About this role
Job summary
Are you a passionate and dynamic Leader seeking to develop and manage a service? An exciting opportunity has arisen within our cross-country CAMHS service to work as a Locality Service Manager. You will manage various CAMHS portfolios across Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Within recent years CAMHS services have received additional investment. Locally, significant service developments have been undertaken within our CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment Team, CAMHS Eating Disorder Service, Mental Health Support Teams in Schools (WEST) and the CAMHS Youth Team. These developments have led to an increase in service offer to children and young people across Herefordshire and Worcestershire and have received positive feedback from Children, Families and Partner agencies. We continue to review and develop our offer across all CAMHS services, the Locality Service Manager will play a pivotal role within this.
This role is a cross-county role, with bases across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The successful candidate will be sited at a base most convenient for them with travel expected, travel expenses are claimed back through the trusts travel expenses policy.
Main duties of the job
The CAMHS Locality Services Manager role will support the review, development and implementation of quality improvement initiatives alongside the clinical leadership of the service. You will provide operational leadership and work alongside other senior colleagues and in conjunction with Adult Mental Health colleagues across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. You will form part of the Herefordshire and Worcestershire senior leadership team.
We seek to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic service manager who is passionate about CAMHS. A demonstrable track record of CAMHS and leadership experience is a must. You will have experience of supervising clinicians and be able to evidence operational leadership skills and abilities, as well as being able to gather, analyse, report and act upon data. You must be registered with a professional body.
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 opportunitiesIf you would like to know more, please visit our website.
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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
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of NHS or social care policy environment. Knowledge of Trust policies and procedures both clinical and organisational. Understanding of the performance and governance arrangements of the Trust. Knowledge of safeguarding children/vulnerable adults.
Desirable
Knowledge and experience of audit. Knowledge and experience of research and development.
Experience Essential
Significant experience working within a health or social care environment (as demonstrated by 5 years post registration experience or equivalent). Previous experience of managing a health or social care service. Experience of developing and implementing contentious change management programmes. Working in a multi-disciplinary team. Experience of leading audits and clinical quality reviews. Experience of providing clinical supervision to staff. Experience of managing HR issues.
Qualifications Essential
Post Graduate Diploma in relevant Heath and Social Care field. Professional clinical qualification and current registration within a health or social care profession. Evidence of continuing professional development. I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
Management qualification.
Skills and 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. Excellent leadership skills, including highly developed communication skills (both written and verbal). Advanced communication and negotiation skills. Ability to write and orally present. Strategic thinking. Ability to provide a strong role model for staff.
Desirable
Analytical approach to problem solving.
Additional Criteria Essential
Ability to travel independently across the county to meet the demands of the post. Ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines.
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.
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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 Benet Building
Ruckhall Lane
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR2 9RP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)