Job summary
CAMHS Outreach is a countywide service offering intensive home treatment provision for children and young people aged under 18 experiencing an acute mental health crisis.
Our service focuses on delivering admission avoidance, supporting safe discharge from a Tier 4 in-patient admission. We have a fantastic success rate of supporting children and young people in their recovery at home to ensure they receive the treatment they need and have received additional funding for service expansion.
We are looking for a dynamic and committed Team manager to work alongside the Outreach operational lead and other senior staff in CAMHS to establish effective multi-disciplinary working with CAMHS and partner system. You will be a positive role model to junior members of the team through the practice of evidence-based care. You will be expected to support professional development through clinical appraisal and supervision and contribute to the ongoing educational programme for all staff, fostering a positive learning environment
Main duties of the job
- Provide managerial and clinical leadership to the CAMHS Outreach Team providing day to day management leadership and line management to staff, including non-clinical staff, to promote and develop excellent high-quality safe crisis care
- Have a key role in the development of this team, and support children and young people to access crisis support and brief intervention.
- To support professional development through clinical appraisal and supervision and contribute to the ongoing educational programme for all staff, fostering a positive learning environment.
- Undertake clinical requirements such as providing specialist urgent psych-social clinical risk assessments and safety planning for children and young people and their families and parents/carers. The post holder will work closely with parents/carers alongside the existing network of professionals such as schools, Children Social Care and Core CAMHS for a joint understanding and management of risk to ensure the child or young person's safety.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
About us
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
- 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
- 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
- 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
- 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide clinical and line management supervision to the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that children and young people receive excellent quality standards of care, including non-clinical staff.
- Deputise for Outreach Operational lead as and when required.
- Be professionally responsible for the work delegated to other members of the team and be responsible for supervising their practice, including, overview of caseloads, planning complex activities which require the formulation and adjustment of care plans.
- Lead on appraisals, monthly operational supervision quarterly CAMHS job planning, performance monitoring as well as the clinical and professional development of staff within the team.
- Participate in the recruitment and selection process of staff and ensure completion of the trust and local induction process.
- Provide effective management of absence including sickness within the team in line with Trust policy
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide clinical and line management supervision to the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that children and young people receive excellent quality standards of care, including non-clinical staff.
- Deputise for Outreach Operational lead as and when required.
- Be professionally responsible for the work delegated to other members of the team and be responsible for supervising their practice, including, overview of caseloads, planning complex activities which require the formulation and adjustment of care plans.
- Lead on appraisals, monthly operational supervision quarterly CAMHS job planning, performance monitoring as well as the clinical and professional development of staff within the team.
- Participate in the recruitment and selection process of staff and ensure completion of the trust and local induction process.
- Provide effective management of absence including sickness within the team in line with Trust policy
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Health or Social Care qualification: RNLD, RMHN, OT, MHSW
- Evidence of formal post graduate learning within a relevant CAMHS field or skill
- Formal management/ leadership qualification or equivalent or the ability to undertake this.
Desirable
- Post registration training in specific interventions applicable to children / young people and their families
- Formal Teaching and Assessing Certificate / Qualification.
- Clinical supervisor qualification/training
LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of working in the community at management/leadership level including supervising / managing staff or undertaking basic HR functions
- Experience of maintaining effective working relationships and clearly communicating service related information to senior managers and/or key stakeholders
- Demonstrate clinical expertise in undertaking psychosocial clinical risk assessments and safety planning for children and young people presenting in a mental health crisis.
- Demonstrate clinical expertise and high levels of competency regarding CAMHS care coordination, including managing highly vulnerable children and young people with complex, multi agency needs.
- Experience of audit, research and the application of evidence based practice
Desirable
- Experience of working in acute/urgent care services as a senior practitioner
- Experience of management of change or performance management
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Knowledge of general management concepts and practice including operational experiences within specialist health services and/or children's services, especially the roles and functions within multi-disciplinary teams
- Demonstrate clinical leadership skills in driving forward the CAMHS Participation agenda and ensuring the "voice" of the child is heard at all levels of service delivery
- Demonstrate specialist knowledge and expertise regarding working with highly vulnerable and traumatised children and young people
- Demonstrate profession based and highly specialist clinical reasoning, knowledge, skills and competencies regarding a range of CAMHS therapeutic interventions, including current best practice
Desirable
- Ability to participate in service development processes at a strategic level
- Post registration qualification in a psychological intervention (to be obtained within two years)
PERSONAL SKILLS ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Ability to give leadership and to motivate colleagues and staff to produce work of high quality at an operational and strategic level
- Demonstrate awareness of the needs of service users/parents/carers as well as race equality issues
- Ability to communicate effectively, adapting the presentation style to meet the needs of a wide-ranging audience
- Use of personal initiative, independent judgement, negotiation, decision making and implementation skills on a daily basis oConflict resolution skills
Other requirements
Essential
- Full car driving licence/access to a car
- Ability to work flexibly to cover a 24-hour, 365-day service
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Health or Social Care qualification: RNLD, RMHN, OT, MHSW
- Evidence of formal post graduate learning within a relevant CAMHS field or skill
- Formal management/ leadership qualification or equivalent or the ability to undertake this.
Desirable
- Post registration training in specific interventions applicable to children / young people and their families
- Formal Teaching and Assessing Certificate / Qualification.
- Clinical supervisor qualification/training
LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of working in the community at management/leadership level including supervising / managing staff or undertaking basic HR functions
- Experience of maintaining effective working relationships and clearly communicating service related information to senior managers and/or key stakeholders
- Demonstrate clinical expertise in undertaking psychosocial clinical risk assessments and safety planning for children and young people presenting in a mental health crisis.
- Demonstrate clinical expertise and high levels of competency regarding CAMHS care coordination, including managing highly vulnerable children and young people with complex, multi agency needs.
- Experience of audit, research and the application of evidence based practice
Desirable
- Experience of working in acute/urgent care services as a senior practitioner
- Experience of management of change or performance management
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Knowledge of general management concepts and practice including operational experiences within specialist health services and/or children's services, especially the roles and functions within multi-disciplinary teams
- Demonstrate clinical leadership skills in driving forward the CAMHS Participation agenda and ensuring the "voice" of the child is heard at all levels of service delivery
- Demonstrate specialist knowledge and expertise regarding working with highly vulnerable and traumatised children and young people
- Demonstrate profession based and highly specialist clinical reasoning, knowledge, skills and competencies regarding a range of CAMHS therapeutic interventions, including current best practice
Desirable
- Ability to participate in service development processes at a strategic level
- Post registration qualification in a psychological intervention (to be obtained within two years)
PERSONAL SKILLS ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Ability to give leadership and to motivate colleagues and staff to produce work of high quality at an operational and strategic level
- Demonstrate awareness of the needs of service users/parents/carers as well as race equality issues
- Ability to communicate effectively, adapting the presentation style to meet the needs of a wide-ranging audience
- Use of personal initiative, independent judgement, negotiation, decision making and implementation skills on a daily basis oConflict resolution skills
Other requirements
Essential
- Full car driving licence/access to a car
- Ability to work flexibly to cover a 24-hour, 365-day service
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
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).
