CAMHS Team Manager - Fareham, United Kingdom - Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Description

Job summary

Are you ready for a new opportunity to lead on making a positive difference to the lives of children & young people and their families?

We are seeking a new team manager for our Fareham and Gosport Community CAMHS Team, within the Hampshire Child and Adolescent Mental

Health Service (CAMHS).

The team is made up of a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) of innovative and dynamic clinicians who have worked hard to find new ways of providing

clinical care to the young people they work with.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust delivers the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service in Hampshire and this role will be based

within the local team in Hampshire. There are 7 community CAMHS Teams across Hampshire, a dedicated Eating Disorder Service, an Early

Help Team, including our Single Point of Access and an Intensive Home Treatment and Hospital Assessment Service. All of our teams work

collaboratively and in partnership to deliver consistent high-quality care and treatment to the young people of Hampshire

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the General Manager for Hampshire CAMHS, you will be responsible for leading your team of clinicians (Nurses, Social Workers,

Occupational Therapists, Psychologists), support and administrative staff. We have a strong clinical and managerial leadership structure, of which you will be a key part. You will bring your experience of operational

management within children and young people's services and will be comfortable in leading a multi-disciplinary team. You will be engaging staff

and stakeholders, driving innovation and service development, while delivering against performance targets.

This is a great time to join the Service and be part of building a creative and innovative service for young people experiencing mental health

difficulties. Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has delivered the Service since 2011. We are focused on providing outstanding care and

treatment that young people and their families can be confident in.

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

As a Trust, our footprint spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities.

We function as a unified team, placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

Our 7,000+ workforce is skilled and diverse, with a deep commitment to ongoing staff development. We offer customised training, leadership pathways, and a plethora of career opportunities.

We respect and listen to your thoughts, ideas, and concerns via well-established network of staff groups to increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Building on all this, we are currently working closely with other local NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Our new organisation is set to launch in April 2024 and will incorporate Southern Health, Solent, Isle of Wight and Sussex Partnership Trusts.

While the new Trust will be substantially bigger, it will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, streamlining services and making healthcare across the county more accessible.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Qualifications

Essential