Job summary
- Main area
- CAMHS
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday 9am-5pm)
- Job ref
- 186-2000-25-MH
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Community CAMHS South
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Community CAMHS South Operational Team Lead
Band 7
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Job overview
The post holder will have responsibility for the operational management and leadership of the Community CAMHS South Team across Nottinghamshire (Bases at Hopewood, Stapleford and Keyworth). They will have excellent leadership skills with the ability to lead, manage and support the MDT.
Working in effective collaboration with the Community CAMHS Clinical Lead(s) and Senior CAMHS leadership team, the post holder will be responsible for the leadership and management of individual and team performance. The post holder will provide and oversee managerial supervision and support the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the delivery of high quality and safe patient centred care.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the effective management and operation of the team and individual clinical staff by implementing agreed productivity processes to enable the effective use of resource and timely access to mental health services for children, young people and their carers, driving towards better mental health outcomes for children and young people.
Working for our organisation
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the main responsibilities for this post please review the attached job description and person specification attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant professional qualification plus significant post qualification experience to post graduate degree level equivalent OR significant, demonstrative relevant work-based experience of management and the management and supervision of individual and diverse staff groups.
Desirable criteria
- Core Allied Health Professional Qualification.
- Current Professional Accreditation.
- Relevant academic qualification.
Training
Desirable criteria
- Management training.
- Mentorship training.
- Leadership training.
- Staff supervision training.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience and knowledge of productivity models which support both timely patient access to services, effective use of team resource and harmonises demand capacity throughput.
- Leadership of staff across a multi-disciplinary spectrum, including setting and monitoring objectives against performance.
- Have a significant amount of relevant clinical experience/understanding across the breadth of presentations within Community CAMHS or relevant clinical delivery area.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of and experience of working within Child, Adolescent and/or Adult Mental Health service with patients experiencing significant Mental Health difficulties.
- Experience and skills in Clinical audit, research and evidence-based practices.
- Experience of the clinical and operational functions of Community CAMH services, working in partnership with Specialist CAMH teams, Inpatient units and other health, education and social care providers.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- A working knowledge of the operational and clinical systems relevant to Community CAMHS and its function across Nottingham & Nottinghamshire.
- Experience and knowledge of working within clinical team including within a multi-disciplinary profession or extensive relevant transferable experience.
- Adopting a systematic approach to thinking and problem solving using varied sources of information.
- Demonstrates an understanding of relevant legislation and statutory responsibilities both Health and Social Care which could impact on the Trust, Directorate and Local Authority.
- Sound working knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding policies and procedures.
- Has a clear view of the Trust and Directorate strategic and business plans.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal, liaison, management and organisational skills.
- Developing and implementing change management processes.
- Building effective communication with a diverse range of colleagues and agencies.
- To provide the vision and leadership for the team.
- Ability to lead and develop and motivate others.
- Sound judgement and decision-making skills.
- Innovation, creativity and ability in leading and developing teams and others.
- Information technology experience and application skills.
- Ability to plan and organise activities to be completed by the team to meet the Trust’s strategic objectives.
- Building and promoting effective professional relationships and integrated team-working across the organisation and system partners.
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to partake in the Mental Health 1st on call rota, which may require working unsocial hours.
- A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Physical requirements
Essential criteria
- Has the physical ability to perform the full range of duties.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Carl Jones
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07775814856
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