Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Team Manager, managing our Children in Care team, a newly formed Berkshire wide Link team and management support to our West Health and Justice Teams who are located within the three local authority Youth Offending Services. The CiC team is newly developed in partnership with three Local Authority colleagues in West Berkshire, Reading and Wokingham. The Link team forms part of the Thames Valley-wide programme and is designed to improve outcomes for vulnerable children and young people with complex cases. Erlegh House Reading University is the base for CiC and Link Teams.
All three of the above health teams have been established to target support young peoples needs that are defined as 'complex' to ensure that children receive quicker access to mental health support. By working in partnership and sharing knowledge, we hope to effectively meet the needs. The services aim to improve life chances for young people, by working towards increasing these resiliency factors:
- Creating stability of the CYPs home life and support ability to maintain relationships.
- Fostering as strong an attachment as possible with the CYP foster carers or adults responsible for their care
- Reaching as high as possible Education achievements
- Creating local social networks, forming positive and meaningful relationships with peers and other adult
This is a unique opportunity to be part of and contribute to a newly developing and innovative services.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Roles will include.
- Clinical leadership and day to day operational management of the team
- Ensuring effective and safe delivery of a high-quality services, in line with relevant policies, procedures and guidelines
- Ensuring services are responsive to local and national directives and that all key performance indicators are met.
- Advice to team members and on occasion working alongside other staff to deliver evidence-based assessments and interventions, consultations, and training.
- Working effectively with other senior colleagues to ensure high quality and effective joint working with partner agencies.
The3/4 "must haves" for you to be considered for this role:
- Experience of working with young people with mental health difficulties
- Passion for providing collaborative and evidence-based mental health care
- Enthusiasm for multi-professional and multi-agency working
- Ability to travel between multiple sites
About us
Berkshire Healthcare has a record of achievement and success that places us as one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We are rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC, we have a history of strong financial performance, and we have a highly skilled and engaged workforce. We aspire to be an outstanding organisation for everyone: our people, our patients, their families, and their carers.
Some of the benefits of joining our team:
- Salary ranging from£48,971 - £55,064 per annum (incl of HCAS) per annum
- Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
- Annual leave - 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
- Excellent learning and development opportunities
- Salary sacrifice scheme for a new car
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
- Advanced IT enablement and support
- Confidential telephone care service providing independent support and advice for staff.
- And so much more
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required
The Trust may close any vacancy prior to the advertised closing date due to the high level of responses we receive for some of our vacancies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
If you recognise yourself in these requirements, we recommend you apply today!
We are happy to answer any questions that you may have. Please dont hesitate to call Kim Jones, Service Manager, on 07786703615 or email kim.jones@berkshire.nhs.uk, who will be delighted to help
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
If you recognise yourself in these requirements, we recommend you apply today!
We are happy to answer any questions that you may have. Please dont hesitate to call Kim Jones, Service Manager, on 07786703615 or email kim.jones@berkshire.nhs.uk, who will be delighted to help
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Postgraduate doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology (or equivalent for those who trained before 1996)
- Registered and accredited with HCPC
- Eligible for Chartered status with the BPS - OR
- Masters level qualification or equivalent training in Systemic Family Therapy
- UKCP registered - OR
- Registered Mental Health Nurse (NMC) - OR
- Occupational Therapy degree level qualification and registered with HPCP - OR
- Registered Social Worker with relevant social work qualification. - OR
- Qualified Psychotherapist registered with professional body i.e. ACP approved Child Psychotherapist. - OR
- Other Health professional with relevant post graduate qualification.
- And Relevant post graduate qualification in CAMHS related subject
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Management qualification or substantial and relevant management experience.
- A supervisory qualification in the relevant professional discipline e.g. AFT or HPC Approved Clinical Supervisor or substantial supervision experience.
Desirable
- Good knowledge of psychological models relevant to CAMHS and evidence base for related interventions
- Research experience, including a working knowledge of statistics, data analysis and report writing
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing highly complex situations concerning safeguarding and/or risk management
- Proven ability to work in partnership with a range of organisations.
Desirable
- Experience working in mental health across various care settings such day patient and community settings
- Post qualifying clinical experience in CAMHS.
- Experience of planning and developing services that have delivered high quality outcomes.
- Experience of budget management.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Ability to devise and implement local policies and procedures.
Desirable
- Working knowledge of arrangements for children's health services and early help including knowledge of legislation, SEND, statutory guidance, government policy, practice guidance and best practice.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Postgraduate doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology (or equivalent for those who trained before 1996)
- Registered and accredited with HCPC
- Eligible for Chartered status with the BPS - OR
- Masters level qualification or equivalent training in Systemic Family Therapy
- UKCP registered - OR
- Registered Mental Health Nurse (NMC) - OR
- Occupational Therapy degree level qualification and registered with HPCP - OR
- Registered Social Worker with relevant social work qualification. - OR
- Qualified Psychotherapist registered with professional body i.e. ACP approved Child Psychotherapist. - OR
- Other Health professional with relevant post graduate qualification.
- And Relevant post graduate qualification in CAMHS related subject
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Management qualification or substantial and relevant management experience.
- A supervisory qualification in the relevant professional discipline e.g. AFT or HPC Approved Clinical Supervisor or substantial supervision experience.
Desirable
- Good knowledge of psychological models relevant to CAMHS and evidence base for related interventions
- Research experience, including a working knowledge of statistics, data analysis and report writing
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing highly complex situations concerning safeguarding and/or risk management
- Proven ability to work in partnership with a range of organisations.
Desirable
- Experience working in mental health across various care settings such day patient and community settings
- Post qualifying clinical experience in CAMHS.
- Experience of planning and developing services that have delivered high quality outcomes.
- Experience of budget management.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Ability to devise and implement local policies and procedures.
Desirable
- Working knowledge of arrangements for children's health services and early help including knowledge of legislation, SEND, statutory guidance, government policy, practice guidance and best practice.
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).
