We are looking for a passionate clinician to join our service and lead our CAMHS Intensive Outreach Team on a fixed term basis. You would be working in partnership with our Clinical Service Manager, Clinical Lead and OTR Team Manager to manage a service supporting young people in mental health crisis and at risk of Tier 4 admission.
We would want you to ensure excellent standards are upheld, and maintained within the team, and ensure the best use of available resources by delivering positive outcomes for individual service users and their families.
This post is for a 12 month maternity cover fixed term post within the CAMHS Intensive Outreach Team. We would be open to considering a part time candidate if they were able to work 30 hours/per week.
Main duties of the job
* Under the direction of the Service Manager to be responsible for leading and managing a an Intensive Outreach Team, which provide care to young people at risk of/ stepping down from Tier 4 admission.
* With the support of the Clinical Service Manager, Senior Practitioners and the medical consultant to lead and manage the delivery of high quality effective evidence-based interventions which lead to positive outcomes for service users and carers.
* To lead by example, motivating and empowering others and promoting positive attitudes, mutual understanding and collaboration between all services involved in the care process.
* To develop an evidence based Intensive Outreach model of service using DBT/ Systemic approach
* To line manage all staff within the multi-disciplinary team ensuring effective processes
* To demonstrate an ongoing commitment to anti-oppressive practice.
* To manage the performance of all designated care clinicians within the team in line with the requirements of care co-ordination so as to ensure that consistent clinical and quality standards are maintained.
* To ensure close working relationships and protocols with other internal and external services, encouraging their involvement in the planning and provision of the care plan, through effective liaison roles between Trust services and the commissioners.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B& NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Job description
Job responsibilities
* Under the direction of the Service Manager to be responsible for leading and managing a an Intensive Outreach Team, which provide care to young people at risk of/ stepping down from Tier 4 admission.
* With the support of the Clinical Service Manager, Senior Practitioners and the medical consultant to lead and manage the delivery of high quality effective evidence-based interventions which lead to positive outcomes for service users and carers.
* To lead by example, motivating and empowering others and promoting positive attitudes, mutual understanding and collaboration between all services involved in the care process.
* To develop an evidence based Intensive Outreach model of service using DBT/ Systemic approach
* To line manage all staff within the multi-disciplinary team ensuring effective processes
* To demonstrate an ongoing commitment to anti-oppressive practice.
* To manage the performance of all designated care clinicians within the team in line with the requirements of care co-ordination so as to ensure that consistent clinical and quality standards are maintained.
* To ensure close working relationships and protocols with other internal and external services, encouraging their involvement in the planning and provision of the care plan, through effective liaison roles between Trust services and the commissioners.
Person Specification
Professional Registration and training
Essential
* Registered as a mental health practitioner with professional qualifications in a relevant discipline. For nurses RMN ( parts 3 or 13 of NMC register)
Desirable
* Formal management qualifications
Experience
Essential
* Significant post-qualifying clinical experience obtained in a variety of settings, at band 6 or equivalent
* Significant supervisory experience with clear evidence of effective people management skills including clinical supervision, sickness management, performance, conduct issues
* Understanding and experience of management processes
* Experience of leading teams and creating positive change
Desirable
* Previous Team management experience at band 7
* Post registration education and continued professional development, including around leadership and change
Knowledge
Essential
* Able to articulate an advanced and detailed understanding of the relevant legal frameworks/legislation including CPA process, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, and Safeguarding, in order to lead and manage others
Employer details
Employer name
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address
CIOT, Campbell House
Henrietta Street
Bristol
BS2 8HR
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