Early Intervention Team Manager

Job Overview

Central North West London (CNWL) Westminster CAMHS Early Intervention Team provides mental and emotional health early intervention services for children and young people up to 18 years old their families and carers.

Main duties of the job

To operationally manage the Westminster CAMHS Early Intervention Service for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health presentations. The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures. They will utilise research skills for audit to support policy and service development; and undertake research within the area served by the service and of relevance to young people their families and carers.

Working for our organisation

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) is one of the largest and most diverse community and mental health Trusts in the country. We have received a rating of “good” from the CQC. We care for people across the life course, from preconception through to the end of life. We have a wide range of outstanding partners and work across vibrant and expansive geography. We combine the best NHS and public sector values with an appetite for innovation and commercial excellence.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

The post holder will ensure the delivery of CAMHS assessment and focus on short term intervention, including step up and step-down support for children and families who require core CAMHS services. This may involve facilitating the engagement of families who need preparation support prior to utilizing CAMH Services

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Degree level training in a relevant clinical discipline
• HCPC or other relevant professional registration

Desirable criteria

• Additional training/qualifications in relevant CAMHS assessment and treatment approaches
• Management qualification
• Training qualification
• Recent Safeguarding children training
• CYP IAPT Training/Supervisor Training
• CBT supervisor

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant post qualifying experience of working within a multidisciplinary CAMHS team
• Experience of working in community settings such as early help hubs, schools, children's centres and GP surgeries
• Experience of managing and supervising others in a clinical and performance management context including appraisal
• Experience of developing and delivering mental health awareness and bespoke CAMHS training to non CAMHS professionals
• Experience of delivering training to colleagues
• Able to confidently and competently undertake generic and emergency CAMHS assessment
• Understands developmental issues for children and able to adapt interventions accordingly
• Understands the need for and able to competently assess risk
• Understanding of and commitment to service user involvement, patient led care and choice
• To have an understanding of the graduated approach to support SEND, including using of Westminster / Kensington & Chelsea SEND local Offer (Bi-borough)
• Understands the need for and has experience of undertaking family and parenting work as part of CAMHS support