Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

CAMHS Team Lead - Community & Crisis

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Job summary

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a team lead to join our dynamic CAMHS Crisis & Home Treatment team.

The successful candidate will manage and provide expert support to a well-established team of mental health practitioners based across Worcestershire.

You will receive:

Opportunity to complete training across clinical, operational and leadership areas.
Robust support from a senior leadership team and from colleagues in a cohesive team leadership team.
Flexible working,Monday to Friday. No weekends and no bank holidays.
Hybrid working option to combine working from site with working from home to support a healthy work/life balance,.
The opportunity to take a lead role in the development of this new and evolving CAMHS service.

The post holder will be a Registered Healthcare Professional, Social Worker or Allied Health Professional and will either have leadership experience or be ready to take the next step in their career we will support your journey, wherever you may be on it!

If this sounds like you and you would like to learn more about the role, contact Helen Bolt (recruiting manager) for an informal chat!

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for effective and compassionate leadership of a team of staff across Worcestershire, supporting them to provide a high quality service and working dynamically, safely and compassionately, responding as required to fluctuating needs and risk.

Ensure a culture of effective assessment, formulation and positive risk management. Support staff with complex cases and assume escalation responsibility as necessary. Respond to untoward incidents and complaints, providing feedback to the team to ensure lessons learned are shared and inform practice development. Lead internal meetings and chair meetings with external partners. Deputise for Locality Service Manager as required. Respond to demand and capacity to ensure that resources are used to maximum efficiency across the service. You will be supported by the senior and service leadership team.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
Flexible and agile working opportunities
Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
Wide range of supportive staff networks
Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

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Date posted

27 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata for part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9798-1123

Job locations

Aconbury North

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

WR5 1JG

Kidderminster Health Centre

Bromsgrove Street

Kidderminster

DY10 1PG

Redditch Town Hall

Walter Stranz Square

Redditch

B98 8AH

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience in undertaking research projects / clinical audits
Significant recent clinical experience post- registration
Previous experience providing a service to children and young people within a multi-disciplinary team
Able to demonstrate evidence-based practice
Leadership experience / experience managing a clinical team
Experience of working with patients with severe and enduring mental illness
Experience of partnership working / liaison in inter-agency environment

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of current NHS and national priorities in relation to mental and emotional health and wellbeing of Children and Young People
Knowledge of the wider influences which impact on service delivery e.g. the commissioning agenda

Qualifications

Essential

A current professional qualification (RMN, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Clinical Psychologist)
Evidence of continuous and recent professional development and post qualification training/studies
I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience in undertaking research projects / clinical audits
Significant recent clinical experience post- registration
Previous experience providing a service to children and young people within a multi-disciplinary team
Able to demonstrate evidence-based practice
Leadership experience / experience managing a clinical team
Experience of working with patients with severe and enduring mental illness
Experience of partnership working / liaison in inter-agency environment

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of current NHS and national priorities in relation to mental and emotional health and wellbeing of Children and Young People
Knowledge of the wider influences which impact on service delivery e.g. the commissioning agenda

Qualifications

Essential

A current professional qualification (RMN, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Clinical Psychologist)
Evidence of continuous and recent professional development and post qualification training/studies
I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post

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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Aconbury North

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

WR5 1JG

Employer's website

https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Aconbury North

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

WR5 1JG

Employer's website

https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)