Job overview

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our Children and Families Mental Health Leadership Team as Team Leader - CAMHS Early Years Service.

We are seeking an highly motivated Registered Mental Health Nurse or Health Visitor with the drive and passion to lead and develop CAMHS Early Years to have a positive impact on their experiences and outcomes.  This post offers a great opportunity for an experienced, child focussed clinician to develop and enhance their leadership skills in the specialist field of Children’s Mental Health. 

We support flexible working and blended working across our function. 

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for:

• Operational leadership and delivery of services to the multi-disciplinary teams within CAMHS Early Years Team.
• The deployment, day-to-day management, supervision and co-ordination of designated staff. To be responsible for monitoring sickness, annual leave, flexitime arrangements, appraisal, personal development planning and informal disciplinary matters.
• For ensuring performance within designated trust standards including clinical, key performance indicators and financial management targets and with the support of the Service Manager, will hold responsibility for the management of the service budget.
• Maintaining own clinical competencies to support clinical leadership and team performance by working clinically as and when appropriate.

Main duties of the job

• To undertake a range of management tasks, including but not limited to; recruitment and selection processes, performance management, appraisal, managing attendance and staff development
• To work in partnership with own team, clinical and operational leads to promote good working relationships with all members of the MDT
• To provide high visibility leadership, driving forward team developments by personal example, fostering good interpersonal relationships and encouraging high staff morale
• Maintain clinical credibility demonstrated through undertaking clinical practice at a frequency agreed with Senior Management Team/Service Manager. May hold a small caseload, depending on service needs.

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping  your communities and in return for this, we will support you by; 

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people. 

Please note this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications for the role