Job summary
The Team Leader for the Pan Dorset Intellectual Disabilities (ID) CAMHS Home Team, based at Seascape in Bournemouth, provides clinical and operational leadership to a multidisciplinary team delivering specialist mental health support to children and young people with intellectual disabilities. The role focuses on ensuring high-quality, person-centred care within community settings, enabling young people to remain safely at home and reducing the need for inpatient admissions.
The postholder is responsible for overseeing day-to-day service delivery, managing caseloads, and supporting staff through supervision, training, and professional development. Working closely with families, schools, social care, and other health professionals, the Team Leader ensures coordinated care planning and effective risk management tailored to complex needs.
A key aspect of the role includes driving service improvement, maintaining clinical standards, and ensuring compliance with relevant policies and safeguarding procedures. The Team Leader also contributes to strategic planning across Pan Dorset CAMHS services, promoting innovative approaches to care and early intervention.
Strong leadership, communication, and clinical decision-making skills are essential, alongside experience in CAMHS and intellectual disabilities. The role requires a compassionate, proactive approach to supporting both service users and staff within a dynamic community-based environment.
Main duties of the job
Lead and coordinate the day-to-day operations of the Pan Dorset Intellectual Disabilities CAMHS Home Team, ensuring effective service delivery for children and young people with complex needs. Provide clinical leadership and supervision to a multidisciplinary team, supporting staff through regular supervision, appraisal, and ongoing professional development.
Manage and oversee caseload allocation, ensuring timely assessments, care planning, and interventions that are person-centred and evidence based. Support the team in delivering care within community settings, promoting least restrictive practice and preventing unnecessary hospital admissions.
Work collaboratively with families, carers, schools, social care, and partner agencies to develop and implement coordinated care plans. Ensure robust risk assessment and management processes are in place, particularly for high-risk or crisis situations.
Maintain high standards of clinical governance, ensuring compliance with safeguarding policies, legal frameworks, and organisational procedures. Monitor team performance, contribute to audits, and support continuous service improvement initiatives.
Participate in strategic planning and service development across Pan Dorset CAMHS, contributing to innovation and pathway development. Act as a role model for professional practice, promoting a positive team culture and high-quality care delivery.
About us
At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost800,000 people.
We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to create healthier lives, empowered citizens and thriving communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
We understand that using AI can be a useful and supportive tool when completing your application. However, we have also seen an increase in the over-reliance of AI tools which is negatively impacting applications as they remove candidates individuality, and it becomes much harder to get a sense of who you are and your authentic experience. If you do use AI, it should be used to enhance your application and not to create your supporting statement in its entirety. If we suspect you have used AI to create your supporting statement and this does not match your experience, we may withdraw your application.
As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
We understand that using AI can be a useful and supportive tool when completing your application. However, we have also seen an increase in the over-reliance of AI tools which is negatively impacting applications as they remove candidates individuality, and it becomes much harder to get a sense of who you are and your authentic experience. If you do use AI, it should be used to enhance your application and not to create your supporting statement in its entirety. If we suspect you have used AI to create your supporting statement and this does not match your experience, we may withdraw your application.
As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of further degree level or equivalent training or knowledge pertinent to CAMHS/LD
- Extensive experience of at least 3 years at Band 6 (or equivalent) working with young people their families and carers.
- Clinical Supervisor Training
Desirable
- Recruitment and Selection Training
- ENB 998 or equivalent teaching/mentoring qualification
Job Specific
Essential
- Experience of working with patients in crisis.
- Experience of assessing, planning and implementing programmes of care, for young people
- Evidence of effective leadership and service development
- Evidence of effective interpersonal skills. (active listening, building empathy).
- To have demonstrable knowledge of the impact of care and effective use of resources on budgets.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Excellent time management. Ability to organise self and others to achieve tasks.
- To be able to demonstrate high level clinical and inspirational leadership skills, motivate and inspiring others to continually improve practice and to aspire to the delivering of modern effective service.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate with all grades of staff /carers/other agencies
- To be able to work under pressure and prioritise workload
- Ability to manage time and conflicting demands and prioritise workload of self and that of others accordingly
Education
Essential
- RNLD / Registered Mental Health Nurse with current NMC registration, OR core professional qualification (Social work, Occupational Therapy) OR equivalent
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of further degree level or equivalent training or knowledge pertinent to CAMHS/LD
- Extensive experience of at least 3 years at Band 6 (or equivalent) working with young people their families and carers.
- Clinical Supervisor Training
Desirable
- Recruitment and Selection Training
- ENB 998 or equivalent teaching/mentoring qualification
Job Specific
Essential
- Experience of working with patients in crisis.
- Experience of assessing, planning and implementing programmes of care, for young people
- Evidence of effective leadership and service development
- Evidence of effective interpersonal skills. (active listening, building empathy).
- To have demonstrable knowledge of the impact of care and effective use of resources on budgets.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Excellent time management. Ability to organise self and others to achieve tasks.
- To be able to demonstrate high level clinical and inspirational leadership skills, motivate and inspiring others to continually improve practice and to aspire to the delivering of modern effective service.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate with all grades of staff /carers/other agencies
- To be able to work under pressure and prioritise workload
- Ability to manage time and conflicting demands and prioritise workload of self and that of others accordingly
Education
Essential
- RNLD / Registered Mental Health Nurse with current NMC registration, OR core professional qualification (Social work, Occupational Therapy) OR equivalent
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).
