Job summary
Full Time - 37.5 Hours Per Week
Adel Beck is a 24-bedded
secure childrens home, for young people aged 10-18, remanded or sentenced by
the criminal courts, or accommodated for their own welfare.
This is a unique opportunity
to lead change across a setting that provides care for the most disenfranchised
young people in the UK. The role requires a values-led practitioner, who is
truly curious and motivated to work across systemic barriers through inter-agency
working. You will lead service development, working with enthusiastic,
experienced and skilled practitioners. You will be responsible for operational
management of the integrated health team, delivered in partnership between LCH
and SWYT, working with the senior management teams across trusts, and Adel Beck.
The team is multidisciplinary, consisting of primary care, substance misuse and
child and adolescent mental health services. The team also lead on the ongoing
implementation of integrated care, embedding trauma-informed care.
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
Main duties of the job
You will be
responsible for leading integrated working within the health team, working
across two NHS trusts, into a council run secure childrens home. Adel Beck is
ever-evolving with opportunity for service development within a team of
experts. The young people resident in Adel Beck benefit from a
multi-disciplinary approach, guided by formulation-led care and a strong
commitment to trauma-informed care.
You
will be supported by strong senior management within Adel Beck, as well as by
dedicated clinical and service leadership from both Leeds Community Healthcare
and South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust. You will also have the
opportunity to be part of wider development across the secure estate, which
includes a network of secure childrens homes and young offenders institutions.
There are plentiful opportunities to network with the wider estate and have
exposure to and influence within a sector that cares for some of the most
vulnerable young people in the country.
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
JOB SUMMARY
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.
To
work as part of CAMHS first on-call rota.
KEY
RESULT AREAS:
Clinical Leadership
1
To
ensure effective co-ordination and leadership of the team in delivering
agreed assessment and treatment plans as identified by the multi-disciplinary
team.
2
To
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.
3
To
actively encourage and develop service user and carer involvement in the
development of individual assessment and treatment plans, and the development
of the service.
4
To
encourage and be responsible for the development of a multi-disciplinary team
approach in the identification and delivery of assessment and treatment plan.
5
To
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.
To
support and lead the teaching, assessing and mentoring of students within the
service.
For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY
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.
To
work as part of CAMHS first on-call rota.
KEY
RESULT AREAS:
Clinical Leadership
1
To
ensure effective co-ordination and leadership of the team in delivering
agreed assessment and treatment plans as identified by the multi-disciplinary
team.
2
To
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.
3
To
actively encourage and develop service user and carer involvement in the
development of individual assessment and treatment plans, and the development
of the service.
4
To
encourage and be responsible for the development of a multi-disciplinary team
approach in the identification and delivery of assessment and treatment plan.
5
To
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.
To
support and lead the teaching, assessing and mentoring of students within the
service.
For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.
Person Specification
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).
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 evaluation.
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification, e.g. nursing, or other professional allied to medicine
- Dip SW or relevant mental health profession
- A teaching and assessing qualification
- 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
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience, some of which must be working with Children and young people or within secure a environment.
- Experience of delivering training to others
- Experience of working in different cultural contexts
- Knowledge and experience of working with Equality and Diversity.
- Multidisciplinary team working
- Inter-agency liaison and consultation
- 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
- Experience of working with children and young people in the criminal justice system
- Experience of working in the secure estate
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
- To have integrity, be honest, open, transparent and respectful.
- Work in partnership with other managers across the service
- A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability)
Person Specification
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).
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 evaluation.
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification, e.g. nursing, or other professional allied to medicine
- Dip SW or relevant mental health profession
- A teaching and assessing qualification
- 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
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience, some of which must be working with Children and young people or within secure a environment.
- Experience of delivering training to others
- Experience of working in different cultural contexts
- Knowledge and experience of working with Equality and Diversity.
- Multidisciplinary team working
- Inter-agency liaison and consultation
- 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
- Experience of working with children and young people in the criminal justice system
- Experience of working in the secure estate
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
- To have integrity, be honest, open, transparent and respectful.
- Work in partnership with other managers across the service
- A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability)
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).
