Job Summary
Are you ready to lead with impact, compassion, and purpose? We're seeking a dynamic, values-driven professional to become Team Leader for Cannock and Seisdon CAMHS - a key leadership role within a passionate, skilled, and evolving team supporting children and young people's mental health across South Staffordshire.
At Cannock and Seisdon CAMHS, we don't just deliver care -- we build trusted relationships, support families through their toughest moments, and advocate fiercely for the young people we serve. As Team Leader, you'll hold the team together, drive high standards, and make sure no child is left behind.
Who we're looking for
* Is an experienced mental health professional
* Brings confident leadership, clinical credibility, and calm under pressure
* Believes in empowering young people and families
* Balances compassion with accountability
* Leads change, not just manages rotas
* Can manage people and financial resources innovatively in a challenged system
Why Join Us
* Make a visible difference in a community where leadership matters
* Work in a service that's actively improving - with strong senior support and room to shape local delivery
* Lead a talented, resilient, and committed team
* Access development, mentorship, and progression opportunities
* Be part of a Trust that values integrity, innovation, and tenacity
Main duties of the job
* Leading a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians delivering core CAMHS interventions
* Managing day-to-day operations and team performance including reviewing data and creating action plans to improve our service
* Creating a culture of psychological safety, shared responsibility, and inclusion
* Driving service development and improvement in collaboration with service managers and senior clinicians
* Supporting staff wellbeing, supervision structures, and development
Person Specification
Essential qualifications
* Core profession qualification relevant to children's mental health / social care
* Registered Nurse, Social Worker, Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, Art Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Family Therapist, CYP trained CBT Therapist or Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist
* Relevant professional registration with NMC, SWE, HCPC, UKCP (Child Practitioner), or ACP or be accredited with BABCP (beyond First Accreditation Audit)
Desirable qualifications
* PG qualification in evidenced based treatment
* Leadership/Management Qualification
* Training in therapeutic modality relevant to children's mental health
* Further training in a specific psychological model / intervention specific to the role remit/area of work
* Specific therapy or counselling qualification.
* Qualification / training in supervision
Essential experience
* Evidence of substantial experience of assessment and intervention with children and young people with highly complex mental health needs and their families.
* Experience of effectively initiating, developing, implementing and evaluating operational processes.
* Evidence of improving service delivery in line with evidence-based practice.
* Demonstrable experience of effective multi-disciplinary team working.
* Experience of managing own caseload efficiently to reduce waiting times and minimise DNAs.
* Ability to write clear reports and letters to a professional network.
* Ability to meet agreed/specific service targets.
Desirable experience
* Experience of managing multi-disciplinary teams.
* Experience of inputting into Health Roster system (or equivalent electronic system to input staff absence, sickness.
* Experience of delivering group work, particularly parenting programmes. Experience with delivering attachment-based assessments and interventions.
Essential skills, knowledge and abilities
* Higher level clinical skills in the assessment, treatment and management of patients of the relevant age group.
* Comprehensive knowledge of relevant health and social care legislation and policy and challenges facing NHS providers.
* Commitment to continuous training and professional development.
* Ability to address the needs of individuals from differing cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
* Management and supervision skills.
* Resource management skills.
* Ability to use and interrogate Trust information systems.
* Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to demonstrate diplomacy, tact and negotiation skills.
Desirable skills, knowledge and abilities
* Project management skills.
* Skills in leading quality improvement initiatives.
* Knowledge and experience of audit processes.
* Experience or knowledge of using specialist assessment tools such as CORC outcome tools (SDQ, Goal based Outcomes).
* Experience or knowledge of providing group work for service users.
* Formal training in the supervision of other clinicians.
Personal attributes
* Acts as a role model in the delivery of high quality, effective patient care.
* Able to cope under pressure and provide reassurance and direction to other staff members.
* Be a reflective practitioner and develop own competence and support others to do so.
* Commitment to the Trust Values and Behaviours.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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