Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Lead for Children in Care

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of a creative and innovative multidisciplinary CAMHS team in Hampshire: CYPS Community Team NEH. The post holder will be our Lead for Children in Care.

The post will be based out of the Aldershot Centre for Health 2 days per week and with our New Leaf Team in Ramsay House, Epsom, 1 day per week

My job makes better lives by providing the day-to-day co-ordination and delivery of intensive specialist intervention for looked after children living in the area of North East Hampshire, with the support of the Epsom based specialist New Leaf Service. Contributing to the continual transformation of emotional health and well-being support for children, families and carers in Northeast Hampshire, working in line with the philosophy of CYPS, the ITHRIVE framework, in keeping with the most up to date guidelines.

Job overview: To ensure the service operates in a safe, effective & efficient way as part of the whole system of emotional health and well-being services within the ITHRIVE framework. In addition, to foster a culture that encourages and enables individuals to have an active role in identifying, planning and meeting their individual needs.

To ensure that the experience of the CYP using the service is at the centre of any decision making whilst building outstanding supportive and responsive relationship with colleagues within North East Hampshire and leading on clinically challenging and complex cases as appropriate.

Main duties of the job

To work across organisational boundaries at the appropriate level to ensure that mental health services for children & young people in North East Hampshire are provided within a coordinated, inter-agency context.
To provide clinical and supervisory leadership to clinicians working with looked after children within the CYPS Community Team, within the getting help/ getting more help element of the ITHRIVE framework.
As a member of the CYPS Management team, to develop, review and maintain effective systems which ensure the service is delivered according to national, CQC, local and Trust standards, policies, guidelines and local service plans in accordance with the alliances vision.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey and Hampshire are beautiful counties lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Eligibility to high cost area supplement is conditional upon candidates residence and will be discussed on offer.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Date posted

15 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£52,963 to £59,360 a year including 5% fringe HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

325-6124085-CYPS

Job locations

Aldershot Centre for Health

Hospital Hill

Aldershot

GU11 1AY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Suitable for someone who is passionate and committed for ensuring high quality services to support emotional health and well-being and who enjoys managing staff well-being and supporting people to achieve their potential. The post holder will be able to flexibly manage situations of multi-level stress in relation to children/young people (who may experience physical, sexual or emotional abuse), with staff and within the organisation.

We would encourage you to look at the Job Description attached for full information about the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We would encourage you to look at the Job Description attached for full information about the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Professional qualification at Diploma/Degree level i.e. RMN, or equivalent in social work, occupational therapy, psychotherapy, clinical psychology, or other such clinical professions
Hold a professional membership (eg NMC, HCPC.)

Desirable

Leadership/Management qualification or relevant training

Experience

Essential

Have a minimum of 2 years relevant management/leadership experience within a children's and adolescent service.
Have a minimum of 5 years' experience working with children and adolescents with emotional health and well-being needs either in a social care or mental health setting.
Have a good understanding of the needs of children and young people who have experienced trauma and who have been looked after.
Experience of developing strategies that promotes an environment of user involvement and recovery and promote Health and Social Governance.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Professional qualification at Diploma/Degree level i.e. RMN, or equivalent in social work, occupational therapy, psychotherapy, clinical psychology, or other such clinical professions
Hold a professional membership (eg NMC, HCPC.)

Desirable

Leadership/Management qualification or relevant training

Experience

Essential

Have a minimum of 2 years relevant management/leadership experience within a children's and adolescent service.
Have a minimum of 5 years' experience working with children and adolescents with emotional health and well-being needs either in a social care or mental health setting.
Have a good understanding of the needs of children and young people who have experienced trauma and who have been looked after.
Experience of developing strategies that promotes an environment of user involvement and recovery and promote Health and Social Governance.

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.