Job summary
"I love working in CAIST for the difference we can make in a young person's and their family/carer's life, through their most difficult times."
Come and join our award-winning team!
Is your passion working creatively with children and families? Looking for a role with flexible working opportunities?
We are excited to offer an opportunity to join our Award Winning Under 18's Crisis Service as a Clinical Team Leader supporting young people and their families across Norfolk and Waveney.
The role is based in Great Yarmouth although you may need to travel between our sites in Norwich and Kings Lynn, so being able to travel independently is essential.
The CAIST (Crisis, Assessment & Intensive Support Team) service is a vibrant and dynamic service that has 3 teams based across Norfolk & Waveney and currently offers an 08:00 - 20:00 service, 7 days a week.
The team offers community based intensive support to children, young people & their families. CAIST aim to establish trusting therapeutic relationships, to reduce risks when children & young people may be experiencing high levels of distress. We work hard to help them avoid hospital admission, and when required, to expedite safe and effective discharge. All caseloads are team held.
When you join CAIST, you can expect your role to be varied and diverse - no two days are ever the same! You'll be a valued and supported member of our multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
"The team consists of a variety of great individuals from all backgrounds and skills, who feel passionately about supporting young people and what we do; this is demonstrated in the hard work and passion for the job.
Despite being challenging at times, working within the CAIST team is incredibly rewarding. Skill development and progression is encouraged to continually evolve and expand the service and I feel proud to be a part of such an amazing team."
Whilst experience in working with children and young people would make you perfectly suited to this role, we are open to welcoming people from clinical backgrounds who have experience in other areas of mental health. We understand that you will be able to bring with you a wealth of skills and experience to the team and would welcome new ways of thinking.
We are looking for people to join us with enthusiasm, optimism, fresh ideas and energy. We will expect you to want to work clinically but be equally as comfortable being part of strategic decision making.
We are looking for a dedicated mental health professional with either a Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, other psychotherapy or counselling qualification. We would love to hear from you if you have experience in working with people who suffer with mental health difficulties, and you have at least 12 months post qualification experience in a mental health setting or similar.
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Clinical Team Leader role is responsible for the operational management of a range of aspects of service delivery within the team and for clinical/management supervision of professional staff.
To ensure a responsive, high-quality service is provided to clients, their families and carers within the clinical environment. Maintain compliance with key performance indicators.
They will allocate work to relevant services and monitor the teams contribution to the overall objectives of the Trust.
The Clinical Team Leader will provide professional governance and leadership within their area.
They will deputise for the Deputy Service Manager as required.
Our absolute commitment is to improve the lives of children and young people by providing a mental health service we can be proud of, one that shows compassion, kindness, and hope at a time when families need it most.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Nursing degree or equivalent, Dip SW or Dip OT or equivalent
Desirable
2. Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical practical / therapeutic practice
3. Ongoing professional development working towards degree level
Experience
Essential
4. Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
5. Experience in providing leadership in a mental health care environment
6. Evidence of leading service development within in a mental health setting
7. Involve service users and carers in developing services
Desirable
8. Providing leadership in a learning disability care environment Working in a community CFYP Team.
Other
Essential
9. Able to travel independently