Trafford CAMHS are looking for an experienced and motivated registered professional to undertake the role of Team Leader providing additional capacity to our senior leadership team. You will possess excellent management skills with a desire to support and develop staff. Utilising strong communication skills and a flexible approach, you will ensure the service delivers positive experiences to patients at every stage of their time with us.
In joining Trafford CAMHS you will be part of a dedicated and enthusiastic team of professionals with a drive to provide an outstanding quality of care. You will manage and supervise clinical staff and work alongside the Senior Leadership Team within the service supporting servcie delivery and development. You are expected to have the necessary clinical skills and knowledge to complete CAMHS clinical and risk assessments where required. You will have experience in CAMHS frameworks and in providing evidence based interventions. You will deputise for the Service Manager as required. The post offers a great opportunity for those wishing to develop into senior management roles.
You will be a senior clinician within the team as well as providing a range of operational and line management roles and responsibilities such as:
Supporting and enabling a team of CAMHS staff to effectively deliver their clinical work
Perpetuating a positive team culture, good morale and staff well-being and role modelling Trust values
Oversight of the teams performance & activity.
Caseload oversight including focus on risk and safeguarding management
Governance overview including oversight of continuous improvement, quality assurance initiatives and reflective practice.
HR oversight including performance management and leading appraisals
Quarterly review and update of job plans for staff.
Contribute to the planning, development and delivery of service and quality improvements
Clinically, hold a specific caseload in order to maintain registration and provide high level assessment and intervention in line with the expected level of experience and skill.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the ' Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at .
We're looking forward to hearing from you