Community Team Manager

The successful candidate with the support of their leadership team will improve the lives of Children and Families by minimising the impact of their condition through effective leadership, management and service development to enable the delivery of excellent services to promote recovery and well-being for all.

The service follows the I-THRIVE model of delivery.

The team operates across South Durham and Dales and is based in Ackely Centre Newton Aycliffe to meet the needs of the local population who present with mental health need.

The team provide assessment and intervention for children, young people and their families.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering excellent mental health services for children, young people and their families, and can support and enable the team to achieve their potential.

Key responsibilities will include supervision and appraisal for the team, performance, recruitment and management of staff, ensuring that people have timely access to our services and receive treatment in line with our pathways.

You will need to have excellent relationship building and engagement skills and be capable of managing varied work demands based on the changing needs of the service.

You will understand and embrace the challenge of delivering a service which is both high in quality, efficient and sustainable.

This is an exciting time to join the team with ongoing developments linked to children's mental health transformation agenda including the continued implementation of the I-Thrive model across the locality., Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

• Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work or relevant professional clinical qualification (ie PWP / CWP in IAPT / Getting Help services)


• Be Educated to Master's level in leadership or a subject area relevant to the area of practice OR


• Have equivalent clinical experience to that of masters level such as working as a band 6 (or above) in relevant clinical area with significant experience - which also includes significant experience of managing people (see below under experience), together with evidence of CPD


• Be trained in Clinical Supervision and Providing Clinical Supervision


• Be a Recognised Practice Assessor / Practice Supervisor


Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of managing people


• Significant experience of working with patients with complex needs in the specialist field


• Significant experience working with patients who display risk behaviours


• Working collaboratively with others (external partners, staff service users and their families / carers)


• Evidence of delivering supervision


• Working knowledge of the legal framework and statutory obligations under the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and other relevant legislation


• Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice


• Risk assessment and management and its application in practice


• Working knowledge of clinical medicines management


• Developing, maintaining and auditing standards of practice


• Evidence of training in Quality Improvement methodology or coaching, and / or using


• Inter-agency and partnership working
  
  The Trust as a whole advocate collective leadership, and the post holder will be operationally supporting a multi-disciplinary team that shares these principles of collective leadership.


CAMHS is following the I THIRVE model of service delivery, the Darlington community team sits in the Getting More Help section of the model.