MHST Clinical Team Lead & Service Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Ensure consistent standards of care across the MHSTs, minimising risk and instigating remedial action if necessary

Oversee clinical interventions of the MHSTs, developing strategy and service development in partnership with senior team members

Assess the clinical skills required to deliver a safe and high-quality service, identifying gaps and plans to address these issues

Provide clinical supervision and case management to the senior members of MHSTs, whilst also overseeing coaching and mentoring for all members of the MHSTs

Develop care and referral pathways that support improved care for children, young people and their families

Ensure and embed evidence-based practice in all clinical work of MHSTs

Assume overall responsibility and quality assurance for all reported clinical outcomes and data submitted to NHS Digitals Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS)

Monitor and track progress against access targets for MHST service delivery, ensure that KPIs are met and develop plans to address gaps

Writing service Impact, monitoring, service update and evaluation reports (ad hoc, quarterly and yearly)

Service Audits

Ensure comprehensive clinical notes and records are maintained in line with clinical standards

Ensure relevant theory and research is promoted amongst MHSTs to support evidence-based practice

Development and upgrading of policies and procedures relating to evidence-based clinical care for children and young people

Assess and develop evidence-based treatment plans to meet the moderate needs of CYP with a range of emotional and mental health difficulties

Deliver evidence-based early interventions for CYP aged 5-18 with moderate emotional and mental health difficulties

Maintain comprehensive clinical and consultation records

Attend clinical supervision

Oversee safeguarding supervision and support for all MHST members, in line with relevant organisational safeguarding policies and procedures

Provide oversight of the screening process for CYP referred to MHSTs and appropriate referral of cases both within the team and externally, as required

Promote the mental and emotional health of children and young people in educational settings, through clinical interventions in the care pathway

Ensure adherence to organisational policies and procedures and that interventions are developed and delivered in accordance with NICE guidelines and clinical standards

Lead on coordinating and communicating service delivery with relevant stakeholders, promoting the active involvement of children, young people and their families in planning and implementing care delivery

Undertake continued clinical professional development and ensure that relevant CPD opportunities are identified and provided for all MHST members

Provide on-call, clinical support for our Circle service when needed

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree from an accredited or recognised body to deliver evidence-based interventions for CYP and or parenting interventions / programmes
• A core profession (e.g., BACP, UKCP, HCP, NMC registration, Social Worker and OT) including registration with a professional body

Experience

Essential

• Degree from an accredited or recognised body to deliver evidence-based interventions for CYP and or parenting interventions / programmes
• A core profession (e.g., BACP, UKCP, HCP, NMC registration, Social Worker and OT) including registration with a professional body
• Minimum 2 years experience working within a Statutory CAMHS Tier 2 or 3 service, delivering assessments and interventions to children, young people and their families
• Several years of direct clinical experience (autonomously providing assessment, developing treatment plans and delivering a range of therapeutic interventions) with children and young people aged 5-18 with mental health difficulties
• Experience in managing a clinical multi-disciplinary mental health team and providing clinical supervision and case management
• Experience of routine clinical outcome monitoring
• Experience of managing clinical risk assessment
• Knowledge of systemic, cognitive and psychodynamic theories and when each is appropriate
• Understanding of child development and psychosocial influences
• Highly developed knowledge of child and adult safeguarding
• Experience engaging a range of stakeholders (young people, families, mental health providers, schools, Local Authority staff etc.) and involving service users throughout service planning and delivery
• Excellent leadership, problem-solving and communication skills
• Organisational skills and excellent time management
• Experience of using Microsoft Office package

Desirable

• Experience using Iaptus CYP data management system and reporting into NHS Digital Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS)
• Experience working in educational settings
• Experience supervising safeguarding cases

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Hammersmith & Fulham, Ealing & Hounslow Mind

Address

309 Lillie Road

Fulham

London

SW6 7LL

Employer's website

https://www.hfmind.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)