Job summary
Would you thrive in leading a creative and close-knit team of skilled professionals?
Do you have a desire to make a positive difference to the lives of children & young people and their families?
We are seeking a new team manager for our Aldershot Locality Community CAMHS Team, within the Hampshire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).
The team is made up of a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) of innovative and dynamic clinicians who have worked hard to find new ways of providing clinical care to the young people they work with.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust delivers the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service in Hampshire and this role will be based within the local team in Hampshire. There are 7 community CAMHS Teams across Hampshire, a dedicated Eating Disorder Service, an Early Help Team, including our Single Point of Access and an Intensive Home Treatment and Hospital Assessment Service. All of our teams work collaboratively and in partnership to deliver consistent high-quality care and treatment to the young people of Hampshire
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the General Manager for Hampshire CAMHS, you will be responsible for leading your team of clinicians (Nurses, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists), support and administrative staff.
We have a strong clinical and managerial leadership structure, of which you will be a key part. You will bring your experience of operational management within children and young people's services and will be comfortable in leading a multi-disciplinary team. You will be engaging staff and stakeholders, driving innovation and service development, while delivering against performance targets.
Please be aware that anyone applying for a post with CAMHS Hampshire will be subject to TUPE transfer.
Under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment Regulations) (TUPE) all substantive Hampshire CAMHS staff who are employed by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SPFT) will transfer to either Southern Health Foundation Trust, or to Surrey and Borders Foundation Trust. The TUPE transfer from Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust effective from 1st February 2024.
The Consultation document for TUPE transfer will be made available for all successful applicants
About us
Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for all age groups across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
Hampshire is a beautiful county with an excellent transport network linking with the neighbouring counties of Surrey, Wiltshire, Berkshire and Sussex. It is the third largest shire county in the UK and the largest county in South East England. It has many tourist attractions such as the historical Cathedral City of Winchester, National Parks in the New Forest and the South Downs and two of the largest ports (Southampton and Portsmouth) in England, to name a few.
We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
We'd love you to join our Trust, rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In order to be a successful Team Manager in our service you will be:
- Experienced in health/social care leadership
- Experienced in risk management
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced and varied role
- Experienced working within a mental health setting
It would also be advantageous if you are:
- Experienced working in CAMHS (Children and Young Peoples mental health services)
This is a full-time post, working 37.5hrs Monday-Friday.
See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Please apply using the link in this advert, or for more information explore the attachments or contact:
Jacqui Tyson Jacqui.tyson@spft.nhs.uk / 023 80 743000
(We are happy to arrange informal visits currently Covid dependant)
Job description
Job responsibilities
In order to be a successful Team Manager in our service you will be:
- Experienced in health/social care leadership
- Experienced in risk management
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced and varied role
- Experienced working within a mental health setting
It would also be advantageous if you are:
- Experienced working in CAMHS (Children and Young Peoples mental health services)
This is a full-time post, working 37.5hrs Monday-Friday.
See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Please apply using the link in this advert, or for more information explore the attachments or contact:
Jacqui Tyson Jacqui.tyson@spft.nhs.uk / 023 80 743000
(We are happy to arrange informal visits currently Covid dependant)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree/ diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience.
- Clinical/post graduate management qualification or equivalent level of experience and proven ability to perform at this level
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of and demonstrable achievement in managing health/social care services
- Experience of working in a CAMHS or Children's Service Team
- Management of resources and good track record with change management, efficiency savings and financial recovery plans.
- Experience of modernising services without additional resources.
- Experience of developing and maintaining effective partnerships with stakeholders in the redesign of services
- Experience of project management and imaginative planning.
- Experience of managing a diverse practitioner team (multi site)
- Measurable track record in involving and motivating staff to improve performance.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree/ diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience.
- Clinical/post graduate management qualification or equivalent level of experience and proven ability to perform at this level
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of and demonstrable achievement in managing health/social care services
- Experience of working in a CAMHS or Children's Service Team
- Management of resources and good track record with change management, efficiency savings and financial recovery plans.
- Experience of modernising services without additional resources.
- Experience of developing and maintaining effective partnerships with stakeholders in the redesign of services
- Experience of project management and imaginative planning.
- Experience of managing a diverse practitioner team (multi site)
- Measurable track record in involving and motivating staff to improve performance.
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).
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).
