Team Leader

Job responsibilities

To work strategically with the Consultant Psychiatrist, CamhsCoordinator, the HMR Commissioners and other agencies in order todevelop the stepped care CAMHS service.. To be responsible for the implementation of the stepped care CAMHservice and Pennine Care NHS Trust and to meet standards andtargets developed for this service. To play a leading role with the strategic and operational direction of theservice within Pennine Care and the CAMHS Directorate via Clinicaland Social Care Governance Groups To manage CAMHS practitioners from a range of professionalbackgrounds within the service, to recruit and support new staff asappropriate and to implement HR processes and Pennine Careprocedures within the service. To clinically supervise the work of staff within the service. To keep the Operational Manager informed of developments andissues within the service.

Experience

Essential

• Highly Developed Knowledge of mental health issues in young people
• o Knowledge of relevant legislation and National Policies in relation to children and young people.
• Highly developed knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions with this client group

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience of working with young people with learning disability
• Evidence of Post qualifying training courses / certificates

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse - Mental Health with NMC registration/Social worker with SW registration
• o Short courses and/or experience to post graduate diploma level

Knowledge

Essential

• Substantial experience of working within a health delivered child and adolescent mental health outpatient / community service or of Adult Mental Health Services
• Experience of the CPA model
• Experience of clinically supervising the work of others.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to perform complex diagnostic assessments as an autonomous practitioner across a range of mental health conditions
• Ability to develop packages of care based on assessed needs
• Ability to develop a range of therapeutic activities across a range of settings.
• Ability to identify and manage risk in individuals presenting with mental health needs
• Ability to provide and receive complex sensitive or contentious information often within a hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere.
• Ability to act in consultation / supervision / training capacity with professionals.
• Ability to develop liaison / links and familiarity with other professional networks
• Ability to prioritise key tasks, and targets for intervention.
• Ability to evaluate service initiatives for effectiveness / outcome.
• Ability to work as a member of a team within and beyond organisational boundaries.
• Ability to keep accurate activity data for audit / evaluation.
• Ability to work strategically to develop the 16-17yr service.
• Ability to develop and audit the effectiveness of protocols.
• Ability to manage other staff to meet targets and objectives of the service
• Ability to implement HR procedures as appropriate
• Ability to use systems approach.
• Ability to provide leadership for the service
• Ability to manage and to work autonomously with case load.
• Ability to work flexibly and innovatively
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to operate with an unpredictable work pattern.
• Ability to work in situations that are often highly emotionally charged and were individuals may be antagonistic / aggressive

Work Related Circumstances

Essential

• Ability to work unsocial hours and weekend
• Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
• Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
• Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).