CAMHS Service Manager (N&S OPD)

Job overview

Are you interested in a challenge as well as enhancing your management and leadership experience within a diverse, innovative, and forward-thinking outpatient service?   If the answer is yes, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Service Manager within the CAMHS National & Specialist Outpatient service. The post is part-time 22.5 hours per week, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

The successful candidate will jointly manage the day-to-day operational processes within the service to achieve national and local governance standards. We are looking for an organised, motivated, and committed individual to join our management team. You will need to be flexible and adaptable to provide leadership, management, advice and guidance to staff within the service.   The postholder will manage agreed business and performance management systems across the service, whilst taking responsibility for ensuring service access and delivery is efficient, effective, evidence-based, needs led as well as service user and carer focused.    The role requires strong compassionate leadership, working closely with staff, young people, parents and carers.

Main duties of the job

• The Service Manager will be responsible for the overall management of a range of CAMHS National & Specialist Outpatient Tier 4 services within the SLAM mental health services for children, young people and their families.   •    Manage the effective and efficient delivery of services within the resources available whilst maintaining the quality-of-service provision.  •    Working closely with colleagues within the service to ensure excellent clinical, operational, performance and financial outcomes.     •    Lead a management team of senior clinical staff responsible for the modernisation programme of CAMHS provided by SLAM in accordance with NHS national plans, priorities and targets, as well as the development of strategic and local delivery plans.   •    Report, through the CAMHS Director and Deputy Director, ICB, Provider Collaborative, NHSE and other commissioners on financial matters.   •    To role model and encourage positive working relationships across the Directorate, the Institute of Psychiatry and Kings Maudsley Partnership.  •    To support education, training, teaching and research within the service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

(Please refer to the main job description document for the full outline of the job role and person specification requirements)

• Strategic Management / Service Development •    Performance and Financial Management •    People Management •    Management of Communication and Information •    Clinical Service Responsibility There is an expectation that some contracted hours will be worked outside of normal office hours where the demands of the service make this necessary.