Job summary
LAC and SISP CAMHS Clinical Team Manager Hounslow CAMHS
Open to Clinical/Counselling Psychology, Family Therapy, Child Psychotherapy, Social Work, Nursing, Occupational Therapy
Due to significant expansion within the service, and a recognition of the value of senior specialist input within our CAMHS LAC and SISP services for looked after children and children and families on the edge of care proceedings, we are pleased to be seeking to recruit to a new post of clinical team manager to operationally manage and provide clinical leadership within these services, alongside providing specialist clinical input into the LAC team
This is an exciting opportunity to take a strategic lead in maintaining high quality services, and further developing the service in line with research evidence and best practice guidelines through close collaboration with NHS and local authority colleagues.
Main duties of the job
The role would suit a CAMH clinician with significant experience in working with children, families, and other professionals within a social care setting, who wishes to combine clinical aspects of the role with supporting others to continue to offer a high quality clinical service through compassionate and effective management and clinical leadership.
Support with strategic direction will come from both the local Borough Lead Clinician, and the relevant Head of Discipline. There are excellent opportunities for continuing professional development, and specialist supervision groups are provided through a combination of internal and external supervisors. The post holder will benefit from close and collaborative links with other clinicians in similar roles within our other trust boroughs of Ealing and Hammersmith and Fulham.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.
Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.
We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.
We'rerated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Together, we're committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.
We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.
The regulations mandating vaccination for in-scope roles in the NHS have now been removed. The Trust does however continue to encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. Vaccination data will be collected by our recruitment team during your on-boarding if you are happy to provide a copy of your COVID pass.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through a degree- or doctorate- level qualification in one of the following: onursing (RMN) oclinical or counselling psychology (or equivalent if trained overseas) ofamily and systemic psychotherapy oChild and adolescent psychotherapy (eligible for full membership of the Association of child psychotherapist) osocial work with additional therapeutic qualifications oOccupational therapy this should be supplemented by other specialist training and short courses
- Current professional registration as applicable: the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC), Health Care Professions Council (HCPC), Social Work England (SWE) Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) or the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
- Training in supervision
- Specialist therapeutic skills as relevant to clinical population, such as life story work, DDP, working with foster carers, assessments of parenting
Desirable
- Training courses/qualifications to support management and leadership skills
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-registration experience which includes experience of working in a senior supervisory and leadership role
- Experience of assessment and direct work with children and adolescents with emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties in a child and adolescent mental health service
- Extensive experience of safeguarding children
- Working in a multidisciplinary and multiagency teams
- Working effectively with other agencies
- Team management or leadership experience
- Extensive experience of supervising staff
- Demonstrable experience of managing performance of individuals and teams
- Experience of working with LAC population
Desirable
- Experience of working with families at the edge of legal proceedings
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Effective leadership skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
- Advanced organisational skills, able to prioritise and work to deadlines
- Audit and research skills
- Supervision/caseload management skills
- Information technology skills
- Monitoring and evaluation skills
- Ability to work in multidisciplinary, multiagency teams, and to work collaboratively with other services
- Sound knowledge of the NHS, including primary care and mental health sectors
- Knowledge of mental health act, children's act, and relevant legislation
- Self-motivated, good use of initiative, able to work independently
- Confidence in working across agencies and professions
- Positive and creative approach to problem solving
- Specialist therapeutic knowledge and skills relevant to working with clinical population
Desirable
- Current research into models of service
- Clinical governance and clinical audit
Other requirements
Essential
- Flexible approach to work
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through a degree- or doctorate- level qualification in one of the following: onursing (RMN) oclinical or counselling psychology (or equivalent if trained overseas) ofamily and systemic psychotherapy oChild and adolescent psychotherapy (eligible for full membership of the Association of child psychotherapist) osocial work with additional therapeutic qualifications oOccupational therapy this should be supplemented by other specialist training and short courses
- Current professional registration as applicable: the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC), Health Care Professions Council (HCPC), Social Work England (SWE) Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) or the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
- Training in supervision
- Specialist therapeutic skills as relevant to clinical population, such as life story work, DDP, working with foster carers, assessments of parenting
Desirable
- Training courses/qualifications to support management and leadership skills
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-registration experience which includes experience of working in a senior supervisory and leadership role
- Experience of assessment and direct work with children and adolescents with emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties in a child and adolescent mental health service
- Extensive experience of safeguarding children
- Working in a multidisciplinary and multiagency teams
- Working effectively with other agencies
- Team management or leadership experience
- Extensive experience of supervising staff
- Demonstrable experience of managing performance of individuals and teams
- Experience of working with LAC population
Desirable
- Experience of working with families at the edge of legal proceedings
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Effective leadership skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
- Advanced organisational skills, able to prioritise and work to deadlines
- Audit and research skills
- Supervision/caseload management skills
- Information technology skills
- Monitoring and evaluation skills
- Ability to work in multidisciplinary, multiagency teams, and to work collaboratively with other services
- Sound knowledge of the NHS, including primary care and mental health sectors
- Knowledge of mental health act, children's act, and relevant legislation
- Self-motivated, good use of initiative, able to work independently
- Confidence in working across agencies and professions
- Positive and creative approach to problem solving
- Specialist therapeutic knowledge and skills relevant to working with clinical population
Desirable
- Current research into models of service
- Clinical governance and clinical audit
Other requirements
Essential
- Flexible approach to work
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.
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.
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).
