Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic clinician with experience and a passion for service transformation, The role is to lead on the development of the North London Partnership CAMHs Tri borough Single Point of Access (SPOA) across Barnet, Enfield and Haringey, and services provided at the front door. The role involves establishing a supporting the team to carry out assessments, triage, and signposting. The postholder will assist the team with delivering patient facing clinical assessments and brief interventions, undertaken quickly to identify needs early to include 1st assessment, extended assessment up to 3 sessions. The post holder will support specialist ND triage advice, guidance, and support for CYP, their families and other professionals working with CYP.
The role includes having a clinical caseload providing expert therapeutic intervention, as well as the leadership and management of the service. The post holder has overall responsibility for the delivery of SPOA and for implementing and reviewing systems, policies, standards, and procedures that ensure the provision of high-quality services within frameworks agreed by the Trust and the Commissioners. The postholder is expected to work in collaboration with partnerships and VCSE and extend links to support the SPOA offer as part of the ongoing development.
Main duties of the job
- To take overall management responsibility for all aspects of service delivery and operational matters.
- To maintain an active caseload as relevant to professional registration in line with job plan as determined with CAMHS Service Lead. Job plan will allow for balance of clinical / managerial work as required by the needs of the service.
- To support and supervise staff, chair team meetings and respond to queries. To advocate for the service be instrumental in leading
- To develop robust interagency relationships with, Children, Young People and Families within the Service Line, and other key agencies, supporting the development of integrated care pathways and locality working.
- Responsible for overseeing and monitoring of key performance indicators, which include ensuring of managing waiting times
- To be responsible for good clinical governance in the SPOA including regular clinical audit quarterly audits
- Manage the planning and organisation of activities as and when required.
- To provide cover for the other Team Managers or the CAMHS Service Lead as required
- To ensure that accommodation, facilities and staff are organised to enable effective provision of services.
- Through supervision and appraisal will identify their own professional development needs.
- Responsible for the provision of safeguarding leads within the team
- Responsible for overseeing mandatory training for the team, ensuring compliance against Trust requirements
About us
Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust provides local, regional and national award-winning healthcare services. We have more than 3.300 staff working out of 20 main sites serving a population of 1.2 million people.We provide community health services and mental health services for young people, adults and older people. Our North London Forensic Service treats and cares for people in the criminal justice system who have mental health conditions. We also provide one of the largest eating disorders services in England, as well as drug and alcohol services.
We are an organisation that is passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion; one that prides itself in developing the leadership capabilities of its employees, looking after their health and wellbeing, creating safe spaces for staff to speak up and providing opportunities to mentor and be mentored.Our employees are the reason for delivering Good CQC ratings, excellent outcomes and outstanding patient experiences, so it is our aim to create a happy and healthy working environment where youcan thrive and succeed.
Job description
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Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Recognised accredited professional qualification in one of the following: ? Psychology ? Psychotherapy ? Family & Systemic Psychotherapy ? Mental Health Nursing
- Professional healthcare registration, related to qualification above
- Masters university level qualification
- Accredited therapeutic modality training, i.e. CBT; Systemic, DBT, Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT); EMDR; etc.
Desirable
- Doctorate / PhD / additional training in relevant profession (if not clinical psychology)
- Clinical supervision training
- Parenting qualification and parenting supervision qualification.
- Management or leadership training
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Clinical experience as a registered mental health practitioner within community CAMHS
- At least 2 years post qualification experience at Band 8a or higher in a children / young persons mental health setting.
- Extensive experience of providing psychological therapies to children, young people and their families with a wide range of mild, moderate to severe difficulties.
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse area
- Ability to contain, explore and formulate an understanding of high levels of distress both directly with clients and indirectly via supervision of other staff in the community Experience of child safeguarding procedures and how these apply in community CAMHS
Desirable
- Delivery of parenting programmes - Webster-Stratton, Triple P, NVR etc.
- Supervision of clinicians delivering parenting programme
- Supervising Children's Wellbeing Practitioners as part of IAPT programme
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Skill in research and audit Experience of teaching/training
- Experience of teaching/training
- Well-developed clinical skills working with children & families
- Clinical and management supervision and appraisal skills
Desirable
- Experience of neurodevelopmental and other standardized assessment protocols
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with relevant parties
- Ability to adopt a positive view of change with a 'can do attitude'
- Commitment to client centred, nondiscriminatory practice
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Recognised accredited professional qualification in one of the following: ? Psychology ? Psychotherapy ? Family & Systemic Psychotherapy ? Mental Health Nursing
- Professional healthcare registration, related to qualification above
- Masters university level qualification
- Accredited therapeutic modality training, i.e. CBT; Systemic, DBT, Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT); EMDR; etc.
Desirable
- Doctorate / PhD / additional training in relevant profession (if not clinical psychology)
- Clinical supervision training
- Parenting qualification and parenting supervision qualification.
- Management or leadership training
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Clinical experience as a registered mental health practitioner within community CAMHS
- At least 2 years post qualification experience at Band 8a or higher in a children / young persons mental health setting.
- Extensive experience of providing psychological therapies to children, young people and their families with a wide range of mild, moderate to severe difficulties.
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse area
- Ability to contain, explore and formulate an understanding of high levels of distress both directly with clients and indirectly via supervision of other staff in the community Experience of child safeguarding procedures and how these apply in community CAMHS
Desirable
- Delivery of parenting programmes - Webster-Stratton, Triple P, NVR etc.
- Supervision of clinicians delivering parenting programme
- Supervising Children's Wellbeing Practitioners as part of IAPT programme
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Skill in research and audit Experience of teaching/training
- Experience of teaching/training
- Well-developed clinical skills working with children & families
- Clinical and management supervision and appraisal skills
Desirable
- Experience of neurodevelopmental and other standardized assessment protocols
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with relevant parties
- Ability to adopt a positive view of change with a 'can do attitude'
- Commitment to client centred, nondiscriminatory practice
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).
