Clinical lead CAMHS ND/LD

Pennine Care; Stalybridge, Stockport; Remote; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Continued Professional Development

Staff wellbeing service

Staff discounts

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in Stalybridge is seeking an experienced Band 7 CAMHS lead to provide clinical leadership and expert guidance to two community CAMHS teams across Tameside, Stockport, and surrounding areas. The post focuses on children and young people with moderate to severe mental health needs, neurodiversity, and learning disability.

You will develop pathways, supervise staff, lead risk assessment and incident debriefs, and drive service improvement.

Qualifications

• Registered professional Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapist with postgraduate training or Masters where applicable.
• Experience leading CAMHS/mental health teams and managing complex caseloads.
• Strong assessment, decision-making and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and supervision to CAMHS staff.
• Develop and maintain effective clinical pathways between CAMHS and other services.
• Lead on risk assessment, risk management and incident debriefs.
• Guide team in complex case management and ensure high standards of care.
• Support staff development and structured supervision across teams.
• Coordinate with partner agencies to ensure integrated care.
• Participate in extended hours and service improvement initiatives.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Team supervision

Risk assessment

Change management

IT systems

Education

Nursing/Social Work/OT registration

Job description

Main area CYP Mental health complexity and Neurodiversity and learning disability Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 311-HYM802-26-B

Site CAMHS Tameside and Glossop and Stockport CAMHS Town Stalybridge Salary £49,387 - £56,515 PA, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 26/10/2026 23:59

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our#PennineCarePeople

This is an exciting new post created to offer clinical leadership and expertise to 2 community CAMHS teams in Tameside and Stockport. The post involves offering expertise in working with children and young people presenting to CAMHS with a moderate to severe mental health need and other complexity around neurodiversity and or a Learning disability .

Main duties of the job

• To provide guidance and support to clinical staff in the management of complex cases.
• To provide guidance and support on relevant legislation.
• To be responsible for the development and maintenance of effective clinical pathways between CAMHS and other services.
• To provide additional leadership and guidance to other team members in risk assessment, risk management and positive problem solving and lead on debriefs following incidents.
• Develop confidence and competence within the team for managing complex clinical cases and issues.
• To take a lead role in the provision of clinical leadership and structured clinical supervision to the team.
• To lead on and ensure that the team undertakes appropriate and in-depth assessments and on-going intervention, and undertake the duties and responsibilities of an active lead case manager role

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide clinical leadership, support and supervision to clinical staff. To support an identified team of practitioners with advice and guidance on the management of complex clinical case.
• To work as an integral part of the CAMHS Service which will include carrying a small complex caseload.
• To participate in the extended working hours as required by the needs of the service
• To provide clinical leadership and structured clinical supervision to the team.
• Maintain consistency and quality of care for all service users under the care of CAMHS and support effective and timely discharge.
• Support safe ,efficient and effective high quality transitions in and out of CAMHS.
• Ensure the team works in a collaborative manner with other agencies and partnerships across the service.
• To ensure that clinical standards are, monitored and evaluated, and ensure both they and the team provide care of the highest quality to patients
• To be a visible and pro-active clinical leader and role model within the teams

Person specification

Education/qualfications

• Registered professional Nursing/Social Work/Occupational Therapist. Degree or Diploma in a professional qualification Evidence of post registration additional training and/or experience to Master’s

Experience and knowledge

• Significant experience of leadership and proven track record of managing groups of staff and/or teams Successful management and control of substantial and complex resources Evidence of improving service quality Successful track record of prompting, leading and implementing change programmes that drive up standards and service performance History of holding responsibility and accountability for clinical decisions and empowering clinicians to make difficult clinical decisions Evidence of high levels of competence with written documentation Evidence of achieving high standards regarding CPA
• Personal Experience of mental health or experience through caring Proven track record of successful strategic thinking Experience of leading on audit and/or research activity related to clinical practice

Skills and abilitys

• Demonstrate risk management skills Resource management – the ability to develop team and individual key strengths through clinical and professional supervision Ability to work in a pressured environment and manage competing priorities To be able to lead the team effectively in team settings Competent in IT systems and their use Demonstrates behaviours in line with the PCFT Management Behaviour profiles. Evidence of commitment to developing a culture of care and compassion Support others in understanding of young people and children’s mental health needs and how these can be addressed in their work Demonstrate experience
• To have a track record of effective working with clinical education providers Ability to work in a pressurised environment and manage competing priorities Comprehensive range of clinical skills Application form/ interview/ references Work Related Circumstances Requirement to

Work related

• Requirement to regularly travel round different Trust sites Contributes towards achieving national standards regarding CPA documentation Make sure own actions reduce risk to Health and Safety Perform hand hygiene to prevent the spread of infection Minimise and deal with aggressive and abusive behaviour

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We also offer virtual application support sessions each month, where you will learn some hints and tips to support you in completing your application form. To secure your place, and to find out more visit the jobs events page on our website.

Sponsorship Information - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

After You Apply - Once your application is submitted, you’ll receive updates via email. Shortlisting is based on how well you meet the criteria outlined in the person specification. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview, and invitations will be sent by email.

If You're Offered the Role - If successful, the hiring manager will contact you directly with a verbal offer. They will then notify the Recruitment Team and submit the necessary paperwork. You’ll receive a formal conditional offer via email

Pre-Employment Checks - To confirm your suitability for the role, we will carry out pre-employment checks in line with NHS Employment Check Standards . These include:

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
• Professional registration and/or qualification check
• Occupational health assessment
• Employment history and reference validation

All applicants external to Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust will be required to provide their HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years employment. This information will used to validate employment history andreferences.

If you require sponsorship, we will assess your eligibility based on current government guidance. If the role is not eligible and you cannot demonstrate your right to work, your conditional offer may be withdrawn.

Once Checks Are Complete - The Recruitment Team will coordinate with you and the hiring manager to confirm a start date. You’ll be booked onto a Trust Welcome Session and receive your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.

Pennine Care are committed to the ‘Get ahead on Flex’ pledge initiative to support the right to request flexible working for all colleagues. We can work flexibly, as a modern and model employer, flexible and less than full-time working isn’t a barrier to progress in the NHS – it is commonplace. To support a positive experience for all colleagues we are committed to considering all requests for flexible working, in line with service needs.

We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds to help us grow, innovate, and improve.

If you wish to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.

If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us on 0161 716 3181 as early as possible so we can support you.

Please note:

• We do not accept unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Hiring managers should not be contacted directly.

We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. If you have a disability or long‑term health condition and need extra time or adjustments to complete your application, please contact us as soon as possible. We will ensure you are not disadvantaged where a reasonable adjustment is appropriate.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Donna Stanton Job title Operational manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0161 716 3600

If you have problems applying, contact

Address Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
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