Clinical Team Lead

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Tipner; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Senior Mental Health Practitioner to lead the Single Point of Access (SPA) within CAMHS. The role focuses on triage, assessment, risk management, and coordinating care for children and young people and their families.

You will supervise clinical operations, support crisis intervention, and ensure referrals are managed safely and efficiently per service thresholds.

Qualifications

• Current professional registration with NMC, SWE, or HCPC.
• Substantial experience working in mental health services.
• Experience in triage, risk assessment and crisis planning.

Responsibilities

• Support the team manager with clinical leadership.
• Oversee day-to-day triage and assessment of referrals.
• Conduct comprehensive triage prioritising risk and need.
• Gather detailed information on the young person’s mental health history and psychosocial factors.
• Formulate risk assessments and respond to safeguarding concerns.
• Provide immediate crisis intervention and de-escalation.
• Develop crisis management plans for future crises.
• Care planning and coordination of CAMHS pathways.
• Identify community support options and access within CAMHS.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team and communicate with families.

Skills

NMC/SWE/HCPC registration

Clinical leadership

Triage & assessment

Risk assessment

Education

Band 7 experience in CAMHS (implied)

Job description

CAMHS is seeking to appoint an experienced, compassionate, and highly skilled Band 7 Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our dynamic Single Point of Access (SPA) Team. We welcome applications from registered Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers, or Occupational Therapists who are passionate about improving outcomes for children, young people, and their families. As a senior practitioner within the SPA team, you will provide clinical, operational leadership and oversight at the front door of CAMHS, ensuring referrals are managed safely, effectively, and in line with service thresholds. The role involves supporting colleagues with complex clinical decision-making, risk assessment and management, demand and capacity oversight, and the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care. The Single Point of Access is a vital part of the CAMHS front door that acts as the first point of contact for children, young people, families, and professionals seeking mental health support for children and young people. Through the provision of timely, high-quality triage and assessment of referrals, you will help ensure that young people experiencing mental health difficulties receive access to the most appropriate services and interventions at the right time.,

• Support the team manager with clinical leadership
• Supporting the day to day operational and clinical oversight of the Triage & Assessment of referrals.
• Conduct comprehensive triage to determine the urgency and nature of referrals. Utilise clinical judgment to prioritise cases based on risk and need.
• Gather detailed information regarding the young person's mental health history, current concerns, and psychosocial factors.
• Formulate accurate risk assessments, identifying potential risks of self-harm, harm to others, or any safeguarding concerns, and ensure appropriate action is taken.
• Provide immediate crisis intervention and support for young people in acute distress or experiencing mental health crises. Implement de-escalation techniques and ensure the safety of the individual and others.
• Develop crisis management plans that outline strategies and resources for the young person and their family during future crises.
• Care Planning
• To explore all possible avenues of appropriate support through the wider community and where appropriate, to formulate a plan for access and management within CAMHS.
• To integrate the mental health agenda, build community resilience, support early identification of mental health concerns, and improve general mental wellbeing, through the consultation support and advice.
• Work closely with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure a holistic approach.
• Maintain clear and effective communication with families, while addressing questions.
  You must hold current professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), Social Work England (SWE), or the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and have substantial experience working within mental health services.
  Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
  Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care. We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
  Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.
  £49,387 to £56,515 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata.