Job summary
37.5 hours per week
We are looking for an enthusiastic full time Band 7 Team
Manager for Kirklees Neurodevelopmental assessment team. The team offers
diagnostic assessments for Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADHD) to children and young people up under the age of 18.
The post holder will
lead in the operational delivery of the service and will contribute
significantly to further service development alongside the clinical lead and
senior management team.
This role would suit those with a keen interest in
neurodiversity, who are passionate about good quality service provision for
children, young people and their families but who also have a strong desire to
maintain a team culture where staff thrive.
You will receive support from the wider CAMHS operational
management structure and clinical lead and will be provided with supportive
supervision to aid development within the role. We also offer excellent
training and personal development opportunities.
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be
fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
For full job description, please see attached supporting
documents.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to provide visible and
accessible clinical and operational leadership across the service and will have
accountability for the delivery of a high quality neurodevelopmental assessment
service. They will be responsible for the line management of staff, including
supervision, undertaking appraisals alongside other HR processes including
recruitment and sickness monitoring.
The post holder will lead, influence and positively
contribute to service development and business planning alongside the clinical
lead and service manager and will have governance responsibilities such as
ensuring record keeping standards are met and auditing, monitoring and evaluating
service standards.
They will also need to act as a highly specialised expert
resource within the team which may involve some clinical work (diagnostic
assessments) dependent on service demand and acuity.
At the time of advertising, this role does meet the
minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to
work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.
About us
We
are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health
and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,
Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are
the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is
to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this
by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ
staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a
difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage
and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value
diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being
a foundation Trust means were accountable to our
members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people
(including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join
us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving
the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and
help each year.
We
are committed
to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and
vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this
commitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post-holder will be responsible for the leadership, co-ordination and
management of CAMHS related to meeting the needs of children and young people
as identified by the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will carry a
small caseload.
To facilitate and be responsible for effective
multi-disciplinary / multi-agency team working to meet the needs of all who
access the service.
To ensure that mechanisms are in place to
manage, monitor and review clinical and admin staffs within the services.
To ensure the effective management and
continuous development of the team, providing leadership to all staff which
encourages the development of a qualitative, evidence based service.
To promote safeguarding and the welfare of
children, young people and staffs.
To manage the demand and capacity within the
team in line with service targets, capacity and demand.
Ensure effective co-ordination and leadership
of the team in delivering agreed assessment and treatment plans as identified
by the multi-disciplinary team.
Ensure that individual needs led assessment and
treatment plans are evidence based, effectively co-ordinated and outcomes
achieved within agreed timescales as directed by the multi-disciplinary team.
Actively encourage and develop service user and
carer involvement in the development of individual assessment and treatment
plans, and the development of the service.
Encourage and be responsible for the
development of a multi-disciplinary team approach in the identification and
delivery of assessment and treatment plan.
Develop a
culture within the team that supports research, evidence based practice,
innovative practice, quality initiatives and is continuously analytical in
seeking to improve service delivery.
Support and lead the teaching, assessing and
mentoring of students within the service.
Support clinicians to compile reports for the
multi-disciplinary agency team as and when required.
Promote the safeguarding of children in line
with Trust policies and procedures.
We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are
using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application
forms.Over reliance on AI-generated content in application forms is
strongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process before
selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to
enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application
form.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post-holder will be responsible for the leadership, co-ordination and
management of CAMHS related to meeting the needs of children and young people
as identified by the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will carry a
small caseload.
To facilitate and be responsible for effective
multi-disciplinary / multi-agency team working to meet the needs of all who
access the service.
To ensure that mechanisms are in place to
manage, monitor and review clinical and admin staffs within the services.
To ensure the effective management and
continuous development of the team, providing leadership to all staff which
encourages the development of a qualitative, evidence based service.
To promote safeguarding and the welfare of
children, young people and staffs.
To manage the demand and capacity within the
team in line with service targets, capacity and demand.
Ensure effective co-ordination and leadership
of the team in delivering agreed assessment and treatment plans as identified
by the multi-disciplinary team.
Ensure that individual needs led assessment and
treatment plans are evidence based, effectively co-ordinated and outcomes
achieved within agreed timescales as directed by the multi-disciplinary team.
Actively encourage and develop service user and
carer involvement in the development of individual assessment and treatment
plans, and the development of the service.
Encourage and be responsible for the
development of a multi-disciplinary team approach in the identification and
delivery of assessment and treatment plan.
Develop a
culture within the team that supports research, evidence based practice,
innovative practice, quality initiatives and is continuously analytical in
seeking to improve service delivery.
Support and lead the teaching, assessing and
mentoring of students within the service.
Support clinicians to compile reports for the
multi-disciplinary agency team as and when required.
Promote the safeguarding of children in line
with Trust policies and procedures.
We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are
using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application
forms.Over reliance on AI-generated content in application forms is
strongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process before
selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to
enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application
form.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification, e.g. nursing, or other professional allied to medicine.
- Dip SW or relevant mental health profession.
- Membership of professional body.
- First level qualification/degree/Certificate in Management Studies or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in mental health (e.g. CBT, Family Therapy, Counselling).
- Masters Level qualification.
- A teaching and assessing qualification.
Special Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and communication skills.
- Ability to manage own caseload and to be a self-reliant and autonomous practitioner.
- Excellent negotiation skills, and problem solving skills.
- Customer service orientation.
- Excellent record keeping and report writing skills to include care planning and risk assessments.
- IT skills.
- Ability to support and empower staff.
-
- Time management/prioritisation skills of self and others.
- Experience in leading audits and service.
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post.
-
- A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to work autonomously and as part of a team.
-
- Commitment to multi-agency approach/working.
- Ability to work and make decisions under pressure where there are frequent interruptions from team members needing advice regarding clinical staffing or operational issues.
- Calm, confident, innovative, creative and assertive.
- Integrity.
- Vision about clinical practice and service development.
- Ability to learn and taken on new initiatives/roles.
- Ability to make and lead decisions under pressure/crisis situations.
- Willingness to be flexible and adaptable in accordance with changing service priorities.
- Commitment to challenging discrimination and improving accessibility of services.
- Ability to cope calmly in a crisis.
-
- To demonstrate good self-care and encourage the same in team members.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience, some of which must be working with Children, young people and their carers in a mental health or other complex care setting.
-
- Experience of working in different cultural contexts.
- Knowledge and experience of working with Equality and Diversity.
- Multidisciplinary team working.
- Inter-agency liaison and consultation.
- Experience of teaching and assessing.
- To have experience in recruitment and retention and sickness absence.
- Experience of providing highly specialist advice and supervision to other professionals.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance for working with children, young people, mental health and safeguarding.
- Evidence of advanced clinical/therapeutic knowledge and skills in mental health.
- Extensive experience in assessment and risk management and ability to implement evidence based practice.
- Advanced experience of safeguarding children and young people.
Desirable
- Experience of community settings.
Training
Essential
- Experience of delivering training to others.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification, e.g. nursing, or other professional allied to medicine.
- Dip SW or relevant mental health profession.
- Membership of professional body.
- First level qualification/degree/Certificate in Management Studies or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in mental health (e.g. CBT, Family Therapy, Counselling).
- Masters Level qualification.
- A teaching and assessing qualification.
Special Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and communication skills.
- Ability to manage own caseload and to be a self-reliant and autonomous practitioner.
- Excellent negotiation skills, and problem solving skills.
- Customer service orientation.
- Excellent record keeping and report writing skills to include care planning and risk assessments.
- IT skills.
- Ability to support and empower staff.
-
- Time management/prioritisation skills of self and others.
- Experience in leading audits and service.
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post.
-
- A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to work autonomously and as part of a team.
-
- Commitment to multi-agency approach/working.
- Ability to work and make decisions under pressure where there are frequent interruptions from team members needing advice regarding clinical staffing or operational issues.
- Calm, confident, innovative, creative and assertive.
- Integrity.
- Vision about clinical practice and service development.
- Ability to learn and taken on new initiatives/roles.
- Ability to make and lead decisions under pressure/crisis situations.
- Willingness to be flexible and adaptable in accordance with changing service priorities.
- Commitment to challenging discrimination and improving accessibility of services.
- Ability to cope calmly in a crisis.
-
- To demonstrate good self-care and encourage the same in team members.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience, some of which must be working with Children, young people and their carers in a mental health or other complex care setting.
-
- Experience of working in different cultural contexts.
- Knowledge and experience of working with Equality and Diversity.
- Multidisciplinary team working.
- Inter-agency liaison and consultation.
- Experience of teaching and assessing.
- To have experience in recruitment and retention and sickness absence.
- Experience of providing highly specialist advice and supervision to other professionals.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance for working with children, young people, mental health and safeguarding.
- Evidence of advanced clinical/therapeutic knowledge and skills in mental health.
- Extensive experience in assessment and risk management and ability to implement evidence based practice.
- Advanced experience of safeguarding children and young people.
Desirable
- Experience of community settings.
Training
Essential
- Experience of delivering training to others.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
