Job summary
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity in operational management? Have you got a wealth of specialist knowledge ready to share?
Whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
We have a fantastic, but rare opportunity to join Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) as the Service Line Head of Therapies. We seek an individual of high calibre, both inspirational and highly motivated to support the delivery of high-quality care through operational and clinical leadership.
A proven ability to engage clinical and managerial teams is essential, as is the ability to deliver high-performing services, in a cycle of continuous improvement. You will be encouraged to generate and develop ideas and report to the Service Director and Clinical Director for CAMHS.
The Head of Therapies (HoT) is a key CAMHS Senior Management and Leadership team member. You will be responsible for assisting the Divisional Nurse Director (DND) and Service Leads with developing and delivering clinical services, workforce, and professional standards, developing Allied Health Professional (AHP) leadership within CAMHS.
The current vacancy is full-time (37.5 Hrs), 9 am-5 pm, Mon-Fri, based at 350 Euston Road, London, but you will be expected to rotate across our North West London CAMHS locations, where suitable, as well as work from home.
Main duties of the job
The CAMHS Head of Therapies will be embedded as part of the Senior Management Team (SMT). Working alongside CAMHS Directors, Service Leads and Heads of Profession they will provide professional and strategic leadership. Using their Therapeutic expertise, they will hold responsibility for all AHPs, Social Workers, Peer Support Workers and Psychological Therapists.
The successful candidate must be an experienced CYP MH Practitioner, with post-graduate qualifications with significant experience in professional leadership. You will utilise your clinical experiences, therapeutic knowledge and operational management skills to maintain your own clinical receiving professional supervision from a more senior professional in their field- inside or outside the Trust.
As agreed with the service director you will lead on various projects and programmes of work across CAMHS. Working in collaboration with Heads of Profession and SMT to ensure that the role and development of AHPs and Psychological Therapists are reflected in CAMHS strategic and operational plans.
You will be confident in disseminating national and local requirements to review and innovatively contribute to policy, strategy and guidance for clinical practice. You will be an integral Lead, providing support and challenge to current systems to ensure effective governance for clinical and professional supervision, supporting all staff, especially workforce planning.
About us
CNWL have a pioneering history of improving health outcomes in people's lives, by providing physical and mental health services at GPs, clinics, hospitals, and in the community. To find out more about CAMHS please CLICK HERE
Staff are the heartbeat of our organisation! You'll have direct liaison with our CNWL Professional Leads to develop your career. You'll receive monthly supervision to support bespoke training, and development offers, see the "Staff rewards and wellbeing handbook" for more details.
We take flexible working seriously, and will always be open to discussion to meet our workforce's competing work-life demands.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for more details of the main duties for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for more details of the main duties for this role.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- oDegree or tertiary qualification or, exceptionally, relevant work experience
- oMasters or other post-graduate qualification
- oRegistered with a therapies statutory professional body with a minimum of five years' experience
- oEvidence of significant experience in professional leadership e.g. management, mentoring, coaching (minimum 5 years)
Skills and Experience
Essential
- oHas current and extensive knowledge of the context in which the NHS and CAMHS operates
- oAwareness of and ability to work as an intelligent supplier anticipating and developing plans for AHP, Psychological Therapy and Social Work
- oIs a practicing clinician
- oHas senior level experience, with contribution to organisational change programmes
- oHas contributed to/taken part in review processes of Serious Incidents
- oCan demonstrate an ability to manage financial budgets
- oCan provide evidence of effective partnership working across health and social care
- oCan evidence previous experience of working within a complex and challenging environment and of delivering targets at senior level
- oEvidence of personal contribution as a strong team player, facilitating effective team-working to deliver outcomes.
- oCan demonstrate evidence of effective staff development and professional leadership
- oIs informed and aware of the current issues and requirement of each of the professions represented by the role.
Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- oAble to operate confidently and effectively at senior level within and outside the Trust to be a credible representative for CAMHS
- oAble to identify and analyse policy/guidance
- oAbility to assimilate complex and sensitive information, analysing, translating and communicating this to both staff, service users and external bodies
- oHas strong analytical and critical reasoning skills and is able to problem solve effectively
- oCan demonstrate experience and abilities in research and its application and, ideally, evidence of leadership in this area
- oEvidence of ability to deliver efficiencies and/or to reduce use of agency
- oExperience of managing a budget
- oCritical ability to provide professional leadership with a proven record of transformational leadership and change management
- oUnderstanding and strong record of team development and staff engagement/ ownership
- oAble to work collaboratively and effectively with colleagues, across the strategic health and social care community
- oExcellent Communication (verbal and written) with a range of professional, clinical and non-clinical staff and public with evidence of presenting to large groups
- oIs immediately credible to internal and external stakeholders
- oAble to make sense of often conflicting priorities
- oIs politically astute and demonstrates emotional intelligence
- oIs a role model for openness and inclusiveness
- oEncourages innovative thinking in others
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- oDegree or tertiary qualification or, exceptionally, relevant work experience
- oMasters or other post-graduate qualification
- oRegistered with a therapies statutory professional body with a minimum of five years' experience
- oEvidence of significant experience in professional leadership e.g. management, mentoring, coaching (minimum 5 years)
Skills and Experience
Essential
- oHas current and extensive knowledge of the context in which the NHS and CAMHS operates
- oAwareness of and ability to work as an intelligent supplier anticipating and developing plans for AHP, Psychological Therapy and Social Work
- oIs a practicing clinician
- oHas senior level experience, with contribution to organisational change programmes
- oHas contributed to/taken part in review processes of Serious Incidents
- oCan demonstrate an ability to manage financial budgets
- oCan provide evidence of effective partnership working across health and social care
- oCan evidence previous experience of working within a complex and challenging environment and of delivering targets at senior level
- oEvidence of personal contribution as a strong team player, facilitating effective team-working to deliver outcomes.
- oCan demonstrate evidence of effective staff development and professional leadership
- oIs informed and aware of the current issues and requirement of each of the professions represented by the role.
Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- oAble to operate confidently and effectively at senior level within and outside the Trust to be a credible representative for CAMHS
- oAble to identify and analyse policy/guidance
- oAbility to assimilate complex and sensitive information, analysing, translating and communicating this to both staff, service users and external bodies
- oHas strong analytical and critical reasoning skills and is able to problem solve effectively
- oCan demonstrate experience and abilities in research and its application and, ideally, evidence of leadership in this area
- oEvidence of ability to deliver efficiencies and/or to reduce use of agency
- oExperience of managing a budget
- oCritical ability to provide professional leadership with a proven record of transformational leadership and change management
- oUnderstanding and strong record of team development and staff engagement/ ownership
- oAble to work collaboratively and effectively with colleagues, across the strategic health and social care community
- oExcellent Communication (verbal and written) with a range of professional, clinical and non-clinical staff and public with evidence of presenting to large groups
- oIs immediately credible to internal and external stakeholders
- oAble to make sense of often conflicting priorities
- oIs politically astute and demonstrates emotional intelligence
- oIs a role model for openness and inclusiveness
- oEncourages innovative thinking in others
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust, Trust Headquarters
350 Euston Road, Regent's Place
London
NW1 3AX
Employer's website
https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)
