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We are seeking to appoint a Clinical Lead to work within Ancora House as part of our Tier 4 CAMHS Assessment and Outreach Team/Ancora CARE Team.
Ancora House is an in-patient child and adolescent mental health service, consisting of 26 beds, split across two wards: Coral and Indigo. We are a general adolescent unit, that also supports young people with eating disorders.
Main Duties of the Job
To support the Team Manager in delivering a high quality Mental Health Service for Children and Young People of the Cheshire and Mersey CAMHS. To provide clinical leadership within the team and management support, deputising for the Team Manager in their absence. The postholder will be expected to work autonomously within a multi-disciplinary framework, providing training and staff development, specialist assessment for admission to Tier 4 Services, clinical support and time-limited intervention to service users. The post holder will act as a source of expertise and point of contact within the team and demonstrate highly specialised communication skills and problem-solving abilities when prioritising risk.
About Us
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire. We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcomes applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Job Description
Job responsibilities can be found in the documents to download section below. At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence and values.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* A relevant Social Work, Nursing or Allied Health Professional degree level qualification or equivalent experience.
* Current registration with a nationally recognised professional body relevant to the qualification held.
* Minimum 5 years post registration experience.
Knowledge and Expertise
* Excellent communication skills.
* Proven ability to challenge current practices.
* Knowledge of local and national policy direction relevant to practice.
* Experience of clinical audit.
* Knowledge of change management processes.
* Demonstrable effective clinical leadership.
Experience
* Experience in the development of professional roles.
* Successfully managed projects.
* Understanding of clinical and corporate governance agenda.
* Facilitation of reflective practice.
Additional Information
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer Details
Employer name: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Ancora House, Countess of Chester Health Park, Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1BQ
Employer's website: CWP Website
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