Job summary
The North Stoke CAMHS Team are looking to recruit a full time Team Leader. The successful postholder will ensure team activity supports efficient use of resources in line with an allocated budget.
You will work with others as required to ensure that the activity of their designated team is co-ordinated as required with other Trust Services and with other Agencies in support of effective and efficient care pathways.
The post holder will be an active practitioner and will contribute directly to the clinical/ care activity of the team as agreed with the Service Manager.
Main duties of the job
The Team Lead will manage the disciplines within the team and ensure that all staff have undergone the necessary training for them to carry out their duties effectively within the guidance of Trust policies & Procedures.
The Team Lead will have overall responsibility in monitoring the workload within the Team, through supervision. This involves ensuring the Health and Social Care aspect of clients' care is managed equally. Caseload Management Tools are in place and provide standardised supervision of cases.
The Team Lead role has operational responsibilities and some strategic involvement to negotiate service delivery.
There are clear lines of accountability within the Divisional Management Structure and a range of staff support networks within both Divisional and Trust structures
About us
Our Trust is on an incredible journey of innovation and we'd like you to be part of it.
Our vision is 'To be Outstanding in all we do and how we do it.' Our teams pride themselves on compassion, team work and resilience. The Trust supports you by offering a flexible shift system including twilight shifts and compressed hours to support working families and our staff parking is free on all our main sites.
As an employee and representative of the Trust, you are required to demonstrate and uphold the Trust's Values. These are:
Proud to CARE:
Compassionate
Caring with compassion, it's about how we listen, what we say, what we do.
Approachable
Friendly, welcoming, sharing ideas and being open
Responsible
Taking personal and collective responsibility, being accountable for our actions
Excellent
Striving for the best, for high-quality safe care and continually improving
Job description
Job responsibilities
Manage and co-ordinate the team within its day to day activity ensuring that plans and targets are fulfilled.
Ensure that the team works to required standards in line with related Trust policies and that any failings are reported and corrected accordingly.
Ensure that the team understand and work to agreed performance expectations and support monitoring of the same as required.
Ensure that the team contributes as required to the delivery of performance development and quality improvement programmes.
Ensure that members of the team receive appropriate support, supervision and development in line with related Trust policies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Manage and co-ordinate the team within its day to day activity ensuring that plans and targets are fulfilled.
Ensure that the team works to required standards in line with related Trust policies and that any failings are reported and corrected accordingly.
Ensure that the team understand and work to agreed performance expectations and support monitoring of the same as required.
Ensure that the team contributes as required to the delivery of performance development and quality improvement programmes.
Ensure that members of the team receive appropriate support, supervision and development in line with related Trust policies.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Must have qualification in one of the following RMN, DIPSW, OT or Clinical Psychologist.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of working with children, young people and families experiencing mental health difficulties.
Knowledge
Essential
- To understand the need for change and demonstrate the ability of facilitating this with the Directorate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Must have qualification in one of the following RMN, DIPSW, OT or Clinical Psychologist.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of working with children, young people and families experiencing mental health difficulties.
Knowledge
Essential
- To understand the need for change and demonstrate the ability of facilitating this with the Directorate.
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).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
