Job summary
We are seeking an experienced clinician who can evidence they have
extensive or transferable skills to work with young people with eating
disorders. This is an exciting opportunity playing a critical role in
supporting the current leadership team with leading and developing our service
within CAMHS, whilst holding a defined complex caseload. As a key leader, you
will manage and coordinate the delivery of a safe, responsive, and effective eating
disorder service, ensuring compliance with national standards and statutory requirements.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a very busy service, where no two days
will be the same, flexibility, problem solving skills and a desire to make a
difference are all vital for this role. Additional training will be provided
relating to eating disorders, where required. There is an expectation that you
will be able to meet the travel requirements of the role where you will be
expected to work across both counties.
This is a full time role.
Main duties of the job
Qualification in RMN, RN,
bsc/dipsw, bsc OT, RSCN
Extensive experience in
assessment/management of children and young people with mental health issues, eating
disorder experience desirable.
Hold a complex
caseload, provide professional clinical / organisational leadership, day-to-day
support, line management supervision, supporting a defined team in all its
functions. This role is a 50/50 clinical
and operational leadership role.
An
enthusiastic, motivated and innovative leader to become part of a Children and
Young People facing community
Ability to
work autonomously to manage your own diary/case load whilst working within a
multi-disciplinary team risk
Manage the
locality team on a day-to-day basis, managing overall capacity to ensure cover
and service delivery in line with priorities and service specification
Manage all
the multi-disciplinary CAMHS CEDS team.
Be expected
to manage and delegate work to a defined locality 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;
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27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
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Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
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Flexible and agile working opportunities
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Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
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Wide range of supportive staff networks
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Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.
We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.
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your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to
pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from
you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained
interest in working for the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working within a supportive and valued team of professionals
Support staffs individual development,
ensuring the completion of appraisals and management supervision
Prioritise team workloads and delegate work
appropriately across the teams.
Create and promote a learning environment for
all bands of staff, students, other professionals, carers and families
Organise, plan and provide practice-based
learning for all team members and students.
Manage and facilitate effective team working
and rotas.
Manage the locality team on a day-to-day basis,
managing overall capacity to ensure cover and service delivery in line with
priorities and service specification, raising any major capacity issues with
the Locality Manager.
Undertake Choice assessments and deliver
planned treatment through partnership work, using a range of evidence-based
approaches to care
Effectively
manage a defined caseload as a key worker, fully implementing all agreed
care plans
and ensuring that they are regularly reviewed.
Clinical caseload is
likely to oversee high levels of risk, complexities and physical health
parameters
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
Working within a supportive and valued team of professionals
Support staffs individual development,
ensuring the completion of appraisals and management supervision
Prioritise team workloads and delegate work
appropriately across the teams.
Create and promote a learning environment for
all bands of staff, students, other professionals, carers and families
Organise, plan and provide practice-based
learning for all team members and students.
Manage and facilitate effective team working
and rotas.
Manage the locality team on a day-to-day basis,
managing overall capacity to ensure cover and service delivery in line with
priorities and service specification, raising any major capacity issues with
the Locality Manager.
Undertake Choice assessments and deliver
planned treatment through partnership work, using a range of evidence-based
approaches to care
Effectively
manage a defined caseload as a key worker, fully implementing all agreed
care plans
and ensuring that they are regularly reviewed.
Clinical caseload is
likely to oversee high levels of risk, complexities and physical health
parameters
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of research and clinical governance
- Knowledge of Public Health developments / agenda
- 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
Desirable
- Knowledge of managing change / conflict
- Knowledge of eating disorders
Qualifications
Essential
- A current professional qualification (RMN, RN, 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.
Desirable
- Relevant accredited courses e.g. Leadership / Management Qualification
- Supervision and/or mentorship training
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
- Group presentation skills
- Good numeracy skills
- IT skills / Microsoft Office: Word / Outlook / Excel
- Able to think strategically; to consider the wider picture for developing specialist services long term and planning developments, which may impact across services
- Advanced ability to develop and maintain a therapeutic relationship, appropriately with young people and their families.
- Able to communicate effectively within the team and build good sound working relationships
- Ability to support the learning needs of self and others
- Ability to prioritise work dealing with a complex range of agendas
- Motivational leadership skills and effective team player
- Ability to develop new skills and manage change / conflict
- Ability to work across
- organisational and professional boundaries
Desirable
- Innovative
- Skills to implement effective critical analysis
- Able to manage change through influence, persuasion, and good interpersonal relationships.
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
Desirable
- Experience in training / teaching and student assessment
- Experience with working with eating disorders
- Experience in working with young people and families
- Experience in managing a team
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Demonstrates commitment to own professional development
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of research and clinical governance
- Knowledge of Public Health developments / agenda
- 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
Desirable
- Knowledge of managing change / conflict
- Knowledge of eating disorders
Qualifications
Essential
- A current professional qualification (RMN, RN, 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.
Desirable
- Relevant accredited courses e.g. Leadership / Management Qualification
- Supervision and/or mentorship training
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
- Group presentation skills
- Good numeracy skills
- IT skills / Microsoft Office: Word / Outlook / Excel
- Able to think strategically; to consider the wider picture for developing specialist services long term and planning developments, which may impact across services
- Advanced ability to develop and maintain a therapeutic relationship, appropriately with young people and their families.
- Able to communicate effectively within the team and build good sound working relationships
- Ability to support the learning needs of self and others
- Ability to prioritise work dealing with a complex range of agendas
- Motivational leadership skills and effective team player
- Ability to develop new skills and manage change / conflict
- Ability to work across
- organisational and professional boundaries
Desirable
- Innovative
- Skills to implement effective critical analysis
- Able to manage change through influence, persuasion, and good interpersonal relationships.
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
Desirable
- Experience in training / teaching and student assessment
- Experience with working with eating disorders
- Experience in working with young people and families
- Experience in managing a team
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Demonstrates commitment to own professional development
- 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.
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).
