Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly enthusiastic and compassionate Operational Lead of the Urgent care pathway within East Lancashire Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (ELCAS). The post, based at Burnley General Hospital, will have overall day-to-day responsibility for service delivery of the ELCAS Urgent Care Pathway.
This lead role will include the operational management of the ELCAS day unit and RAIS team (Responsive and Intensive Support Team) ensuring the delivery of excellent patient care for young people and families.
Accountable to the Head of Clinical Service, the role involves delivering high quality, evidence-based care in accordance with the spirit of the Thrive Framework, ensuring that our CYP and their families get the right level of help based on their often complex, level of need.
Responsibilities
The Operational lead role will include direct line management of the Day Unit and RAIS Coordinator's, and the role will play a significant role in all aspects of service development delivering high quality care for CYP and their families who need more help or getting risk support. This will involve ensuring safe and effective staffing levels, staff/budget management and overseeing the health and well-being of the teams.
This role also plays a key role in maintaining high levels of team and service level performance, and continuous improvement within ELCAS. The Operational Lead will also take an active role in supporting the implementation of the strategic plans at both a local and system level.
Access to private transport is essential
Employment Details
Pay scheme: Agenda for Change, Band 8a, Salary £55,690 to £62,682 per annum, Permanent, Full-time.
Location: CYPMH Day Unit Burnley General Hospital, Burnley, BB10 2PQ.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Diploma, degree, or masters equivalent accepted by the British Psychological Society as qualifying the person to work as a clinical psychologist or equivalent core professional qualification
Knowledge
* Skills in the use of complex methods of psychologically informed assessment, intervention and management in work with children and families.
* Ability to integrate psychological theories and outcome data with clinical practice and service provision.
* Ability to work with people from different backgrounds, cultures and of different ages
* Ability to cope with stressful interpersonal situations including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse and extreme challenging behaviour.
Experience
* Experience in assessment and therapeutic work with children and families across the age range with a full range of presenting problems and across settings including community, outpatient and clinic settings.
* Experience of professional and clinical supervision.
* Knowledge of legislation and national guidance in relation to the needs of children and young people
Additional Requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a Disclosure and Barring Service check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
How to Apply
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
Contact Angela Taylor 01282 628800 or email angela.b.taylor@lscft.nhs.uk
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