CAMHS Clinical Pathway Manager – PCAP

Overview

As Clinical Pathway Manager for PCAP, you lead the operational and clinical aspects of the Plymouth CAMHS Acute Care Pathway, guiding transformation and ensuring safe, accessible, and timely care. You will work with the Service Manager, clinical leads and MDTs to strengthen community-based assessment, treatment and intensive support, while developing urgent and crisis care within CAMHS. You’ll drive improvement, oversee governance and resource use, and support staff wellbeing in a busy, evolving service. This is a role with a clear impact on access, outcomes and patient experience.

Pay / Benefits

• protected CPD time
• training pathways
• leadership programs
• funding for qualifications (Care Certificate, Nurse Training Scholarships)
• induction and preceptorship programs

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operational and clinical management of PCAP with Service Manager and clinical leads
• Chair and contribute to PCAP MDT and business meetings; oversee service delivery, demand, capacity and pathways
• Drive transformation of PCAP, including community-based and intensive support, and integration with wider CAMHS
• Oversee referrals, caseloads, access, waiting times, clinical activity and outcomes; identify improvement opportunities
• Support clinical governance, quality improvement, audits, risk management and escalation procedures
• Support workforce development, staff wellbeing, appraisals, and evidence-based care
• Ensure multi-agency collaboration (pediatrics, primary care, education, social care)
• Provide line management and appraisal for staff; contribute to the Senior CAMHS Management Team
• Implement national/local standards for PCAP and CAMHS; support training and development
• Contribute to information, performance reporting and contract negotiations for service planning

Key requirements

• Degree level professional qualification relevant to CAMHS
• Current registration with the relevant professional body
• Postgraduate study or advanced continuing professional development
• Management or leadership development through formal study or CPD
• Substantial post-qualification experience in specialist CAMHS; operational/line management experience
• Experience of clinical governance, safeguarding, audit, and service development
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and with partner agencies
• Experience of teaching, training and supporting practitioners
• Knowledge of current CAMHS policy, guidelines and standards

• Collaborative working
• Resilience under pressure
• Effective communication (verbal and written)
• Knowledge of clinical governance, risk assessment and escalation processes
• Understanding of demand and capacity, RTT, access and waiting times
• Evidence-based assessment, formulation and therapeutic approaches for CAMHS Crisis and HTT

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