Employer Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Alder Hey Hospital
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £62,215 - £72,293 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/12/2024 23:59
Assistant Clinical Lead
8b
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites. Our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at various locations. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites and provide education and training to numerous medical and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. Our staff are friendly and welcoming, and we appreciate our staff with an outstanding benefits package including:
* Great flexible working opportunities
* Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
* Generous annual leave and pension scheme
* Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
Band 8B Assistant Clinical Lead Role (ACL) - Permanent
This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop the Crisis Care service at Alder Hey Children's Hospital. This will involve collaboration with partnership agencies and working closely with the Clinical Lead and other ACLs, as well as line management of their MDT.
Working closely with other mental health, education and council partners, the ability to engage with colleagues across organisational boundaries will be essential.
We are looking for a motivated and confident individual with a passion to improve children and young people's mental health services to take on this position.
Main duties of the job
The Assistant Clinical Lead is a key member of the Crisis Care Community Division Mental Health Services Leadership Team and will be responsible for the clinical management of their MDT in addition to providing clinical supervision to assigned clinicians.
The post will support clinical, strategic, and performance leadership for the service and will also perform responsibilities delegated by the Clinical Lead, including being responsible for designated areas of service development and leadership tasks.
Clinically, the post holder will support staff via clinical supervision and operational supervision to ensure the team provides clinical intervention of the highest standard.
Working for our organisation
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care to over 275,000 children and young people each year. We also have a presence in community outreach sites and provide inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
CLINICAL MANAGEMENT / CLINICAL LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE
* Support team members to assess, treat and discharge children and young people effectively.
* Ensure appropriate data is completed by clinicians within their MDT.
* Oversee safe use of equipment and resources.
* Conduct appraisals of staff within the team.
* Identify training needs and coordinate continuing professional development.
* Provide clinical supervision support to staff from own and other services/teams as agreed with the Clinical Lead.
Person specification
Education & Training
* Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent) and registration with HCPC.
* A recognised health or social care qualification and registration with the appropriate governing body.
* Post-grad training in a recognised therapeutic speciality.
* Clinical Masters Degree or relevant experience at doctorate level.
* Further training/study in relation to specialist supervision within CAMHS.
* A recognised management training or equivalent.
Experience
* Extensive experience of working in specialist CAMHS.
* Extensive experience of leading multi-disciplinary teamwork.
* Experience of training/teaching staff.
* Experience of offering consultation to children, young people and their families.
* Evidence of leading change initiatives.
* Experience of engaging with local support networks for children, young people, and families.
* Experience of strategic and business development of CAMHS provision.
* Ability to engage staff in the future shaping of services.
Knowledge
* Ability to provide high competency and autonomy in analysing presenting problems.
* Ability to work using a range of integrated therapeutic perspectives.
* Understanding of the application of psychological theories relating to a multi-cultural population.
* Knowledge of legislation relevant to CAMHS provision.
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying, and harassment.
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