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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are recruiting a full-time Band 6 Specialist Practitioner and Supervisor to join Children and Family Health Devon within our Mental Health Support Teams and Child Wellbeing Practitioner services.</p><p>This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced mental health professional to provide clinical supervision and leadership within a growing early intervention service.</p><p>The successful post-holder will be joining a developing early intervention pathway, working with children and young people experiencing mild to moderate anxiety and low mood, as well as supporting whole-school approach initiatives. The MHST pathway is a growing service across Devon and Torbay, currently consisting of Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) and CWPs, providing evidence-based interventions in educational settings.</p><p>To learn more about the national MHST model, please visit the CFHD website and refer to the Green Paper on Transforming Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Provision, which outlines the vision for early intervention in schools.</p><p>As a Specialist Practitioner and Supervisor, you will play a key role in supporting clinical staff and ensuring high standards of care.</p><p>We offer:</p><ul><li>Regular supervision and training opportunities to support career progression.</li> <li>A collaborative and supportive team committed to high-quality early intervention.</li> <li>A dynamic and evolving role, shaping the development of MHST and CWP services in Devon.</li></ul>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul><li>Provide clinical supervision and support to EMHPs, CWPs, and trainees, ensuring high standards of care.</li> <li>Deliver evidence-based interventions, including CBT-informed approaches, in line with NICE guidance and best practice models.</li> <li>Conduct clinical assessments and oversee caseload management, ensuring interventions are timely and effective.</li> <li>Support and mentor trainees, contributing to their development and ensuring they meet training requirements.</li> <li>Work within a multi-disciplinary team, collaborating with schools, mental health pathways, and other agencies to ensure a coordinated approach to care.</li> <li>Contribute to service development, implementing new initiatives and supporting quality improvement projects.</li> <li>Ensure safeguarding and risk management procedures are followed, prioritising the safety and well-being of children and young people.</li> <li>Support whole-school approaches, promoting mental health awareness and resilience-building strategies within educational settings.</li></ul><p>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.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>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.</p><p><strong>Our children and
young people say</strong></p><p><em>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.</em></p><p>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.</p><p><strong>Join us in
beautiful Devon</strong></p><p>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. </p><p>Careers - Children and Family Health Devon </p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>13 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 6</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £38,682 to £46,580 a year
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>C9369-25-0900</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Capital Court</p>
      <p>Kingfisher Way</p>
      <p>Exeter</p>
      <p>Devon</p>
      <p>EX2 7LE</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>A professional qualification at degree level or equivalent (Psychological profession, Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist, Social Worker etc.) or successful completion of the post-graduate EMHP (or CWP) CYP-IAPT training</li>
        
        <li>Active registration or appropriate accreditation with professional body (NMC, HCPC, BACP, BABCP) or registration with the appropriate body when this is possible for Li-CBT postgraduate qualifications</li>
        
        <li>Recognised qualification in evidenced based therapeutic intervention for children/young people and their families/carers</li>
        
        <li>Completion of parallel IAPT supervisor training programme within first year of taking on the post if this is not already in place</li>
        
        <li>Training to level 2 in Safeguarding Adults and level 3 in Children and Young People: roles and competencies for Health Care staff</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Substantial experience of managing an extensive and complex caseload and working with children/young people presenting with a range of moderate to complex mental health presentations</li>
        
        <li>Working within a community mental health setting</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment</li>
        
        <li>Experience of delivering CBT-informed interventions and supervision </li>
        
        <li>Substantial proven experience of delivering CBT</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Providing clinical supervision</li>
          
          <li>Participation in user involvement in services</li>
          
          <li>Mentoring students in line with professional requirements</li>
          
          <li>Experience working within Early Intervention and Prevention Services</li>
          
          <li>Experience delivering training to a diverse audience</li>
          
          <li>Experience presenting to a large and diverse audience</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>A professional qualification at degree level or equivalent (Psychological profession, Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist, Social Worker etc.) or successful completion of the post-graduate EMHP (or CWP) CYP-IAPT training</li>
          
          <li>Active registration or appropriate accreditation with professional body (NMC, HCPC, BACP, BABCP) or registration with the appropriate body when this is possible for Li-CBT postgraduate qualifications</li>
          
          <li>Recognised qualification in evidenced based therapeutic intervention for children/young people and their families/carers</li>
          
          <li>Completion of parallel IAPT supervisor training programme within first year of taking on the post if this is not already in place</li>
          
          <li>Training to level 2 in Safeguarding Adults and level 3 in Children and Young People: roles and competencies for Health Care staff</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Substantial experience of managing an extensive and complex caseload and working with children/young people presenting with a range of moderate to complex mental health presentations</li>
          
          <li>Working within a community mental health setting</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment</li>
          
          <li>Experience of delivering CBT-informed interventions and supervision </li>
          
          <li>Substantial proven experience of delivering CBT</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Providing clinical supervision</li>
            
            <li>Participation in user involvement in services</li>
            
            <li>Mentoring students in line with professional requirements</li>
            
            <li>Experience working within Early Intervention and Prevention Services</li>
            
            <li>Experience delivering training to a diverse audience</li>
            
            <li>Experience presenting to a large and diverse audience</li>
            
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Devon Partnership NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Capital Court</p>
      <p>Kingfisher Way</p>
      <p>Exeter</p>
      <p>Devon</p>
      <p>EX2 7LE</p>
    
  

  
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Devon Partnership NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Capital Court</p>
          <p>Kingfisher Way</p>
          <p>Exeter</p>
          <p>Devon</p>
          <p>EX2 7LE</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

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