Job overview
We have a Team Manager role available within the Mental Health Support Team (MHST) to support an expanding workforce. The position will be focused to support across the service and expand our current management capacity.
The role includes line management and clinical oversight of staff. The post holder will work in close collaboration with the other Team Managers (West, Restormel, Carrick & East) and our Service Lead (Cornwall) to ensure that the MHST is delivered in line with its established objectives but also embraces the opportunities available to innovate and develop practice in early intervention. This role will focus on enhancing our management capacity in the West and will act as Manager of one of our two teams in that area as well as supporting more service wide leadership. Ideally the post holder will be based in the west of the county.
Main duties of the job
The Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors in England.
Successful candidates will be appointed on a permanent basis. You must either have a core profession for instance a Registered Nurse, Dip SW or equivalent (CSS, CQSW, degree in SW), or Allied Health Professional or a qualified Psychological Professional. You will have extensive experience of delivery and supervision of LICBT in school settings. This post is to support an expansion to the coverage provided by the MHST service.
You will have experience of managing or supervising staff. You will have extensive knowledge of child development, understanding of early trauma, identification and assessment of mental health disorders in children and working in multi-disciplinary mental health settings. Whilst a significant portion of your time will comprise of managerial support, over time, you will hold an active caseload of children with mild moderate emotional and mental health difficulties and will deliver 1:1 or group interventions.
Person specification
Qualification
* Sound working knowledge and experience with the values and principles of Children and Young Peoples Improving Access in Psychological Therapies (CYPIAPT)
* Mentorship qualification or equivalent
* Leadership or management qualification or equivalent experience
* Accredited training in evidence based psychological treatment
* Eligible for registration with appropriate governing body ie NMC, HCPC
Experience
* Significant experience of working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team
* Significant experience of working in community with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
* Experience of working in an educational setting
* Experience of working with looked after children
Skills and aptitudes
* Must demonstrate a working knowledge of health, education, social services and the voluntary sector and have the ability to work in partnership with other professionals from a range of multi-disciplinary backgrounds
* Must demonstrate knowledge of current legislation including the Children Act 1989, 2004, the Human Rights Act 1998 safeguarding of children and adults, Mental Health law and policy and the Mental Capacity Act 2005
* Able to demonstrate knowledge of audit and evaluation methodology and contribute in the audit process.
Professional development opportunities
* Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
* Protected CPD time for registered staff
* Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
* Leadership and Management development programmes
* Coaching and mentoring opportunities
* A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
* Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
* A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
Benefits
* Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
* Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
* Free DBS checks where required
* Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
* Salary sacrifice car scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.
Equal opportunities
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles throughout the organisation.
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