Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

CAMH Service Development Lead- Community Participation & Health Equity

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Job summary

We are excited to offer this new-to-CAMHS service development role which will be of interest to experienced and passionate practitioners from a wide range of backgrounds. This post is for 32 hours per week (0.8 WTE).

You will work with senior leaders/partners transforming existing CAMH services playing a key role in holding CAMHS to account whilst informing & facilitating learning and development across the service.

There will be opportunities to influence system-level change alongside community stakeholders & young people seldom seen within CAMHS.

Practitioners who value working collaboratively to advance health equity and who strive to support LPT CAMHS to become an exemplar of best practice will thrive within this role.

Focusing on communities facing marginalisation across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, you will seek to improve CAMHS services from the perspective of children & young people facing mental health distress who require but are not currently accessing CAMH level services.

As a subject matter expert, your personal and professional experience and knowledge will be crucial to driving this role forward though you will receive solidarity and support from existing leaders/groups working within CAMHS/LPT including CAMHS Race Equity Group, EDI leaders, Patient Involvement services & Data Analysts.

Candidates who demonstrate breadth/depth of skill set equivalent to Masters level or beyond are strongly encouraged to apply regardless of qualifications achieved.

Main duties of the job

You will provide advice, support, consultation and critique to our leadership team, feeding into multiple improvement workstreams.

As a subject matter expert, your existing knowledge & skills will support service development whilst working collaboratively with local communities to ensure the needs and perspectives of seldom heard groups are embedded into improvement plans.

You will work alongside existing partners whilst developing new partnerships with stakeholders, reaching out directly to communities facing long-standing barriers in accessing mental health services.

You will identify priority communities/areas of need, advising on service development opportunities alongside the identified communities themselves.

You will create local information resources and community stakeholder maps to embed sustainable community participation processes into the day-to-day running/development of CAMHS. You will maintain a database of your work and, alongside data analyst colleagues, ensure CAMHS are utilising community demographic sets capable of supporting health equity improvement work.

You will provide day-to-day management and clinical supervision to a small number of colleagues as required. You will also contribute to the training of new and existing members of staff to improve workforce knowledge/understanding of factors impacting and arising from marginalisation in relation to mental health.

Please note that interviews for short-listed candidates will be held on the 14th and 17th May.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Date posted

10 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

C9313-24-0546

Job locations

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Valentine Centre (Gorse Hill Hospital site)

Anstey lane

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE7 7GX

Westcotes House

Westcotes Drive

Leicester

LE3 0QU

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you've read and would like further information on the main duties and responsibilities of the role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please note, if you have previously applied for this role and were unsuccessful, you are unlikely to be considered this time around. We would therefore kindly advise you not to re-apply on this occassion.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you've read and would like further information on the main duties and responsibilities of the role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant qualification to Masters Degree level and/or evidence of breadth/depth of specialist knowledge acquisition equivalent to this level
Evidence of continuing professional development (formal or self-led)
Evidence of project management training/ depth of experience

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of working in, or in close partnership with a health care organisation or working in the area of, equality, diversity and inclusion.
Experience of influencing decisions at a senior level.
Relevant experience of working with children, young people and families.
Experience of working in partnership/collaboration with local community organisations/stakeholders and the development of interagency partnerships.

Desirable

Lived/personal experience of facing adversity, disadvantage or accessing mental health services.
Experience of working with young people from minority/ marginalised communities & supporting them within culturally relevant interventions.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Must have knowledge (theoretical and practical) regarding community engagement, coproduction and/or consultation methods of working.
Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies.
Ability to provide informed guidance and advice on the care/intervention needs of the most marginalised CYP/families across LLR.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant qualification to Masters Degree level and/or evidence of breadth/depth of specialist knowledge acquisition equivalent to this level
Evidence of continuing professional development (formal or self-led)
Evidence of project management training/ depth of experience

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of working in, or in close partnership with a health care organisation or working in the area of, equality, diversity and inclusion.
Experience of influencing decisions at a senior level.
Relevant experience of working with children, young people and families.
Experience of working in partnership/collaboration with local community organisations/stakeholders and the development of interagency partnerships.

Desirable

Lived/personal experience of facing adversity, disadvantage or accessing mental health services.
Experience of working with young people from minority/ marginalised communities & supporting them within culturally relevant interventions.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Must have knowledge (theoretical and practical) regarding community engagement, coproduction and/or consultation methods of working.
Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies.
Ability to provide informed guidance and advice on the care/intervention needs of the most marginalised CYP/families across LLR.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)