CAMHS Team Lead - Community & Crisis

Job summary

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a team lead to join our dynamic CAMHS Crisis & Home Treatment team.

The successful candidate will manage and provide expert support to a well-established team of mental health practitioners based across Worcestershire.

You will receive:

• Opportunity to complete training across clinical, operational and leadership areas.
• Robust support from a senior leadership team and from colleagues in a cohesive team leadership team.
• Flexible working,Monday to Friday. No weekends and no bank holidays.
• Hybrid working option to combine working from site with working from home to support a healthy work/life balance,.
• The opportunity to take a lead role in the development of this new and evolving CAMHS service.

The post holder will be a Registered Healthcare Professional, Social Worker or Allied Health Professional and will either have leadership experience or be ready to take the next step in their career we will support your journey, wherever you may be on it!

If this sounds like you and you would like to learn more about the role, contact Helen Bolt (recruiting manager) for an informal chat!

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for effective and compassionate leadership of a team of staff across Worcestershire, supporting them to provide a high quality service and working dynamically, safely and compassionately, responding as required to fluctuating needs and risk.

Ensure a culture of effective assessment, formulation and positive risk management. Support staff with complex cases and assume escalation responsibility as necessary. Respond to untoward incidents and complaints, providing feedback to the team to ensure lessons learned are shared and inform practice development. Lead internal meetings and chair meetings with external partners. Deputise for Locality Service Manager as required. Respond to demand and capacity to ensure that resources are used to maximum efficiency across the service. You will be supported by the senior and service leadership team.

Job responsibilities

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

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