We are seeking to recruit a Clinical Team leader within our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service in Kings Lynn. This is an exciting time to join our CAMHS teams as we review our ways of working, to ensure our services are needs led, outcome informed and accessible for the young people within Norfolk and Waveney. We expect opportunities to be involved in providing specialist mental health care in a creative and innovative way, informed by overarching THRIVE principles. Further to this, we are working towards implementing newly designed treatment pathways and facilitating this implementation will be a key element of the role. Main duties of the job This is a great opportunity for both those who are experienced as managers or who have the skills and attributes to make the first step into leadership. We are looking for someone who see challenges as opportunities and can influence, inspire and energise others, as well as work with peoples strengths to strive service improvement and patient experience. When you join us, youll be working alongside the Service Manager, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Senior Nurses and will manage a team who provides mental health and psychologically informed services for children and young people in our communities. Currently our Kings Lynn (West) team is working with our Central team to enable shared resources and support, and therefore this will provide additional support to the successful candidate. Youll be compassionate, approachable and person centred whilst supporting with the day to day delivery of our specialist service. You will be organised, quality driven and levelheaded when managing any operational/clinical issues arising within the service too. In return, you can expect a thorough induction, ongoing support and training and to feel truly valued in the work you do. About us Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive. Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about. Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, youll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. Were an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too. Job responsibilities This post attracts a recruitment premium of £3,000 (pro-rata for part time roles). This is a one off payment with half paid on appointment and half paid after the completion of a satisfactory probation period (6 months). The premium is taxable. Please note that should you leave employment, or choose to move to an alternative post within the Trust that does not attract this recruitment premium, you will be required to reimburse all or some it, as follows: 100% of the value of the premium in the first 12 months; 50% of the value of the premium in the period 12 months to 2 years following appointment. Please note this recruitment premium is for external applicants only. Not applicable to newly qualified applicants If you are having to relocate for your role you are entitled to claim for up to £5,000 of relocation costs. Once you have started in post, please access the New Starter page on the Trust intranet where you will find the full relocation policy and details of how to claim. Please note you will need to provide receipts for your relocation expenses, if receipts can not be provided the relocation claim will be subject to tax. If you leave the Trust within a 2 year period you will be required to reimburse all or some of the total amount claimed. Please note the recruitment premium and relocation is for external applicants only. Not applicable to newly qualified nurses. When developing these roles, we spoke to young people to ask them what qualities they wanted from people within the service, and they told us they wanted people who are: Flexible Person centred Goes the extra mile Led by them Put their needs first Dynamic Friendly Approachable Reliable What else? We want leaders that inspire people by positively influencing and driving change.Our absolute commitment is to improve the lives of children and young people by providing a mental health service we can be proud of, one that shows compassion, kindness, and hope at a time when families need it most. Person Specification Qualifications Essential • Nursing degree or equivalent, Dip SW or Dip OT or equivalent Desirable • Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical practice Experience Essential • Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience • Experience in providing leadership in a mental health care environment Desirable • Working in a community mental health team. Knowledge • Clinical and national policies and guidelines e.g. NICE • Knowledge of psychosocial interventions