Job description

Job responsibilities

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.

To be accountable for the day to day management of a community team working into Gateshead/South Tyneside PCN; deployment and supervision of staff; and ensuring the coordination of services provided, optimising the cost effective use of all resources.

Line management of the team which will include Children and Young Peoples Practitioners, with overall accountability and responsibility for the delivery of all aspects of patient/client care through the provision of effective clinical and managerial leadership.

To lead, motivate and support the team approach to delivering new and innovative models of care for service users.

To lead a continuously improving service, by ensuring systems are in place to support clinical governance, quality monitoring and on-going research and audit of practice.

Ensure systems and processes are in place to maintain patient safety.

Facilitate the development of clinical expertise and practice within the team.

To work autonomously, assessing individual patient/client needs, initiating investigations, determining a plan of care and initiating appropriate holistic, research based health information and care

To act as a resource for all members of the team, providing expert advice concerning aspects of patient/client management.

To be responsible for ensuring that agreed professional standards are reflected in practice and to have overall responsibility for monitoring the standard of care.

To improve the service users journey by increasing access to assessment and appropriate care and treatment.

Work collaboratively with the PCNs and multi professional teams to ensure practice is efficient, effective, evidence based and safe.

This will be achieved by:

• Listening to and understanding the community.
• Bringing people together to develop a shared local vision with service users as equal partners.
• Assessing community assets, resources, needs and issues.
• Empowering community members to identify local issues and articulate solutions.
• Linking in with Community Mental Health Services (i.e. EWT, CYPS, IAPT, CTT).
• Co-producing an action plan to progress the aspirations of the community.
• Champion the community views in wider decision-making forums.

The post holder will ensure they uphold our Trust vision, values and behaviours.

To promote at all times a positive image of children and young people with mental health conditions.

To promote at all times a positive image of the specialist service area and the wider Trust.

Job responsibilities

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.

To be accountable for the day to day management of a community team working into Gateshead/South Tyneside PCN; deployment and supervision of staff; and ensuring the coordination of services provided, optimising the cost effective use of all resources.

Line management of the team which will include Children and Young Peoples Practitioners, with overall accountability and responsibility for the delivery of all aspects of patient/client care through the provision of effective clinical and managerial leadership.

To lead, motivate and support the team approach to delivering new and innovative models of care for service users.

To lead a continuously improving service, by ensuring systems are in place to support clinical governance, quality monitoring and on-going research and audit of practice.

Ensure systems and processes are in place to maintain patient safety.

Facilitate the development of clinical expertise and practice within the team.

To work autonomously, assessing individual patient/client needs, initiating investigations, determining a plan of care and initiating appropriate holistic, research based health information and care

To act as a resource for all members of the team, providing expert advice concerning aspects of patient/client management.

To be responsible for ensuring that agreed professional standards are reflected in practice and to have overall responsibility for monitoring the standard of care.

To improve the service users journey by increasing access to assessment and appropriate care and treatment.

Work collaboratively with the PCNs and multi professional teams to ensure practice is efficient, effective, evidence based and safe.

This will be achieved by:

• Listening to and understanding the community.
• Bringing people together to develop a shared local vision with service users as equal partners.
• Assessing community assets, resources, needs and issues.
• Empowering community members to identify local issues and articulate solutions.
• Linking in with Community Mental Health Services (i.e. EWT, CYPS, IAPT, CTT).
• Co-producing an action plan to progress the aspirations of the community.
• Champion the community views in wider decision-making forums.

The post holder will ensure they uphold our Trust vision, values and behaviours.

To promote at all times a positive image of children and young people with mental health conditions.

To promote at all times a positive image of the specialist service area and the wider Trust.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Core Professional qualification and registration (i.e. Nursing, Social Worker, O.T.) or Appropriate professional qualification in Therapeutic Training such as CBT, IPT A, EMDR, Counselling for Depression, etc.
• Additional post graduate qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, therapeutic training or other relevant area.

Desirable

• Teaching certificate.
• Accreditation with relevant therapeutic body.
• Formal leadership training, e.g. Leading Empowered Organisations, IAPT Transformational Leadership Programme.

Physical Skills

Essential

• Combination of sitting, standing and walking is required.
• May be required to move and handle objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids.
• The post holder will be required to work flexibly sometimes working additional or unsocial hours as necessary to meet the needs of the service and ensure a complete understanding is had in relation to care delivery.
• Standard keyboard skills.
• Car driver and access to independent travel. (Must have an ability to visit a variety of sites within Gateshead).

Other Requirements

Essential

• High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
• The ability and skills to act as an advocate for a developing service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service and with the wider health care system.
• Professional courage and curiosity when understanding and advocating for the needs of children and young people.

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working to support the mental health needs of children, young people and families.
• Experience of working within a community context.
• Proven record in the planning, delivery and evaluation of training with own specialism.
• Experience of leading in the development of specific aspects of service delivery.
• Extensive experience of working collaboratively within a multi-agency context.

Desirable

• Experience of undertaking clinical audit and using results to influence service improvement.
• Experience of critical incident review and lessons learnt.
• Experience in supervising professional colleagues from non-specialist backgrounds.
• Experience of working in the area of research or audit.
• Experience of working within Primary Care Settings.
• Experience of leadership of teams.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to complete comprehensive mental health assessments and plan, implement and evaluate specialist packages of acre for children, young people and their families.
• Skilled in the delivery of relevant therapeutic interventions including individual, family and group work.
• Ability to be a role model in terms of values, attitudes and behaviours, in line with South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Trust organisational framework.
• Communication and organisation skills.
• Skilled in the delivery of clinical and caseload supervision.
• Proven ability to design and deliver training to a broad range of professionals.
• Ability to offer consultation and advice to a broad range of professionals and work cooperatively to deliver joint interventions with a range of providers.
• Ability to engage vulnerable and hard to reach groups.
• Knowledge and experience of safeguarding and the promotion of welfare in children.
• Ability to work at the complex interface between universal and specialist childrens service provision.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• IT skills and knowledge.
• Evidence of being an effective leader.
• Evidence of being an innovator.
• Ability to work under pressure and achieve tight deadlines in a complex/changing environment.
• Be able to organise and prioritise own workload and that of the wider team.
• Clear concise record keeping, report writing skills.
• Understanding of the National healthcare agenda related to CYPMH.
• Understanding of the principles of infection prevention and control.

Desirable

• Understanding of complex commissioning in a context of local and national agenda.

Qualifications

Essential

• Core Professional qualification and registration (i.e. Nursing, Social Worker, O.T.) or Appropriate professional qualification in Therapeutic Training such as CBT, IPT A, EMDR, Counselling for Depression, etc.
• Additional post graduate qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, therapeutic training or other relevant area.

Desirable

• Teaching certificate.
• Accreditation with relevant therapeutic body.
• Formal leadership training, e.g. Leading Empowered Organisations, IAPT Transformational Leadership Programme.

Physical Skills

Essential

• Combination of sitting, standing and walking is required.
• May be required to move and handle objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids.
• The post holder will be required to work flexibly sometimes working additional or unsocial hours as necessary to meet the needs of the service and ensure a complete understanding is had in relation to care delivery.
• Standard keyboard skills.
• Car driver and access to independent travel. (Must have an ability to visit a variety of sites within Gateshead).

Other Requirements

Essential

• High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
• The ability and skills to act as an advocate for a developing service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service and with the wider health care system.
• Professional courage and curiosity when understanding and advocating for the needs of children and young people.

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working to support the mental health needs of children, young people and families.
• Experience of working within a community context.
• Proven record in the planning, delivery and evaluation of training with own specialism.
• Experience of leading in the development of specific aspects of service delivery.
• Extensive experience of working collaboratively within a multi-agency context.

Desirable

• Experience of undertaking clinical audit and using results to influence service improvement.
• Experience of critical incident review and lessons learnt.
• Experience in supervising professional colleagues from non-specialist backgrounds.
• Experience of working in the area of research or audit.
• Experience of working within Primary Care Settings.
• Experience of leadership of teams.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to complete comprehensive mental health assessments and plan, implement and evaluate specialist packages of acre for children, young people and their families.
• Skilled in the delivery of relevant therapeutic interventions including individual, family and group work.
• Ability to be a role model in terms of values, attitudes and behaviours, in line with South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Trust organisational framework.
• Communication and organisation skills.
• Skilled in the delivery of clinical and caseload supervision.
• Proven ability to design and deliver training to a broad range of professionals.
• Ability to offer consultation and advice to a broad range of professionals and work cooperatively to deliver joint interventions with a range of providers.
• Ability to engage vulnerable and hard to reach groups.
• Knowledge and experience of safeguarding and the promotion of welfare in children.
• Ability to work at the complex interface between universal and specialist childrens service provision.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• IT skills and knowledge.
• Evidence of being an effective leader.
• Evidence of being an innovator.
• Ability to work under pressure and achieve tight deadlines in a complex/changing environment.
• Be able to organise and prioritise own workload and that of the wider team.
• Clear concise record keeping, report writing skills.
• Understanding of the National healthcare agenda related to CYPMH.
• Understanding of the principles of infection prevention and control.

Desirable

• Understanding of complex commissioning in a context of local and national agenda.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Monkton Hall Hospital

Monkton Lane

Monkton Village

Jarrow

Tyne And Wear

NE32 5NN

Employer's website

https://www.stsft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)