About this role
Job summary
We seek to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic CAMHS Crisis Team Manager who is passionate about crisis management and ensures safe and effective interventions are delivered to a high risk population.
This is a 12-month Secondment Role and would therefore require current line manager approval for successful candidate.
East London CAMHS Crisis Service delivers co-ordinated care to children, young people (up to the age of 18 years old) and their families in mental health crisis across City & Hackney, Newham & Tower Hamlets.
The Crisis Service works in close collaboration with the Specialist CAMHS, Adult Psychiatric Liaison Services, local authorities and emergency services. The service is available 24 hours/7 days per week. The Service sits within the CAMHS Alternative to Admissions Pathway, alongside East London CAMHS Eating Disorder Servicen CAMHS Home Treatment Team and DBT Team.
The service works closely with colleagues within the sub-directorate, as well as colleagues within our community CAMHS service and external partners.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be managerially and operationally responsible for all aspects of the service delivery for the East London CAMHS Crisis Team. This task will be delivered in conjunction with the Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Service Manager through effective leadership. The post holder will supervise and ensure that ensure that the clinical team are providing high quality services to the local population. The post holder will lead on contributing to a positive working environment within the multi-disciplinary team and lead on innovative developments in the service. The post holder will require a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management, and will be required to account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit. The post-holder will produce reports on developments for managers and multi-agency partners.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide visible leadership in a continuous quest forimproving professional development, performance andquality, promoting a clear sense of direction within the teamthat is in keeping with the achievement of the Servicesobjectives and modernisation of services
- To provide inspirational operational and clinical leadership ofdisciplinary clinicians in the team to ensure young peopleexperiencing serious mental illness have access to evidencebasedassessments and interventions
- To ensure that effective operational procedures are in place to allow the delivery of a responsive service that fully meets the relevant needs of the children, young people and their families.
- To ensure the team has strong and effective links with other relevant services across the localities, including representing the service on appropriate multiagency groups, communicating highly complex information and contributing to the overall development of services.
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Person Specification
Professional qualifications and training
Essential
- Degree level study or equivalent / Further post degree qualification
- Current Registration with appropriate professional body e.g. ACP/ HPC / UKCP / NMC
- Leadership / management qualification
Desirable
- Masters Qualification relevant to the post
Experience
Essential
- Experience of service development and change management.
Desirable
- Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation to staff.
- 2 or more years' experience of providing senior clinical leadership at 8A (including line management responsibilities
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Strong leadership and management capacity obtained working with complex service users in a multi-disciplinary team setting.
- Ability to build and develop teams which should include teaching, supervision, and training.
- Ability to manage group dynamics, conflict, and work with diversity.
Desirable
- Undertaking quality improvement initiative.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of clinical risk management systems and processes
- Broad theoretical knowledge base in the analysis of highly complex facts or situations to arrive at appropriate formulations
Desirable
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for the CAMHS client group
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).
Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Newham, Tower Hamlets and City & Hackney
Barking Road
London
E13 8AL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)