Team leader -Targeted team

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT); Radlett; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Team Leader for the CAMHS Targeted Team, responsible for operational management, leadership and clinical oversight of a multidisciplinary group delivering safe, effective care for children and young people with moderate to severe mental health difficulties.

The post holder will lead service development, workforce planning and governance activities, working with partners across health, social care, education and voluntary

Responsibilities

• Provide operational, clinical and professional leadership to the CAMHS Targeted Team.
• Maintain oversight of assessments, care planning, risk management and safeguarding.
• Lead recruitment, induction, appraisal, performance management and staff development.
• Manage service performance, waiting times, outcomes, quality standards and governance requirements.
• Develop effective partnerships with health, social care, education and voluntary sector colleagues to support integrated care pathways.
• Ensure effective communication with service users, carers, staff and partner agencies.

Job description

The Targeted Team provides specialist mental health assessment, intervention and care coordination for children and young people presenting with moderate to severe mental health difficulties which cannot be effectively managed within universal or lower-intensity services. The Team Leader is responsible for the operational management, leadership and clinical oversight of a multidisciplinary team, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality care in line with Trust objectives, national guidance and local service specifications. The post holder will lead service development, workforce planning, performance management and governance activities, whilst promoting positive outcomes for children, young people and their families. They will work collaboratively with internal and external partners across health, social care, education and voluntary sector services to ensure integrated care pathways and timely access to appropriate support.

Main Responsibilities

Provide operational, clinical and professional leadership to the CAMHS Targeted Team, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, recovery-focused and evidence-based care for children, young people and families. Maintain oversight of assessments, care planning, risk management, safeguarding and clinical decision-making, ensuring compliance with Trust policies, professional standards.

Lead, supervise and support a multidisciplinary workforce through recruitment, induction, appraisal, performance management, workforce planning and staff development. Promote staff wellbeing, monitor training compliance and maintain safe staffing levels.

Manage service performance through effective monitoring of activity, waiting times, outcomes, quality standards and governance requirements. Lead audits, investigations, service reviews and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring lessons learned are embedded into practice.

Develop effective partnerships with health, social care, education and voluntary sector colleagues to support integrated care pathways and positive outcomes. Contribute to service development, transformation programmes, business planning and implementation of best practice.

Ensure effective communication with service users, carers, staff and partner agencies. Manage resources responsibly, support value for money and maintain accurate records, data collection and reporting to support safe, high-quality service delivery.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.

Our Family Of Over 4,500 Members Of Staff Provide Health And Social Care For People With Mental Ill Health, Physical Ill Health And Learning Disabilities Across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex And Norfolk, Delivering These Services Within The Community And Several Inpatient Settings. Everything Is Underpinned By Choice, Independence And Equality, With Our Trust Values Embedded Throughout

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachael Lee Job title: Service Manger Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07809426054