Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to give strategic clinical leadership to the Neurodevelopmental (ND) Pathway in Salford CAMHS. The service provides autism and ADHD assessment and pre and post assessment support for children and young people with co-occurring mental health conditions. The postholder will work closely with the ND lead in the Community Pathway, representing CAMHS at triage meetings and local strategic and service development meetings. The successful candidate will have extensive experience of assessment of neurodevelopmental conditions, have proven leadership and management skills, extensive supervision experience and will have a keen interest in strategic development and innovative ways of working. Their clinical experience may be from any relevant core profession including clinical psychology, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy or nursing.
Main duties of the job
Salford CAMHS is part of the MFT CAMHS network and the postholder will work alongside the Strategic Lead for LDA as well as with other assessment team leads in Trafford and Manchester. In line with the Greater Manchester Neurodiversity strategy the postholder will be tasked with delivering needs led support for children and families awaiting assessment. The key areas of the role are as follows: To line manage members of the ND team. To ensure team are well supervised and following appropriate national guidance. To represent CAMHS at ND strategic and development meetings in Salford. To take a lead with aspects of strategic development for the broader ND network in Salford as required. To develop a needs led offer for children and families awaiting assessment in conjunction with partner agencies. To manage a clinical caseload, including complex assessments requiring potential differential or co-morbid diagnoses.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Salford CAMHS is part of the MFT CAMHS network and the postholder will work alongside the Strategic Lead for LDA as well as with other assessment team leads in Trafford and Manchester. In line with the Greater Manchester Neurodiversity strategy the postholder will be tasked with delivering needs led support for children and families awaiting assessment. The key areas of the role are as follows:
- To line manage members of the ND team
- To ensure team are well supervised and following appropriate national guidance
- To represent CAMHS at ND strategic and development meetings in Salford
- To take a lead with aspects of strategic development for the broader ND network in Salford as required
- To develop a needs led offer for children and families awaiting assessment in conjunction with partner agencies
- To manage a clinical caseload, including complex assessments requiring potential differential or co-morbid diagnoses.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Salford CAMHS is part of the MFT CAMHS network and the postholder will work alongside the Strategic Lead for LDA as well as with other assessment team leads in Trafford and Manchester. In line with the Greater Manchester Neurodiversity strategy the postholder will be tasked with delivering needs led support for children and families awaiting assessment. The key areas of the role are as follows:
- To line manage members of the ND team
- To ensure team are well supervised and following appropriate national guidance
- To represent CAMHS at ND strategic and development meetings in Salford
- To take a lead with aspects of strategic development for the broader ND network in Salford as required
- To develop a needs led offer for children and families awaiting assessment in conjunction with partner agencies
- To manage a clinical caseload, including complex assessments requiring potential differential or co-morbid diagnoses.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Essential and desirable
Essential
- Significant experience in ND assessment
- Registration with appropriate body e.g. HCPC
- Experience of differential diagnoses and complex clinical presentations
- Experience managing and supporting a team
- Experience of service development
- Experience of supervision of different professionals/grades
- Experience of co-production
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of strategic legal and ethical frameworks relating to autism
- Ability to cope with stressful situations
- Experience of consultation and liaison with wider local system
- Appropriate post qualification training in ND e.g. ADOS etc
Desirable
- Experience of representing CAMHS at a senior level
- Experience of running groups
Person Specification
Essential and desirable
Essential
- Significant experience in ND assessment
- Registration with appropriate body e.g. HCPC
- Experience of differential diagnoses and complex clinical presentations
- Experience managing and supporting a team
- Experience of service development
- Experience of supervision of different professionals/grades
- Experience of co-production
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of strategic legal and ethical frameworks relating to autism
- Ability to cope with stressful situations
- Experience of consultation and liaison with wider local system
- Appropriate post qualification training in ND e.g. ADOS etc
Desirable
- Experience of representing CAMHS at a senior level
- Experience of running groups
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).
