Team Manager - CAMHS ICST

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust in Leicester is seeking a proactive leader to head the CAMHS Intensive Community Support Team, delivering intensive, trauma-informed support to young people with complex needs in the community.

The role prioritises reducing hospital admissions through bespoke community plans, supervision of staff, and collaboration with senior leaders. A probation period and flexible working considerations apply to substantive roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the CAMHS Intensive Community Support Team to deliver high-quality services in the community
• Provide bespoke care plans via consultation to reduce hospital admissions where possible
• Demonstrate sound decision-making and problem-solving in complex cases
• Demonstrate effective delegation and leadership of team members
• Deliver highly specialised education within AMHS Intensive Community Support Team
• Oversee budget management and reporting to commissioners as required

Job description

The ICST is a CAMHS service providing intensive outreach and intervention for children and young people (CYP) with the most complex needs. The service operates between the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team and inpatient services. The team prioritises CYP who experience repeated crises and engage in high-risk behaviours. It supports young people whose needs may be better met in the community, where inpatient admission could potentially increase longer-term risk. The cohort typically includes young people with emotional dysregulation, significant trauma histories, ASD, intellectual disabilities, and associated high-risk behaviours. The team is committed to offering intensive, psychologically informed support to ensure the best possible care, in the community. The team will offer an enhanced model of care to young people and their families working alongside existing services to develop a holistic and integrated personalised plan of care using trauma informed approaches. Within the senior leadership team learning and development opportunities are supported both through in-house training and external provision. We provide extensive support and supervision within our team and service.,

• To take responsibility for the leadership and management of CAMHS Intensive Community Support Team and ensure the provision of an effective quality service which accords with the appropriate profession body.
• To support the wider CAMHS service through consultation to support young people with complex needs via bespoke care plans to avoid hospital admissions wherever possible.
• To demonstrate sound decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• To demonstrate effective delegation skills.
• To provide highly specialised education in the field of AMHS Intensive Community Support Team.
• To support team leaders and performance manage them with regard to the management of the service budget and resources.
• To manage budgets as required and reporting to commissioners as required.

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.