Job summary
37.5 Hours Per Week
This is an inspiring time to
be part of the transformed C&K CAMHS Crisis Service.
As Team Manager for Calderdale
and Kirklees Crisis and Intensive Home-Based Treatment Team the role will
feature responsibility for day-to-day operational matters, which includes:
To facilitate and be
responsible for effective multi-disciplinary / multi-agency team working to
meet the needs of all who access the service.
To ensure mechanisms are in
place to manage, monitor and review clinical processes within the services.
To ensure the effective
management and continuous development of the team, providing leadership to all
staff which encourages the development of a qualitative, evidence-based
service.To promote safeguarding and
the welfare of children, young people and staff.
We are looking for a highly
visible and motivated Team Manager, who is registered with a professional body,
to support and inspire our dedicated staff working alongside our Practice
Governance Coach and CAMHS Senior Leadership team with the support of the
Service Manager.
This dynamic position
is exactly what you are looking for if you would thrive in a front line team
where you will be part of a friendly, experienced and supportive network.
For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.
Main duties of the job
The post holder
will undertake line management supervision, sickness management, rota
management, HR processes as required, recruitment and retention and ensure
staff are adequately trained.
The team
provides emergency duty assessments, seven-day follow-ups, extended
assessments, care co-ordination.
The primary
function of the service is to safely and effectively provide triage,
assessment, formulation, signposting, therapeutic intervention and timely
discharge.
All of the above
is provided in collaboration with internal and external CAMHS services.
The
multidisciplinary team consists of: Nurses, Social Workers, Occupational
Therapists, Nursing Associates, Support Workers and we encourage our staff to
hold therapeutic qualifications. We are in the process of employing a
psychiatrist to work within the Crisis and Eating Disorder pathways.
We work closely
with our colleagues in CHFT and our Nursing Associate is based within CHFT due
to the prevalence of CAMHS children and young people under CHFT care.
You
will work Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm with some flexibility expected to support
the team clinically when required. We welcome applicants who are: Resilient,
tenacious, work safely under pressure and are experienced in patient flow with
a high degree of emotional intelligence.
All employees of the Trust are strongly
encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
About us
We
are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health
and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,
Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are
the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is
to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this
by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ
staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a
difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage
and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value
diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being
a foundation Trust means were accountable to our
members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people
(including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join
us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving
the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and
help each year.
We
are committed
to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and
vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this
commitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To facilitate
and be responsible for effective multi-disciplinary / multi-agency team working
to meet the needs of all who access the service.
To ensure that
mechanisms are in place to manage, monitor and review clinical and admin
staffs within the services.
To ensure the
effective management and continuous development of the team, providing
leadership to all staff which encourages the development of a qualitative,
evidence based service.
To promote
safeguarding and the welfare of children, young people and staffs.
To manage the demand and capacity within the
team in line with service targets, capacity and demand.
Person Specification
Training
Essential
- Experience of delivering training to others.
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification, e.g. nursing, or other professional allied to medicine.
- Dip SW or relevant mental health profession.
- Membership of professional body.
- First level qualification/degree/Certificate in Management Studies or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in mental health (e.g. CBT, Family Therapy, Counselling).
- Masters Level qualification.
- A teaching and assessing qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience, some of which must be working with Children, young people and their carers in a mental health or other complex care setting.
- Experience of working in different cultural contexts
- Knowledge and experience of working with Equality and Diversity.
- Multidisciplinary team working.
- Inter-agency liaison and consultation.
- Experience of teaching and assessing.
- To have experience in recruitment and retention and sickness absence
- Experience of providing highly specialist advice and supervision to other professionals
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance for working with children, young people, mental health and safeguarding
- Evidence of advanced clinical/therapeutic knowledge and skills in mental health.
- Extensive experience in assessment and risk management and ability to implement evidence based practice.
- Advanced experience of safeguarding children and young people.
Desirable
- Experience of community settings.
Special Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and communication skills.
- Ability to manage own caseload and to be a self-reliant and autonomous practitioner.
- Excellent negotiation skills, and problem solving skills.
- Customer service orientation.
- Excellent record keeping and report writing skills to include care planning and risk assessments.
- IT skills.
- Ability to support and empower staff.
- Time management/prioritisation skills of self and others.
- Experience in leading audits and service evaluation.
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Commitment to multi-agency approach/working
- Ability to work and make decisions under pressure where there are frequent interruptions from team members needing advice regarding clinical staffing or operational issues.
- Calm, confident, innovative, creative and assertive
- Integrity
- Vision about clinical practice and service development
- Ability to learn and taken on new initiatives/roles
- Ability to make and lead decisions under pressure/crisis situations
- Willingness to be flexible and adaptable in accordance with changing service priorities.
- Commitment to challenging discrimination and improving accessibility of services.
- Ability to cope calmly in a crisis
- To demonstrate good self-care and encourage the same in team members
- A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability)
- To have integrity, be honest, open, transparent and respectful.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Folly Hall Mills
St Thomas Road
Huddersfield
HD1 3LT