Team Leader | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Pennine Care NHS FT; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a professional to support the CAMHS service, managing clinicians and developing therapeutic plans for children's mental health. You'll work in a busy but supportive environment, ensuring high-quality assessments and promoting mental health awareness. Regular supervision is provided along with free parking and canteen access. This position is crucial for overseeing the CAMHS team and effectively managing caseloads for vulnerable young people.

Benefits

Free parking

Canteen access

Responsibilities

• Support the CAMH Service with high-quality mental health assessments.
• Manage the stepped care CAMHS service for children and adolescents.
• Provide supervision for CAMHS clinicians and team members.
• Conduct assessments and manage a caseload of young people.
• Develop and implement therapeutic care plans for mental health.
• Deliver training and consultation to children's agencies.
• Liaise with agencies to implement care plans and manage risks.
• Promote mental health awareness in supporting agencies.
• Ensure quality CAMHS clinical assessments.
• Manage and supervise CAMHS practitioners in their caseloads.
• Make independent clinical decisions for therapeutic interventions.
• Collaborate strategically with agencies and stakeholders.
• Implement the stepped-care CAMH service and meet standards.
• Lead strategic direction within the CAMHS Directorate.
• Recruit and support new staff and implement HR processes.
• Keep the Operational Manager informed of service issues.

Job description

Responsibilities

• To support the CAMH Service to provide high quality assessment of the mental health needs of children and young people.
• To manage and develop the stepped care CAMHS service for this age group.
• To manage CAMHS clinicians and provide supervision for team members.
• To undertake assessment and a range of interventions/managing caseloads.
• To develop and implement therapeutic plans of care for children and young people with mental health needs.
• To support the service to deliver training and consultation to other children’s agencies.
• To liaise with other agencies regarding the implementation of care plans and the management of risk for children and young people.
• To promote and support mental health awareness in agencies supporting children and young people in HMR.
• To ensure high quality CAMHS clinical assessment of young people and their families referred to the Single Point of Entry.
• To manage and clinically supervise CAMHS practitioners in managing their own caseloads.
• To be responsible for and manage a (reduced) defined caseload (as agreed with the Operational Manager) and undertake key‑worker responsibilities within the caseload, making autonomous decisions concerning service delivery, risk management, referrals to other agencies and discharge.
• To make independent clinical decisions about the appropriate therapeutic interventions for each young person, in accordance with individual assessed need, and to provide or provide access to these interventions, including for those young people with learning difficulties.
• To work strategically with the Consultant Psychiatrist, CAMHS Coordinator, the HMR Commissioners and other agencies in order to develop the stepped‑care CAMHS service.
• To be responsible for the implementation of the stepped‑care CAMH service and Pennine Care NHS Trust and to meet standards and targets developed for this service.
• To play a leading role with the strategic and operational direction of the service within Pennine Care and the CAMHS Directorate via Clinical and Social Care Governance Groups.
• To manage CAMHS practitioners from a range of professional backgrounds within the service, recruit and support new staff as appropriate and implement HR processes and Pennine Care procedures within the service.
• To clinically supervise the work of staff within the service.
• To keep the Operational Manager informed of developments and issues within the service.

Working for us you will find a busy but supportive environment. Regular supervision and a friendly and supportive place to work. We also offer free parking and a canteen.

This advert closes on Friday 7 Nov 2025.