Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a Team Manager to be part of the North London Foundation Trust CAMHs Tri borough Single Point of Access (SPOA) across Barnet, Enfield and Haringey, services provided at the front door. We are looking to recruit someone who is enthusiastic, motivated, and who have interest in working with young people, their family and carers presenting with a range of complex mental health difficulties. The post holders will have a job plan balancing the needs of clinical management and clinical interventions.
Please note if the maximum number of applications is met this post will close early.
Main duties of the job
The Team Manager will provide operational co-ordination and leadership for specialist and targeted Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. Key to this will be managing performance, co-ordination of the multi-disciplinary decision and allocation processes, contributing to team capacity/job planning and prioritisation of CAMHS resources in response to need.
The post-holder, working in partnership with the Team Consultant Psychiatrist(s), Senior Clinicains and the Service Lead will ensure excellent clinical standards are maintained within the team, and ensure the best use of available resources by delivering positive outcomes for individual service users and their families. They will also be responsible for the contributing to the continued development of the service, working in line with the philosophy of CAMHS within the Trust.
The post holder will provide line management supervision to member in the team, including discipline lead. They will also work closely with the borough specific service and clinical lead in delivering evidence-based care and incorporating routine outcome measuring into clinical practice. The post holder will be a part of the local CAMHS senior management team and support the CAMHS Directorate Manager in the review, development, Implementation, and delivery of a CAMH Services, ensuring integration with corporate strategy and CAMHS local and National priorities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. Key Responsibilities
- To be the operational team manager, line managing all non-medical staff within the multi-disciplinary team ensuring effective processes where this is delegated.
- To be responsible for overseeing the team governance in order to meet the requirements of the CQC
- Under the direction of the Service Lead to be responsible for leading and managing a modern, efficient mental health community service for a defined population in accordance with commissioned services.
- With the support of the: Leadership team; Senior Practitioners; and the Medical Consultant Lead, to lead and manage the delivery of high-quality effective evidence-based interventions which lead to positive outcomes for service users and carers.
- To lead by example, motivating and empowering others and promoting positive attitudes, mutual understanding and collaboration between all services involved in the care process.
- To manage the performance of all designated care clinicians within the team in line with the requirements of case management / care co-ordination so as to ensure that consistent clinical and quality standards are maintained.
- To ensure close working relationships and protocols with other internal and external services, encouraging their involvement in the planning and provision of the care plan, through effective liaison roles between Trust services and the commissioners.
- To ensure relevant contributions are made by the team to the effective management of Trust estate and facilities.
- To ensure that as a member of CAMHS you are fully aware of current developments, legislation and practice in the care of children and young people with mental health problems.
- To attend regular management/professional supervision. Through supervision and appraisal, acknowledge own limitations and discuss/identify/access training as appropriate.
- To be aware of and adhere to all Trust policies, acting as a role model to other staff. Manage time effectively. Continue to meet professional standards of practice and relevant professional legislation.
- To undertake other Team Management duties as required by the Service Lead