Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Band 8B Assistant Clinical Lead (ACL), Liverpool Fresh CAMHS
This is an exciting opportunity to support Liverpool Fresh CAMHS. This will involve collaboration with partnership agencies and working closely with the Clinical Lead and other ACLs, as well as line management of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
This post will support strategic development and ensure the delivery and sustainability of the service. The postholder will work 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 peoples mental health services to take on this position.
Main duties of the job
The Assistant Clinical Lead is a key member of the CAMHS 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 as appropriate, including being responsible for designated areas of service development and leadership tasks - this will be guided by the Clinical Lead and the Service and Trust's vision.
The post holder will support staff via clinical supervision and operational supervision to ensure the team are supported to provide clinical intervention of the highest standard. The post holder will also hold their own caseload and offer highly specialist clinical assessments and interventions to children, young people and families.
We are looking for individuals who have skills and experience in engaging families who are from communities that may be at increased risk of social exclusion or marginalisation.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details of main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Skills
1. Ability to plan and prioritise own workload
2. Proven leadership skills.
3. Ability to work with emotionally demanding children, young people and their families
4. Ability to effectively communicate with various individuals and groups about complex, potentially stressful topics.
5. Ability to undertake comprehensive clinical risk assessment; including high risk or emergency presentations
6. Ability to develop and implement multi-professional / multi-agency risk management plans
7. Ability to communicate effectively in a highly emotive atmosphere and overcome resistance to potentially threatening information
8. Ability to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate programmes
9. Competent IT skills and the ability to navigate around various systems and software packages
10. Ability to lead on the research and development programme
11. Ability to develop own and others knowledge and practice across professional and organisational boundaries
Personal Attributes
1. Excellent interpersonal skills.
2. Ability to work on a daily basis with clients who may be abusive or hostile.
3. Accountable for own professional actions
4. Works within professional ethics and Trust policies
5. Evidence of actively enabling and promoting service user participation in service development
Education & Training
1. Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent pre 1996) and registration with HCPC
2. OR - A recognised health or social care qualification and be registered with the appropriate governing body supported by experience at an equivalent doctorate level
3. In addition - Post-grad training in a recognised therapeutic speciality and be registered with UKCP/HPC or equivalent
4. Or Clinical Masters Degree or relevant experience at doctorate level or equivalent
5. Further training/study in relation to specialist supervision within CAMHS
6. A recognised and appropriate management training or equivalent
Experience
1. Extensive experience of working in specialist CAMHS
2. Extensive experience of leading multi-disciplinary team work
3. Experience of leading and supervising a multi-disciplinary team
4. Experience of training/teaching staff
5. Extensive experience of offering consultation to children, young people and their families and to other staff groups and partner agencies
6. Ability to supervise CAMHS workers.
7. Evidence of leading change initiatives
8. Experience of engaging / liaising with local support networks for children, young people and families
9. Experience of strategic and business development of CAMHS provision
10. Ability to engage staff in the future shaping of services and strategic visioning.
Knowledge
1. Ability to provide a high level of competency and autonomy in analysing presenting problems in the context of the child and family and/or wider social context
2. Ability to work utilising a range of integrated therapeutic perspectives and modalities dependent on the needs of the client.
3. Understanding of the application of psychological and other theories relating to a multi-cultural and socially diverse population
4. Knowledge of legislation relevant to CAMHS provision
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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