Job summary
In
an exciting new development, we are delighted to be in a position of expanding
our workforce and are looking to Appoint a number of children and young peoples
mental health workers to be part of a PCN (Primary Care Network) mental health
service in Sunderland.
This
includes looking for an individual who has the ability to support the
leadership of South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust workers within
this service as Clinical Team Leader/Manager.
In
a new and innovative service model, the Team is comprised of high and low
intensity Children and Young Peoples Mental Health (CYPMH) practitioners and
will work closely with our well-established Sunderland Community Children and
Young Peoples Mental Health Service Service (SCCYPMHS).
This
multi-disciplinary team will deliver a range of interventions that identify
mental health difficulties at the earliest stage, and facilitate the provision
of services that promote resilience, and enable positive mental health.
If you are a skilled CYPMH practitioner with leadership experience, and seeking an
opportunity to play an instrumental role developing innovative services for
children, young people and their families, this could be the Post for you.
Main duties of the job
You will initially be instrumental in supporting the Clinical Lead to develop and
establish the new Service, you will also be accountable for the day-to-day
management of the Community team working into Sunderland PCN; deployment and
supervision of staff; and ensuring the co-ordination of services provided,
optimising the cost-effective use of all resources.
The role will
include line-management of the Team which will include Children and Young
Peoples Practitioners to lead, motivate and support the Team approach to
delivering new and innovative models of care for service users.
Aspects of the
role will be to lead a continuously-improving service, by ensuring systems are
in place to support clinical governance, quality monitoring and on-going
research and audit of practice.
For an informal discussion about this Post
please contact Lesley Gammell, CYPMHS Clinical Lead,on 0191 524 4000.
About us
Please add your telephone number to your application form so we can contact you quickly if required.
One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.If you use AI,
and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we
may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be accountable for the day to day management of a community team working into Sunderland PCN; deployment and supervision of staff; and ensuring the co-ordination of services provided, optimising the cost effective use of all resources.
PLEASE REFER TO ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be accountable for the day to day management of a community team working into Sunderland PCN; deployment and supervision of staff; and ensuring the co-ordination of services provided, optimising the cost effective use of all resources.
PLEASE REFER TO ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Core Professional qualification and registration (i.e. Nursing, Social Worker, O.T.) or appropriate professional qualification in Therapeutic Training such as CBT, IPT-A, EMDR, Counselling for Depression, etc.
- Additional post-graduate qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, therapeutic training or other relevant area.
Desirable
- Teaching certificate.
- Accreditation with relevant therapeutic body.
- Formal leadership training, e.g Leading Empowered Organisations; IAPT Transformational Leadership Programme.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working to support the mental health needs of children, young people and families.
- Experience of working within a community context.
- Proven record in the planning, delivery and evaluation of training with own specialism.
- Experience of leading in the development of specific aspects of service delivery.
- Extensive experience of working collaboratively within a multi-agency context.
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking clinical audit and using results to influence service improvement.
- Experience of critical incident review and lessons learnt.
- Experience in supervising professional colleagues from non-specialist backgrounds.
- Experience of working in the area of research or audit.
- Experience of working within Primary Care settings.
- Experience of leadership of teams.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to complete comprehensive mental health assessments and plan, implement and evaluate specialist packages of care for children, young people and their families.
- Skilled in the delivery of relevant therapeutic interventions including individual, family and group work.
- Ability to be a role model in terms of values, attitudes and behaviours, in-line with South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Trust organisational framework.
- Communication and organisation skills.
- Skilled in the delivery of clinical and caseload supervision.
- Proven ability to design and deliver training to a broad range of professionals.
- Ability to offer consultation and advice to a broad range of professionals and work co-operatively to deliver joint interventions with a range of providers.
- Ability to engage vulnerable and hard to reach groups.
- Knowledge and experience of safeguarding and the promotion of welfare in children.
- Ability to work at the complex interface between universal and specialist childrens service provision.
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- IT skills and knowledge.
- Evidence of being an effective leader.
- Evidence of being an innovator.
- Ability to work under pressure and achieve tight deadlines in a complex/changing environment.
- Be able to organise and prioritise own workload and that of the wider Team.
- Clear concise record-keeping, report-writing skills.
- Understanding of the National Healthcare Agenda related to CYPMH.
- Understanding of the principles of infection prevention and control.
Desirable
- Understanding of complex commissioning in a context of local and national agenda.
Other
Essential
- High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
- The ability and skills to act as an advocate for a developing service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service and with the wider healthcare system.
- Professional courage and curiosity when understanding and advocating for the needs of children and young people.
Desirable
- Please provide a contact telephone number.
Physical Skills
Essential
- Combination of sitting, standing and walking is required.
- May be required to move and handle objects in-line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids.
- You will be required to work flexibly sometimes working additional or unsocial hours as necessary to meet the needs of the Service and ensure a complete understanding is had in relation to care delivery.
- Standard keyboard skills.
- Car driver and access to independent travel (must have an ability to visit a variety of sites within Gateshead).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Core Professional qualification and registration (i.e. Nursing, Social Worker, O.T.) or appropriate professional qualification in Therapeutic Training such as CBT, IPT-A, EMDR, Counselling for Depression, etc.
- Additional post-graduate qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, therapeutic training or other relevant area.
Desirable
- Teaching certificate.
- Accreditation with relevant therapeutic body.
- Formal leadership training, e.g Leading Empowered Organisations; IAPT Transformational Leadership Programme.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working to support the mental health needs of children, young people and families.
- Experience of working within a community context.
- Proven record in the planning, delivery and evaluation of training with own specialism.
- Experience of leading in the development of specific aspects of service delivery.
- Extensive experience of working collaboratively within a multi-agency context.
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking clinical audit and using results to influence service improvement.
- Experience of critical incident review and lessons learnt.
- Experience in supervising professional colleagues from non-specialist backgrounds.
- Experience of working in the area of research or audit.
- Experience of working within Primary Care settings.
- Experience of leadership of teams.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to complete comprehensive mental health assessments and plan, implement and evaluate specialist packages of care for children, young people and their families.
- Skilled in the delivery of relevant therapeutic interventions including individual, family and group work.
- Ability to be a role model in terms of values, attitudes and behaviours, in-line with South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Trust organisational framework.
- Communication and organisation skills.
- Skilled in the delivery of clinical and caseload supervision.
- Proven ability to design and deliver training to a broad range of professionals.
- Ability to offer consultation and advice to a broad range of professionals and work co-operatively to deliver joint interventions with a range of providers.
- Ability to engage vulnerable and hard to reach groups.
- Knowledge and experience of safeguarding and the promotion of welfare in children.
- Ability to work at the complex interface between universal and specialist childrens service provision.
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- IT skills and knowledge.
- Evidence of being an effective leader.
- Evidence of being an innovator.
- Ability to work under pressure and achieve tight deadlines in a complex/changing environment.
- Be able to organise and prioritise own workload and that of the wider Team.
- Clear concise record-keeping, report-writing skills.
- Understanding of the National Healthcare Agenda related to CYPMH.
- Understanding of the principles of infection prevention and control.
Desirable
- Understanding of complex commissioning in a context of local and national agenda.
Other
Essential
- High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
- The ability and skills to act as an advocate for a developing service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service and with the wider healthcare system.
- Professional courage and curiosity when understanding and advocating for the needs of children and young people.
Desirable
- Please provide a contact telephone number.
Physical Skills
Essential
- Combination of sitting, standing and walking is required.
- May be required to move and handle objects in-line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids.
- You will be required to work flexibly sometimes working additional or unsocial hours as necessary to meet the needs of the Service and ensure a complete understanding is had in relation to care delivery.
- Standard keyboard skills.
- Car driver and access to independent travel (must have an ability to visit a variety of sites within Gateshead).
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).
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).
Employer details
Employer name
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Pennywell Mental Health Community Hub
Petersfield Road
Sunderland
SR4 9BD
Employer's website
https://www.stsft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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