Clinical Supervisor

Job summary

The post holder must have a core profession and as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, Systemic Therapist or Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist. We also welcome applicants with a Specialist Nursing or Social Worker qualification, with additional experience and training in child and adolescent mental health and registration with a UK professional regulatory body. We also welcome applicants who are accredited CBT therapists and Art therapists with experience working with children and young people.

Main duties of the job

The Clinician/Supervisor will be responsible for the individual and group supervision of Band 4 / 5 trainee or qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners and Child Wellbeing Practitioners, Band 6, senior wellbeing practitioners, and some aspects of clinical service delivery, including direct psychological interventions with children, young people and their parents, and consultation to schools. Working under the direction of the Clinical Team Lead, and the Operational Manager, they will play an important role in the development of the MHSTs and integration within local education provision, facilitating wider service transformation within the local CYP systems and partnership. The post-holder's clinical work will include: liaison and consultation with schools, developing and co-producing psycho-education / psychological workshops, resources, and other aspects of service delivery and training in schools, and supporting the development and embedding of the MHSTs in schools.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

The post holder will be aligned with our values:

• We Are Kind
• We Are Respectful
• We Work Together
• We Keep Things Simple
• We Empower
• We Are Proudly Diverse

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Details

Date posted

25 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£53,751 to £60,651 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

455-NLFT-0468-A

Job locations

St Ann's Hospital

St Ann's Road

London

N15 3TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

To oversee the formulation and intervention plans for schools, parents, children and young people being supported by the EMHPs/CWPs using a range of specialist psychological interventions appropriate to the service; individual and group.

Working in partnership with schools, to support children, young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families in the self-management of presenting difficulties.

Provide a range of information and support to schools for evidence based psychological interventions, including guided self-help and signposting to other services where appropriate.

To provide clinical supervision to EMHPs / CWPs, along with other clinical supervisors in the team.

To support the EMHPs /CWPs to liaise with other education, health, social care and voluntary sector staff from a range of agencies, in the care provided to clients.

Where required / available, attend and fulfil the requirements of any supervisor training to support the post including practical, academic and practice-based assessments- to support EMHPs in meeting their requirements.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To oversee the formulation and intervention plans for schools, parents, children and young people being supported by the EMHPs/CWPs using a range of specialist psychological interventions appropriate to the service; individual and group.

Working in partnership with schools, to support children, young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families in the self-management of presenting difficulties.

Provide a range of information and support to schools for evidence based psychological interventions, including guided self-help and signposting to other services where appropriate.

To provide clinical supervision to EMHPs / CWPs, along with other clinical supervisors in the team.

To support the EMHPs /CWPs to liaise with other education, health, social care and voluntary sector staff from a range of agencies, in the care provided to clients.

Where required / available, attend and fulfil the requirements of any supervisor training to support the post including practical, academic and practice-based assessments- to support EMHPs in meeting their requirements.

Person Specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• The post holder must have a core profession and as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, Systemic Therapist or Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist. We also welcome applicants with a Specialist Nursing or Social Worker qualification, with additional experience and training in child and adolescent mental health and registration with a UK professional regulatory body. We also welcome applicants who are accredited CBT therapists and Art therapists with experience working with children and young people.
• Teaching / supervision / mentoring training or qualification Additional qualification/training in a relevant area of practice Training in an area related to CYP IAPT, for example - CBT, Systemic or parenting approaches. This may be covered within the primary therapeutic training qualification or supplement it.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Essential

• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS 4. Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with children, young people and families 4.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Essential

• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings. Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.

Person Specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• The post holder must have a core profession and as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, Systemic Therapist or Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist. We also welcome applicants with a Specialist Nursing or Social Worker qualification, with additional experience and training in child and adolescent mental health and registration with a UK professional regulatory body. We also welcome applicants who are accredited CBT therapists and Art therapists with experience working with children and young people.
• Teaching / supervision / mentoring training or qualification Additional qualification/training in a relevant area of practice Training in an area related to CYP IAPT, for example - CBT, Systemic or parenting approaches. This may be covered within the primary therapeutic training qualification or supplement it.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Essential

• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS 4. Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with children, young people and families 4.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Essential

• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings. Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.

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

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Ann's Hospital

St Ann's Road

London

N15 3TH

Employer's website

https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Ann's Hospital

St Ann's Road

London

N15 3TH

Employer's website

https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)