CAMHS Operational Manager

The Methodist Church in Britain; Wardle; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentoring by Operational Manager

Wide range of training opportunities

Flexible working options

Staff well-being focus

Active staff networks

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS FT is seeking an CAMHS Operational Manager to run day-to-day clinical services, track outcomes, and manage workforce within budget. You will mentor staff and provide clinical supervision as part of the CAMHS management team.

The role requires a mental health professional qualification (RMN, psychology or social work) and a post-graduate diploma in management, with experience leading multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Qualified mental health professional with CPD evidence.
• Post-graduate management training is required.
• Alternative senior mental health leadership background accepted.

Responsibilities

• Ensure day-to-day delivery of CAMHS services and targets.
• Lead workforce planning and supervise clinical teams.
• Monitor patient outcomes and budget adherence.
• Provide professional leadership and clinical supervision.
• Collaborate with ICB and Local Partners to shape services.
• Drive service improvements using data and governance.

Skills

Multidisciplinary leadership

Change management

Outcome measurement

Staff development

Effective collaboration

Education

RMN/psychology/social work

Post-graduate management diploma

LD nurse / RGN / RSCN path

Job description

This CAMHS Operational Manager post sits within the child and adolescent mental health service run by Pennine Care NHS FT, covering the HMR area. The postholder runs the day-to-day delivery of designated clinical services, tracking patient outcomes, targets and workforce figures within a balanced budget. The role sits on the CAMHS management team and within a care hub senior team, with mentoring from an experienced operational manager. Applicants need a mental health professional qualification such as RMN, psychology or social work, plus a post-graduate diploma level management short course.

What the job involves

• Ensure day-to-day delivery of designated clinical services and performance against patient outcomes, metrics and targets, locally and nationally
• Manage services within a balanced budget, in line with trust strategy, maintaining standards of safety at all times
• Oversee workforce and training in the clinical services led
• Provide professional leadership and clinical supervision to members of own profession
• Work with the CAMHS Care Hub Service Manager, the ICB and Local Partner Service Managers to deliver and develop services in the borough
• Work with borough professional leads to deliver evidence-based care and build routine outcome measuring into clinical practice
• Support the CAMHS Associate Director in reviewing, developing, implementing and delivering CAMHS services, aligned with corporate strategy and local and national priorities
• Use financial and other data to drive improvement of high quality, effective and efficient services
• Communicate with a wide range of people, challenge constructively where needed and develop colleagues
• Lead a service offering direct multidisciplinary assessment and treatment of children and young people with mental health or severe emotional and behavioural difficulties
• Provide indirect consultation and support to other agencies and professionals working with children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties
• Contribute to the service leadership team and the CAMHS management team

What's required

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification in mental health (psychology, RMN or social work) with evidence of continued professional development
• Post-graduate diploma level short course in management
• Alternatively, LD nurse, RGN or RSCN qualification with demonstrable experience of moderate to severe mental health work and of leading a mental health service

Experience

• Recent experience of leading a multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of effective multidisciplinary working, including chairing meetings and case management
• Experience of service improvement and meeting targets
• Broad range of clinical and/or management experience within the specialty
• Experience and skills in clinical and management supervision

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of National Health and Social Care policy and guidance for children, young people and carers, including Future in Mind
• Ability to build credibility with clinicians, practitioners and stakeholders
• Evidence of change management skills
• Evidence of leading, motivating and managing a group of experienced staff
• Knowledge of using outcome measures

Nice to have

• Understanding of the commissioning framework in children's mental health
• Management course or qualification

What's offered

• Mentoring by an experienced Operational Manager
• Professional development prioritised, with access to a wide range of training and development opportunities
• Extensive psychological therapies training programme
• Support to work flexibly
• Thriving staff networks
• Focus on staff well-being and compassionate leadership