act 1989, 2004 and The Mental Health Act 1983, 2007, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act 2005
• London Child protection procedures
• Information governance including rules around GDPR as it relates to clinical confidentiality, information sharing and academia.
• Ability to analyse risk and respond appropriately, seeking support as necessary
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Good written and verbal presentation skills
• Evidence of competency in clinical judgement
• Ability to work to short deadlines, take on new concepts and be innovative.
• Proven ability as a reflective practitioner and ability to effect change based on lessons learnt.
• Demonstrate an ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Good IT skills and able to manage to digital resources.
• Ability to provide virtual and face to face interventions according to target audience needs.
• Proven ability to engage therapeutically with the client group, using a range of therapeutic interventions.
• Skills in teaching and supporting parents.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of organisational skills to deliver targets and meet deadlines
• Proven ability to work flexibly within a changing environment
• Skills in teaching and supporting trainees.
• Research, audit and quality improvement methodologies

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• AD & JD (PDF, 896.2KB)