# CAMHS Clinical Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/camhs-clinical-manager/231b2a03-2043-4331-abae-23d10981a90f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/camhs-clinical-manager/231b2a03-2043-4331-abae-23d10981a90f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Chesterfield Royal Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Clinical service manager - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 pa - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-23T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-09T11:22:09.939Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Derbyshire/Chesterfield/Chesterfield_Royal_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/CAMHS/CAMHS-v8296750 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8296750?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting opportunity to join our established CAMHS leadership team that provides high quality CAMHS services across North Derbyshire. The service has grown over the last 5 years and has an excellent record of recruiting, developing and retaining experienced staff. We have a strong record of supporting staff with continuous professional development and ensuring everyone has regular clinical supervision. The service is made up of 8 different CAMHS teams that feed into a Clinical Leadership Team. There are established care pathways across the service and recently we have been able to boost the psychological therapies offer. We have a number of ongoing projects aimed at supporting capacity and increasing the quality of services provided. ### Main duties of the job The Clinical Manager will be responsible for providing a high level of professional and transformational clinical leadership and oversight of Core CAMHS services. The post-holder will line manager the Core CAMHS Team Leads and provide professional expertise which enables the delivery of high quality, safe and person-centred mental health care through the engagement and empowerment of others. The Clinical Manager for Core CAMHS will work closely with other Clinical Managers and Senior Leaders as part of the CAMHS Leadership Team. They will develop and maintain strong working relationships with commissioners, other service providers and trust support services to contribute to the delivery of a safe and sustainable service that meets the mental health needs of Children and Young People across North Derbyshire. We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced child mental health practitioner with proven strong leadership skills who is able to lead and support our service and help us achieve our vision of providing an excellent, timely service for young people and be a great place to work. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required. Follow us on Facebook and on Twitter: @CRHCareers @WellbeingCRH @royalhospital Our core CAMHS team cover the North Derbyshire area from our 2 bases in Buxton and Chesterfield and provide a service predominantly Monday – Friday between 9am – 5pm. Our service has embraced flexible and remote working. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant experience of delivering mental health assessments and interventions - Experience of change management - Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team - Experience of budget management - Experience of management in a multi-disciplinary healthcare environment - Experience of contributing to strategic development, particularly interagency developments - Experience of managing situations concerning safeguarding, risk management, complaints and investigations **Desirable** - Experience of service planning process - Experience of service evaluation and audit - Experience of involving users and carers in service developments - Experience of working with a range of children and young people of different abilities and background ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Smart Appearance - Confident on all levels - A car driver with a full current driving licence and own transport - Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the service to provide or support the most appropriate interventions ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - Excellent communication skills - An ability to negotiate and influence at all levels - An ability to manage and deliver on targets and work to deadlines - Understand and explain diverse concepts - Good presentation skills and report writing skills - Ability to grasp issues in a fast paced environment - Qualities essential to clinical practice eg respect, genuineness and personal integrity - Communication skills to enable a helping relationship - Working knowledge of legislation relevant to CAMHS and mental health - Knowledge of models of consultation and supervision **Desirable** - Projects ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Relevant management/leadership qualifications or willing to undertake - Professional qualification in a field relevant to child and adolescent mental health - Registration with an appropriate regulatory body - Degree or equivalent experience **Desirable** - Educated to or studying at Masters level ### Demonstrates our Proud to CARE Values **Essential** - Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement ## Documents - [we work here (pdf, 178.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2691) - [applicant guidance (pdf, 231.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2457) - [our full people plan (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2756) - [10 reasons to choose us (pdf, 262.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2458) - [hello my name is....... (pdf, 113.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2459) - [jd/ps camhs clinical manager (pdf, 800.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10615542) - [our people pan - infographic (pdf, 878.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2757) - [together as one - our strategy (pdf, 737.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2377) - [welcome to our proud to care team (pdf, 618.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2453) - [together as one - proud to care values (pdf, 547.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2378) - [wellbeing at chesterfield royal hospital (pdf, 656.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2456) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.