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Job requirements
Essential
52 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Mobility
Own transport or suitable alternative is required for this post.
- Mobility
You must demonstrate how you would meet the stated mobility requirement on your application form
- Trust Values
Demonstrates a commitment to the Trust’s Values: Compassion; Trust; Respect; Integrity
- Qualifications
RMN
- Qualifications
Student Nurse Assessor
- Qualifications
Relevant Post Basic qualifications – psychotherapies
- Qualifications
Relevant clinical experience
- Qualifications
Appropriate teaching qualification or willingness to work towards
- Qualifications
Health and safety qualification (IOSH) or willingness to work towards.
- Qualifications
Masters degree or willingness to work towards
- Personal Attributes
Ability to assume leadership role – to inspire & motivate others
- Personal Attributes
Demonstrates initiative, motivation and enthusiasm with regard to their practice
- Personal Attributes
Ability to adapt to and cope with change
- Personal Attributes
Ability to work effectively, co-operate with & provide support to, members of a multi-disciplinary team
- Personal Attributes
Capacity to negotiate successfully with others
- Personal Attributes
Capacity to think creatively and to make decisions in relation to highly complex situations
- Personal Attributes
Emotional sensitivity and empathy towards others.
- Personal Attributes
Capacity to think analytically about emotionally complex situations.
- Personal Attributes
Capacity to accept constructive criticism.
- Personal Attributes
Capacity to critically evaluate the performance of others in a constructive manner
- Personal Attributes
Ability to communicate effectively – both written and verbal communication, to include: Communicating clearly, effectively & sensitively with patients, particularly when presenting with highly complex, distressing & contentious issues in a high-risk situation; Communicating clearly, effectively & sensitively with relatives & carers with regard to complex, distressing & contentious issues in a situation of high risk, emotional distress and disturbance.
- Personal Attributes
Ability to maintain an empathic approach under pressure.
- Personal Attributes
Ability to offer appropriately critical feedback to supervisees
- Personal Attributes
Ability to confidently express own opinions within multi-disciplinary and high-level meetings.
- Personal Attributes
Ability to offer appropriate advice and support to other team members in event of clinical crises.
- Knowledge and Skills
CAMHS, including crisis management: across all diagnostic groups – to demonstrate knowledge of diagnostic criteria; aetiology, psychopathology, treatment models and other therapeutic interventions, co-morbid conditions, associated physical & psychological risks. Knowledge of 2004 NICE guidelines.
- Knowledge and Skills
Child Psychiatry – knowledge of care and management of patients with both acute and chronic common psychiatric disorders.
- Knowledge and Skills
Psychotherapies – advanced and specialist knowledge of both theory and practice of at least one psychotherapeutic model.
- Knowledge and Skills
Remains updated with regard to current nursing and allied health professionals initiatives and practice for children and young people with mental health problems.
- Knowledge and Skills
A working knowledge of: Drug Administration; Complaints Procedure; Confidentiality; Evidence of recent professional development
- Knowledge and Skills
Sound knowledge of infection control policy and procedures.
- Knowledge and Skills
Sound knowledge of health and safety legislation and policy.
- Knowledge and Skills
Sound knowledge of safeguarding policies & procedure
- Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrate an ability to practice in CAMHS Crisis and remain updated regarding clinical effectiveness.
- Knowledge and Skills
The ability to remain updated with regard to: CQC, NICE Guidance & National initiative from the DoH re- mental health policy and provision of service; Clinical Governance
- Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrates the ability to organise & prioritise own workload.
- Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrates the ability to assess, plan, implement, evaluate and review packages of care as stipulated within the Care Programme Approach
- Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrate effective problem solving, decision making and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge and Skills
The ability to be present and proactive in formal and informal teaching sessions of health education and health promotion
- Knowledge and Skills
Sound knowledge of the principles of supervision and the ability to provide and receive supervision.
- Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrates clinical leadership skills including crisis management
- Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrates the ability to assist and act as a role model for the provision of high-quality care in a challenging environment
- Standard Requirements
Commitment to Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles
- Standard Requirements
Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection
- Standard Requirements
Understanding of the service users of the Trust (which could include lived experience of conditions the Trust deals with or of receiving services relevant to those the Trust provides)
- Experience (both work and ‘life’ related)
Experience of working with children and young people with complex mental health needs and who present with high-risk behaviours, to include experience in assessment & management of significant physical and psychiatric risk.
- Experience (both work and ‘life’ related)
Child Psychiatry – to include work with acute patients across wide range of diagnostic groups;
- Experience (both work and ‘life’ related)
Individual and group therapy experience - to include - experience of working with different psychotherapeutic models.
- Experience (both work and ‘life’ related)
Experience of research & clinical Audit
- Experience (both work and ‘life’ related)
Experience of induction & pre-ceptorship programmes and for staff
- Experience (both work and ‘life’ related)
Experience of and commitment to MDT and interagency working
- Experience (both work and ‘life’ related)
Evidence of & commitment to continuing professional development
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job summary
The ICST is a CAMHS service providing intensive outreach and intervention for children and young people (CYP) with the most complex needs.
The service operates between the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team and inpatient services.
The team prioritises CYP who experience repeated crises and engage in high-risk behaviours.
It supports young people whose needs may be better met in the community, where inpatient admission could potentially increase longer-term risk.
The cohort typically includes young people with emotional dysregulation, significant trauma histories, ASD, intellectual disabilities, and associated high-risk behaviours.
The team is committed to offering intensive, psychologically informed support to ensure the best possible care, in the community.
The team will offer an enhanced model of care to young people and their families working alongside existing services to develop a holistic and integrated personalised plan of care using trauma informed approaches.
Within the senior leadership team learning and development opportunities are supported both through in-house training and external provision. We provide extensive support and supervision within our team and service.
Contact Details: Michelle Sayer, michelle.sayer2@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
- To take responsibility for the leadership and management of CAMHS Intensive Community Support Team and ensure the provision of an effective quality service which accords with the appropriate profession body.
- To support the wider CAMHS service through consultation to support young people with complex needs via bespoke care plans to avoid hospital admissions wherever possible.
- To demonstrate sound decision-making and problem-solving skills.
- To demonstrate effective delegation skills.
- To provide highly specialised education in the field of AMHS Intensive Community Support Team.
- To support team leaders and performance manage them with regard to the management of the service budget and resources.
- To manage budgets as required and reporting to commissioners as required.
For more details, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
About us
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Details
- Date posted: 11 September 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 8a
- Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 007202
- Job locations: Beaumont Leys Health Centre, 1 Little Wood Close, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 0UZ, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
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This advert is for Team Manager – CAMHS ICST with Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust in Leicester, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Team manager role. The advertised salary is £57528.00 to £64750.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 18 Sep 2026.
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