Neurodevelopmental CAMHS Team Lead

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Flexible working

CPD opportunities

Research involvement

Wellbeing service

Staff discounts

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a qualified mental health professional to lead and develop services for children and young people within the CAMHSNeurodevelopmental Assessment Team covering the South CAMHS in Stockport and Tameside.

The role involves senior leadership responsibilities, team management, ensuring policy compliance, and overseeing service delivery to improve outcomes for children and families. The post offers NHS benefits and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Qualified mental health professional with leadership interest.
• Experience in managing multidisciplinary teams is advantageous.
• Strong commitment to patient-centred care for children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Undertake responsibility for the line management of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Be part of the senior leadership team within CAMHS.
• Ensure team compliance with Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.
• Hold regular team meetings and develop the team.
• Oversee day-to-day organisation of staff and work priorities.
• Manage patient flow within the team considering capacity and demand.
• Collaborate with clinical leaders to prioritise workload.
• Plan and allocate work, set targets, standards and priorities.
• Maintain waiting lists and ensure balanced caseloads.
• Provide management and clinical supervision to team members.
• Ensure supervision needs are met for self and team.
• Contribute to supervision and annual conversations.
• Support complaints handling and investigations as required.
• Provide Team Manager cover in other service areas as needed.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records and ensure data quality.

Job description

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a qualified mental health professional to lead and develop services for children and young people within the CAMHSNeurodevelopmental Assessment Team covering the South CAMHS in Stockport and Tameside.

The role involves senior leadership responsibilities, team management, ensuring policy compliance, and overseeing service delivery to improve outcomes for children and families. The post offers NHS benefits and opportunities for professional development.