Main area: Community mental health
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Will require some weekend/evening work)
Job ref: 327-24-1107
Site: Acorn House
Town: Gloucester
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum (Pro rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 08/01/2025 23:59
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Job overview
CAMHS Outreach is a countywide service offering intensive home treatment provision for children and young people aged under 18 experiencing an acute mental health crisis.
Our service focuses on delivering admission avoidance, supporting safe discharge from a Tier 4 in-patient admission. We have a fantastic success rate of supporting children and young people in their recovery at home to ensure they receive the treatment they need and have received additional funding for service expansion.
We are looking for a dynamic and committed Team Manager to work alongside the Outreach operational lead and other senior staff in CAMHS to establish effective multi-disciplinary working with CAMHS and partner systems. You will be a positive role model to junior members of the team through the practice of evidence-based care. You will be expected to support professional development through clinical appraisal and supervision and contribute to the ongoing educational programme for all staff, fostering a positive learning environment.
Main duties of the job
* Provide managerial and clinical leadership to the CAMHS Outreach Team, including day-to-day management and leadership to staff, promoting and developing excellent high-quality safe crisis care.
* Have a key role in the development of this team and support children and young people to access crisis support and brief intervention.
* Support professional development through clinical appraisal and supervision and contribute to the ongoing educational programme for all staff, fostering a positive learning environment.
* Undertake clinical requirements such as providing specialist urgent psychosocial clinical risk assessments and safety planning for children and young people and their families and parents/carers. The post holder will work closely with parents/carers alongside the existing network of professionals such as schools, Children Social Care and Core CAMHS for a joint understanding and management of risk to ensure the child or young person’s safety.
Qualifications
* Professional Health or Social Care qualification: RNLD, RMHN, OT, MHSW
* Evidence of formal post-graduate learning within a relevant CAMHS field or skill
* Formal management/leadership qualification or equivalent or the ability to undertake this.
* Post-registration training in specific interventions applicable to children/young people and their families
* Formal Teaching and Assessing Certificate/Qualification.
Experience
* Experience of working in the community at management/leadership level including supervising/managing staff or undertaking basic HR functions
* Experience of maintaining effective working relationships and clearly communicating service-related information to senior managers and/or key stakeholders
* Demonstrate clinical expertise in undertaking psychosocial clinical risk assessments and safety planning for children and young people presenting in a mental health crisis.
* Demonstrate clinical expertise and high levels of competency regarding CAMHS care coordination, including managing highly vulnerable children and young people with complex, multi-agency needs.
* Experience of audit, research and the application of evidence-based practice
* Experience of working in acute/urgent care services as a senior practitioner
* Experience of management of change or performance management
Other requirements
* Full car driving licence/access to a car
* Ability to work flexibly to cover a 24-hour, 365-day service
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:
* Free car parking at many of our sites
* 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
* A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
* A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
* Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay for unsocial hours
* Flexible, family-friendly and agile working opportunities
* Recognition and long service awards
* Fast Track physiotherapy
* Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.
For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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