MHST supervisor

Contract Type: Fixed Term for 18 months

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £46,142  (Level one) rising to £49,282 (Level four)  per annum (pro rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)

Location: Bestwood Family Hub, Southglade Road, Nottingham, NG5 5GU

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best. 

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham.  So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

Are you a passionate and experienced clinician ready to shape the future of children and young people’s mental health services?

We are looking for a qualified Low Intensity CBT Supervisor (or equivalent) to join our forward-thinking and innovative Mental Health Support Team (MHST) in Nottingham City. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in a dynamic, school-based service at the heart of early intervention and prevention.
About the Role

As an LI CBT Supervisor, you will be central to maintaining the quality and impact of our service. You will provide clinical and case management supervision to EMHPs, supporting their development, enhancing their clinical confidence, and ensuring safe, effective care for children and young people.

Alongside your supervisory responsibilities, you will hold a clinical caseload, delivering evidence-based interventions and assessments. Your expertise in CBT formulation will guide both your own practice and the work of those you supervise.

What Makes This Role Unique? Our MHST is committed to innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. You will work closely with education settings, CAMHS, and partner agencies, embedding mental health support directly within schools and helping shape a responsive, integrated system of care.

We are particularly proud of our:

Strong partnerships with schools and education providers
Emphasis on early intervention and prevention
Supportive, reflective team culture
Commitment to staff development and CPD

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Is a qualified LI CBT Supervisor (or equivalent accreditation)
• Has strong CBT formulation skills and can apply these flexibly in supervision and clinical work
• Has experience supervising EMHPs or similar practitioners
• Can confidently hold and manage a clinical caseload
• Builds excellent working relationships with colleagues, schools, and external partners
• Understands and values working within educational environments
  Is enthusiastic about contributing to an innovative, evolving service

-          This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English, is an essential requirement for the role.

-          A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it.  We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Bridget Scott or Natasha McDonald, by email at [email protected] or [email protected] 

Closing Date:   6th August 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held:   TBC

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits. 

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service)  + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.
   
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.    

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.