Specialist Practitioner and Supervisor for MHST and CWP

Job summary

Main duties of the job

• Provide clinical supervision and support to EMHPs, CWPs, and trainees, ensuring high standards of care.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions, including CBT-informed approaches, in line with NICE guidance and best practice models.
• Conduct clinical assessments and oversee caseload management, ensuring interventions are timely and effective.
• Support and mentor trainees, contributing to their development and ensuring they meet training requirements.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team, collaborating with schools, mental health pathways, and other agencies to ensure a coordinated approach to care.
• Contribute to service development, implementing new initiatives and supporting quality improvement projects.
• Ensure safeguarding and risk management procedures are followed, prioritising the safety and well-being of children and young people.
• Support whole-school approaches, promoting mental health awareness and resilience-building strategies within educational settings.

This role is ideal for a highly skilled and compassionate mental health professional who thrives in a supervisory position, is committed to early intervention, and is passionate about improving mental health outcomes for children and young people.

Job responsibilities

At Children and Family Health Devon, we are dedicated to improving the physical and mental health of children and young people across Devon and Torbay. We aim to create an environment where young people can thrive and are committed to reducing health inequalities and providing specialised support, empowering them to lead healthy, fulfilling lives.

Our children and young people say

We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.

We are an alliance of NHS organisations led by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with Devon Partnership Trust. We are a group of professionals including psychologists, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, nurses and many other professions.

Join us in beautiful Devon

With access to moors, sea and cities, there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy Devon. Whether you enjoy spending time in the cultural hub of Exeter, exploring the Jurassic coastline or discovering the world surfing reserve in North Devon there really is something for everyone.

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