Clinical Team Manager - Children in Care

Devon Partnership NHS Trust; Torquay, Barnstaple, Dartington, Exeter; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical Team Manager for a full-time, fixed-term role in Barnstaple, England. This position oversees multi-disciplinary teams that deliver mental health care to children in need, provides operational management, and fosters staff development. Ideal for candidates looking to enhance their leadership skills while making a significant impact on the lives of young people facing emotional challenges. Fixed-term for 8 months with flexible working options.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Compressed hours

Qualifications

• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team for children with complex health conditions.
• Proven track record in delivering clinical practice in the specialty.
• Ability to manage HR processes and develop supervisory relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for multi-disciplinary teams in the Adverse Childhood Experiences pathway.
• Supervise and support staff using compassionate and inclusive leadership.
• Contribute clinical expertise to care planning and assessments.

Skills

Clinical communication skills

Leadership abilities

Team collaboration

Data analysis

Education

Professional mental health qualification (e.g. RMN)

Postgraduate diploma in supervision and/or leadership

Job description

Clinical Team Manager - Children in Care

Weare seeking a full-time Clinical Team Manager to join our Addressing AdverseChildhood Experiences Pathway within Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD). This role is being offered on a fixed-term basis for 8 months and would suit persons looking to gain valuable careerdevelopment within an established and highly experienced team setting.

This pathway supports care experienced children and young peopleexperiencing moderate to severe mental health and emotional difficulties,including depression, anxiety, trauma, self-harm, emotional dysregulation andcomplex relational challenges.

As a Clinical Team Manager, youwill combine leadership responsibilities with your professional expertise,overseeing county-wide multi-disciplinary teams to deliver safe, effective and compassionate care. You Will provideday-to-day operational management, professional supervision and support forstaff, while contributing to service development, workforce planning andquality improvement.

This is an excellent opportunityto develop your leadership career while continuing to use your clinical skillsto make a real difference to the lives of children and young people.

Main duties of the job

• Provide day-to-day leadership and management for multi-disciplinary teams within the Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences pathway, in close liaison with Devon County Council (including Children In Care Mental Health services; Therapeutic Wellbeing Service (Devon); and Youth Justice Service mental health practitioners).
• Supervise, support and develop staff through compassionate and inclusive leadership
• Contribute clinical expertise to assessments, formulations and care planning as required
• Monitor performance, demand and capacity, ensuring safe and effective service delivery
• Work closely with the Operations Manager and clinical leads to maintain pathways function
• Build strong working relationships with families, schools, social care and partner agencies

About us

At Children and Family Health Devon, we are dedicated to improving the physical and mental health of children and young people acrossDevon and Torbay. We aim to create an environment where children and youngpeople can thrive and are committed to reducing health inequalities andproviding specialised support, empowering them to lead healthy, fulfillinglives.

We would like the peoplewho work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient andrespectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable.It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefullyin a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive andfriendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and withoutpressure.

Who we are

We are an alliance of NHS organisations led by Torbay andSouth Devon NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with Devon Partnership Trust.We are a group of professionals including psychologists, psychiatrists,occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists,nurses and many other professions.

With access to moors, sea and cities, there are plenty ofopportunities to enjoy Devon. Whether you enjoy spending time in the culturalhub of Exeter, exploring the Jurassic coastline or discovering the worldsurfing reserve in North Devon there really is something for everyone.

Job responsibilities

FullVacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/PersonSpecification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supportinginformation from the role requirements or person specification.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team and across agencies.
• Experience of delivering a clinical practice within the area of specialty for children with complex health conditions - undertaking specialist assessment and treatment interventions for children and young people with complex health problems
• Experience of supervising others and developing positive supervisory relationships with healthcare professionals.
• Experience in managing HR and recruitment processes including staff appraisals, performance and sickness management.
• Experience of delivering healthcare within an equalities and human rights framework
• Experience of initiating, organising and planning inter-agency meetings aimed at setting in place a treatment package tailored to the individual needs of a child/young person.
• Experience in involving service users as active partners in the delivery and or design of services
• Experience of engagement in service development and quality improvement
• Experience of using data to improve services

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Specialist skill in the ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, highly complex, technical and/or clinically sensitive information to children/young people and families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the service, adapting your approach according to the individual needs of the audience.
• Ability to integrate complex clinical information into a coherent formulation.
• The ability to work as an autonomous professional, to take on responsibility, make decisions under pressure and seek support as appropriate.
• Ability to review, analyse and report on information and key data relating to the teams performance, capacity or activity.
• The ability to plan and complete operational leadership tasks as directed and within reasonable timescales.
• Ability to develop and implement systems to manage capacity and demand - patient flow, staff workloads.

Qualifications

• A professional mental health qualification e.g. RMN, Social Work Degree, BSc/Diploma in OT, or equivalent.
• Additional specialist training and qualification to post graduate diploma level or equivalent in supervision and/or leadership skills.
• Professional registration/accreditation with a recognised body, e.g. NMC, HCPC, Social Work England, UKCP, BABCP
• Evidence of relevant CPD.

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.

Part-time,Flexible working,Compressed hours