Job requirements
Essential
4 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Work related
Requirement to regularly travel round different Trust sites Contributes towards achieving national standards regarding CPA documentation Make sure own actions reduce risk to Health and Safety Perform hand hygiene to prevent the spread of infection Minimise and deal with aggressive and abusive behaviour
- Skills and abilitys
Demonstrate risk management skills Resource management – the ability to develop team and individual key strengths through clinical and professional supervision Ability to work in a pressured environment and manage competing priorities To be able to lead the team effectively in team settings Competent in IT systems and their use Demonstrates behaviours in line with the PCFT Management Behaviour profiles. Evidence of commitment to developing a culture of care and compassion Support others in understanding of young people and children’s mental health needs and how these can be addressed in their work Demonstrate experience
- Education/qualfications
Registered professional Nursing/Social Work/Occupational Therapist. Degree or Diploma in a professional qualification Evidence of post registration additional training and/or experience to Master’s
- Experience and knowledge
Significant experience of leadership and proven track record of managing groups of staff and/or teams Successful management and control of substantial and complex resources Evidence of improving service quality Successful track record of prompting, leading and implementing change programmes that drive up standards and service performance History of holding responsibility and accountability for clinical decisions and empowering clinicians to make difficult clinical decisions Evidence of high levels of competence with written documentation Evidence of achieving high standards regarding CPA
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills and abilitys
To have a track record of effective working with clinical education providers Ability to work in a pressurised environment and manage competing priorities Comprehensive range of clinical skills *Application form/ interview/ references Work Related Circumstances Requirement to
- Education/qualfications
Masters degree level
- Experience and knowledge
Personal Experience of mental health or experience through caring Proven track record of successful strategic thinking Experience of leading on audit and/or research activity related to clinical practice
Job overview
This is an exciting new post created to offer clinical leadership and expertise to 2 community CAMHS teams in Tameside and Stockport. The post involves offering expertise in working with children and young people presenting to CAMHS with a moderate to severe mental health need and other complexity around neurodiversity and or a Learning disability .
Main duties of the job
To provide guidance and support to clinical staff in the management of complex cases.
- To provide guidance and support on relevant legislation.
- To be responsible for the development and maintenance of effective clinical pathways between CAMHS and other services.
- To provide additional leadership and guidance to other team members in risk assessment, risk management and positive problem solving and lead on debriefs following incidents.
- Develop confidence and competence within the team for managing complex clinical cases and issues.
- To take a lead role in the provision of clinical leadership and structured clinical supervision to the team.
- To lead on and ensure that the team undertakes appropriate and in-depth assessments and on-going intervention, and undertake the duties and responsibilities of an active lead case manager role
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide clinical leadership, support and supervision to clinical staff. To support an identified team of practitioners with advice and guidance on the management of complex clinical case.
- To work as an integral part of the CAMHS Service which will include carrying a small complex caseload.
- To participate in the extended working hours as required by the needs of the service
- To provide clinical leadership and structured clinical supervision to the team. − Maintain consistency and quality of care for all service users under the care of CAMHS and support effective and timely discharge. − Support safe ,efficient and effective high quality transitions in and out of CAMHS. − Ensure the team works in a collaborative manner with other agencies and partnerships across the service.
- To ensure that clinical standards are, monitored and evaluated, and ensure both they and the team provide care of the highest quality to patients
- To be a visible and pro-active clinical leader and role model within the teams
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.
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This advert is for Clinical lead CAMHS ND/LD with Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in Stockport, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Lead (legacy management group) role. The advertised salary is £49387.00 to £56515.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 26 Oct 2026.
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