Overview
In this role you lead Core CAMHS, providing transformational clinical leadership to deliver high quality, safe, person-centred mental health care for children and young people across North Derbyshire. You will line-manage CAMHS Team Leads and collaborate with Clinical Managers and Senior Leaders to drive service improvement and capacity-building. You’ll maintain strong relationships with commissioners and partner providers to ensure a sustainable, outcome-focused service. This is an opportunity to shape a growing CAMHS service within a values-driven NHS trust with a strong staff development culture. Your leadership will help create a great place to work while delivering timely care for young
Pay / Benefits
- staff wellbeing service including counselling and legal/financial advice
- cycle to work scheme
- electric lease car scheme
- free gym for staff
- staff choir and fitness classes
- flexible and remote working options
Responsibilities
- Provide professional and transformational clinical leadership for Core CAMHS services
- Line manage Core CAMHS Team Leads and ensure high-quality, safe, person-centred care
- Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with commissioners and partner providers
- Work with Clinical Managers and Senior Leaders to deliver a safe and sustainable service
- Lead service development initiatives to increase capacity and service quality
- Engage and empower staff to deliver timely CAMHS care
- Contribute to strategic planning and interagency collaboration
- Oversee safeguarding, risk management, complaints and investigations processes
- Support service planning and evaluation to meet mental health needs of Children and Young People
- Promote continuous professional development and clinical supervision across teams
Key requirements
- Significant experience in delivering mental health assessments and interventions
- Experience of change management and multi-disciplinary teamwork
- Budget management experience
- Management experience in a multi-disciplinary healthcare environment
- Contribution to strategic development and interagency collaboration
- Experience in safeguarding, risk management, complaints and investigations
- Excellent communication
- Negotiation and influence across levels
- Ability to manage and deliver on targets and deadlines
- Knowledge of legislation relevant to CAMHS and mental health
- Knowledge of models of consultation and supervision
- Understanding of safeguarding and risk management frameworks
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