Overview
We are recruiting a Band 7 Senior Clinical Supervisor to lead our newest Mental Health Support Team (MHST) in Havering, launching in January 2026. Locally known as the Havering Emotional Support Team (HEST), our service began in 2022 with two teams, expanded to a third in 2023, and is now growing again. This is an opportunity to shape and develop a new team, working at the forefront of children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing. Our MHSTs work in partnership with schools, colleges, and community services to provide early access to evidence-based support. We are a motivated, multicultural team passionate about innovation, quality improvement, and research, with recent collaborations including projects with Edge Hill University. As Senior Clinical Supervisor, you will provide leadership, supervision, and clinical expertise to ensure high-quality care for children, young people, and their families. You will also build strong relationships with schools and local partners to embed a whole-school approach to emotional wellbeing across Havering and Waltham Forest.
Responsibilities
* Supervision, caseload management, and clinical oversight of the Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs).
* Provide leadership, supervision, and clinical expertise to ensure high-quality care for children, young people, and their families.
* Build strong working relationships with schools, families, and multi-agency partners.
* Supervising CBT-informed interventions delivered in group and individual formats.
* Delivering and supervising whole-school mental health initiatives.
* Providing education staff with consultation and training to build capacity in supporting children and young people.
* Using outcome measures to inform supervision and evidencing impact.
* Supporting service development through quality improvement and innovation.
* Collaborating with senior colleagues to shape the growth of MHSTs in Havering and Waltham Forest.
* Liaising directly with schools, developing and co-producing materials for delivery/presentation in schools, and supporting the development and embedding of the MHSTs in schools.
* Having a small caseload and delivering universal and targeted group interventions in schools as part of practice.
* Contributing to the ongoing transformation of services in collaboration with the Clinical Lead and other senior colleagues.
Benefits and terms
* High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London: 15% of basic salary (minimum £4,714 and maximum £5,941 per annum, pro rata for part time).
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