CAMHS Team Leader

Job summary

Are you passionate about improving meaningful engagement and outcomes in children's mental health? Then now is an exciting time for you to join Coventry and Warwickshire CAMHS!

As part of our realignment within a new Children's Integrated Directorate we have several permanent Team Lead posts across our teams. The Directorate brings together children's physical health, children's mental health, neurodevelopmental services and learning disability services under a single umbrella to streamline our approach and focus on the whole needs of our young people.

The roles will be for North Warwickshire (based in Nuneaton and Rugby) and Coventry, and will involve the direct line management of the clinical teams, who deliver meaningful mental health interventions with children, young people and their families.

Coventry and Warwickshire's Specialist Mental Health Service is supported by a creative and vibrant operational leadership team, and you will be supported by a passionate service manager and experienced clinical leads. We can support you with a buddy through your transition into the role, as well as a thorough induction. You will also receive regular managerial supervision and clinical supervision, if appropriate.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

Main duties of the job

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POST

To support the development and delivery of services, which are responsive to needs and circumstances, at agreed levels of quality and performance.

To make a leading contribution to the development of an integrated, multi-professional workforce, as part of the transformational change programme.

To work collaboratively with other Trust services and external partners (such as social care, the acute sector and third sector organisations) to support the delivery of locally and nationally prescribed outcomes.

Contribute to the development & implementation of responses to relevant national and local policies, programmes, and initiatives.

To work collaboratively with key external stakeholders, conducting themselves in accordance with CWPT organisational principles and values at all times.

Deputise for the Service Manager at key meetings and partnership meetings, as appropriate.

Engage in leadership duties as required by the Service. For example - complaint investigations,attendance at complex multi-agency meetings to represent CAMHS.

To follow all departmental and organisational policies to support the running of the team.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.