CAMHS Clinical Pathway Manager Infant/Early Help Pathway

Job responsibilities

The Clinical Pathway Manager role will be responsible for oversight in relation to line management of staff appraisals. You will also be at the forefront for development of the Access Health and Wellbeing as well as SEND, which is a single point of access for all referrals for specialist services working in collaboration with our partner agencies. You will need to be passionate about developing accessible services and be able to be flexible in your approach to support the pathways and service development.Infant Pathway focus is on parent- infant mental health, inclusive of early intervention prior to birth, direct work and group intervention until the age of rising five years.The Early Help Pathway focus is on school aged delivering, training, consultation, assessment, group work, direct intervention until the age of 18 years. In this part of the role, you will work closely with the other Early Help Pathway Manager, duties are divided equally.

Our aim is to improve children and young peoples mental health through the effective delivery of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) by providing safe, effective, cost efficient, timely and accessible services that are in accordance with national and local priorities and responsive to the needs and views of local children, young people and their families. Improve children and young peoples mental health through the effective delivery of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) through provision of multi-disciplinary Community Pathways for school aged children and young people aged 0-19 providing safe, effective, cost efficient, timely and accessible services that are in accordance with national and local priorities and responsive to the needs and views of local children, young people and their families.

As one of the Clinical Pathway Managers, you will provide an element of specialist clinical practice to be agreed with the Service Manager, taking into consideration the level of management responsibility within this post as the post holder will have day to day management of one of the CAMHS Pathways. You will work as part of the senior management team within CAMHS in conjunction with the wider CAMH service and tier 4.To take day to day management responsibility for the Infant and Early Help Pathway, using performance management systems to ensure the effective delivery of contracted activity.

To work with Senior Managers to deliver integrated governance requirements and be accountable for delivering governance within the team. This may include contributing to the writing of policy and procedure documents relating to clinical practice.

To ensure Team members comply with key mechanisms to support clinical delivery. This will include Care Programme Approach, Clinical Records Management, Health Care Data Entry, Incident reporting, serious untoward Incident Review and complaints.

To ensure completion of Risk Assessments, contribute and undertake risk management plans. Have responsibility for Health and safety; fire safety responsibilities required by statute, regulation, legal obligations and LWSW policies.

To be accountable for implementing policy relating to health and safety and monitor compliance.

To assess and determine the development/training needs of team and contribute to the Continued Professional Development (CPD) training Programme.

To contribute to the development and delivery of training for the wider stakeholders and partnership agencies. Including the oversight of STORM Training.

To ensure Professional registration requirements are continually met and clinical supervision is arranged and undertaken on a minimum monthly basis.

To advise on autonomous clinical practice to an agreed area of service delivery.

The post holder will contribute to the delivery of consultation and training.

The post will be able to under limited clinical work which will be agreed by the Service Manager.Take responsibility for ensuring that multi-organisation governance is considered and managed appropriately.

Lead and operationally manage a team of staff ensuring that they operate within policies and procedures, and external regulations e.g. CQC, NHS, and SLA.

Manage the overall day to day workload of the team dealing with staff and performance issues as necessary.

Manage team members in line with Livewell Southwest HR Policies: e.g. Capability and Sickness.

Ensure implementation of appropriate supervision arrangements for all staff and provide effective management and supervision to staff.

Ensure that all staff receive training in accordance with the training plan, minimal requirement for their professional registration and competencies for the Care Programme Approach and recovery competencies. Ensure completion of all PDPs to support staff development.

Ensure that all staff are compliant with the Mental Health Capacity Act and other relevant legislation.

Contribute to the development of the effective workforce planning and development for their function within the network.

Ensure that activity data is collected and presented to the relevant management forums in their agreed format.Promote and develop high standards of clinical care.

Develop and implement care plans, ensuring active involvement of service users and their carers.

Ensure robust systems are in place to monitor the clinical practice of team members in line with CQC standards.

Ensure effective care pathways are in place for transition between mental health and other services e.g. Acute Medical, CAMHS, Child Protection, Learning Disability and Older Peoples Services.

Ensure the availability of choice that meets the needs of the local population.

Work closely with other teams within Livewell Southwest and the Voluntary, Statutory and independent sectors to ensure effective discharge planning which incorporates implementation of key success criteria for NICE guidance

e.g. CPA, Preventing Suicide, and Information Sharing etc.

Implement a formal and active system of caseload review, caseload management and pro-active care management that will enable achievement of local and national targets.

Participate in safeguarding adults and children to level 3 as set out in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff.

Practice in a way that actively minimises dependency and promotes recovery.

Communicate information in a way that makes it relevant and understandable for all including service users and carers, working to the principles of the functions policy implementation guidelines and practice in line with the standards and values set out in them.

Aim to uphold the principles and approach of CPA, whether people are formally in CPA or not.

Ensure the delivery of high standards of care to your patients, who are entitled to receive safe and competent care. The Service User wishes, feelings, values and beliefs should be taken into consideration as well as the views of the people close to them.

Take personal accountability for your own practice. This means that you are answerable for your actions and omissions, regardless of advice or directions from another professional.

Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (e.g. HCPC, BACP, BABCP) NMC etc, and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department of health (e.g. NHS plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence).

Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times.

Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Senior Management.

Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.

Keep up to date all records in relation to C.P.D. and ensure personal development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments.

Attend relevant conferences in line with identified professional objectives.

Proactively work on development of higher level clinical and managerial skill.

Work closely with key internal and external personnel including midwifery, acute medical staffing, Social Services provision, Housing, Voluntary and non-statutory agencies and a wider Health and Social Care Community.

Ensure close liaison with primary health care staff and commissioning officers regarding referral criteria into the services and quality standards and ensure targets from the National Framework are met.

Liaise with professional stakeholder groups and interface service providers and agencies to develop mutually helpful working relationships.

Act as a point of contact for agencies outside the Livewell Southwest seeking information about the team or wanting to refer to it.

Present information, some of which may be contentious, to staff groups, service user groups, carers groups and other stakeholders using a range of techniques and media.

Investigate complaints, grievances and performance issues taking remedial action as necessary.

Demonstrates communications which are professional, and act as role model for peers and wider staff group.

Please see attached JD for further information

Experience

Essential

• At least three years experience in line management responsibility for one or more multi disciplinary teams and where the team remit has included work with children, young people and their families experiencing mental health problems.
• Post-qualifying experience of clinical assessment, evaluation, care planning and risk management in work with those experiencing mental health problems -
• minimum of 3 years experience..
• Experience of providing clinical supervision to professionals working with children and young people experiencing mental health problems.
• Culturally competent practice with people from a range of diverse backgrounds.
• Clinical mental health assessment and formulation of children and young people (including children aged 0-5).
• Assessment and management of risk and an understanding of the escalation process.
• A range of therapeutic interventions relating to mental health and emotional well-being.
• Mentoring students including appraisal and the setting and review of objectives.
• Evidence of working to challenging timescales.
• Evidence of team building skills.
• Experience of integrated governance, risk management and service improvement.
• Experience of working within safeguarding systems, e.g. Common Assessment Framework / Child Protection.
• Development of policies and procedures.
• Experience of dealing with contentious issues and drawing upon skills of clarification and negotiation for successful resolution.
• Experience of incorporating service user views into the provision and evaluation of services.
• Managing teams with challenges and clinical pressures which require prioritisation

Desirable

• Operational management of a team.
• Experience of using audit and analytical skills and implementing corrective action.
• Project management experience.

Qualifications

Essential

• Core Qualification such as Degree /Diploma in Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy etc.
• Active registration with the relevant professional body.
• Professional qualification relevant to CAMHS,
• e.g. mental health nursing, social work.
• Post graduate qualification relevant to core qualification.
• Evidence of management or leadership development/specialist training. Obtained through continuous professional development and/or formal management courses to Diploma level.

Desirable

• Recognised management qualification at Post Graduate level or
• higher.
• Experience of managing a clinical team.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• An understanding of the system of health, social care, education and third sector for children and families.
• Understanding of quality and patient safety, health and safety legislation, local and national policy around safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
• Knowledge about risk assessment and how to support all staff members in assessing and managing risk.
• Understanding of performance management and the role this can play in the delivery of excellent and effective services.
• Knowledge of the range of therapeutic skills relevant to working with children and young people aged 0-19 and their families.
• Mental Health assessment skills
• Well established case management skills
• Good organisational and time management skills with an ability to prioritise
• The ability to maintain working partnerships with other organisations in the delivery of integrated care.
• Well developed communication skills both oral and written.
• Able to reason, including the ability to analyse, interpret, evaluate and draw assumptions from data and information. Able
• to utilise complex information to identify solutions.
• Able to analyse and find solutions to operational issues, providing solutions and motivating people to solving problems.
• Ability to communicate effectively (including sensitive information) verbally, adjusting language, style and content as appropriate to the audience.
• Ability to delegate clearly and effectively and work through others.
• Effective leadership skills that motivate and involve a team.
• Self-motivating and able to work on own initiative

Desirable

• Knowledge of the key strategies and policies affecting childrens mental health services and how that is located into a wider strategic picture of child health and well-being.
• Dealing with highly complex sensitive or contentious information where there may be barriers to understanding.
• Ability to work with ambiguity and in an immediate
• environment that is subject to rapid and fundamental change.

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).