Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic, award-winning service as Clinical Lead of Bexley CAMHS Mental Health Support Team (MHST). MHS Teams are part of an exciting National joint initiative with schools to improve the mental health & wellbeing of children & young people (CYP) in response to the government's Green Paper: Transforming children & young people's mental health provision. In NHSE's published priorities for CYP mental health it outlines that all schools have access to MHS Teams by 2029/2030. As Clinical Lead, you will be responsible for supporting the team to provide a clinically safe and responsive mental health & wellbeing service to CYP & families within several local primary and secondary education settings. You will work in close partnership with partner agencies as well as having an outward facing role of liaison and relationship building with our local and National MHST colleagues. Following recent expansion, an Oxleas CAMHS MHST management team has been developed which the postholder will be part of. Experience of strong clinical and leadership skills are essential for this role. You will also need to have excellent communication and management skills with a passion for early intervention mental health support for CYP and families. This post provides excellent CPD opportunities and the post holder will be part of an active and welcoming psychology group in Oxleas CAMHS which provides regular development opportunities throughout the year.
Main duties of the job
As Clinical Lead, you will be responsible alongside the Team Manager for ensuring high quality and safe service delivery, supporting the team to provide a clinically safe and responsive mental health and wellbeing service to children, young people and families within a number of local primary and secondary education settings.
You will work in close partnership with education colleagues, local authority and partner agencies and will develop strong working relationships with senior clinical, professional and managerial leads within Oxleas CAMHS and the wider Trust.
The service has recently expanded and is developing as a service in its own right in Oxleas CAMHS. The Clinical Lead and Team Manager will be leading the team through this change to achieve its ambitious goals and continue to improve the MHST service in Bexley.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
Experience of strong clinical and leadership skills are essential for this role. You will also need to have excellent communication and management skills with a passion for early intervention mental health support for children, young people and families.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Experience of strong clinical and leadership skills are essential for this role. You will also need to have excellent communication and management skills with a passion for early intervention mental health support for children, young people and families.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate Doctoral level training and qualification in Clinical Psychology, as accredited by the BPS and recognised by HCPC.
- Professional registration with HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist.
- Completed training in clinical supervision.
Desirable
- Further training in at least one specialised area of psychological practice relevant to children and young people's mental health, through formal qualification (post-graduate diploma or equivalent) OR a combination of specialist short courses/an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice in specialism.
- Completed CPD in clinical leadership
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist in Child and Adolescent Mental Health services, including working within schools in CAMHS teams or equivalent.
- Experience of undertaking leadership responsibilities e.g. further supervision courses/training
- Experience of providing clinical supervision to qualified and non-qualified Psychologists, Psychological Professionals and clinicians from other disciplines.
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of clinical leadership.
- Advanced knowledge of the theory of relevant psychological practice/processes and their therapeutic application to working with children and adolescents.
- Ability and skills to work effectively within an MDT, including clinical and management leadership joint working, contributing to effective team functioning.
Desirable
- Ability and skills in developing effective clinical pathways that include evidence-based psychological care of children and young people.
- To plan delivery of psychology and psychological services to the client group and carers, involving internal and external stakeholders.
- Advanced skills in clinical supervision.
- Advanced skills in working within complex systems, managing the highly complex relationships within and between parts of the system in ways which maximise the potential for good outcomes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate Doctoral level training and qualification in Clinical Psychology, as accredited by the BPS and recognised by HCPC.
- Professional registration with HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist.
- Completed training in clinical supervision.
Desirable
- Further training in at least one specialised area of psychological practice relevant to children and young people's mental health, through formal qualification (post-graduate diploma or equivalent) OR a combination of specialist short courses/an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice in specialism.
- Completed CPD in clinical leadership
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist in Child and Adolescent Mental Health services, including working within schools in CAMHS teams or equivalent.
- Experience of undertaking leadership responsibilities e.g. further supervision courses/training
- Experience of providing clinical supervision to qualified and non-qualified Psychologists, Psychological Professionals and clinicians from other disciplines.
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of clinical leadership.
- Advanced knowledge of the theory of relevant psychological practice/processes and their therapeutic application to working with children and adolescents.
- Ability and skills to work effectively within an MDT, including clinical and management leadership joint working, contributing to effective team functioning.
Desirable
- Ability and skills in developing effective clinical pathways that include evidence-based psychological care of children and young people.
- To plan delivery of psychology and psychological services to the client group and carers, involving internal and external stakeholders.
- Advanced skills in clinical supervision.
- Advanced skills in working within complex systems, managing the highly complex relationships within and between parts of the system in ways which maximise the potential for good outcomes.
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).
