Deputy Head of Referral Coordination Hub - WMCPC

The Deputy Head of the Referral Coordination Hub (RCH) is a senior clinical leadership role within the West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative (WMCPC). Working in partnership with the Head of the Referral Coordination Hub, Consultant Psychiatrist and Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialists, the post holder will provide strategic, operational and clinical leadership to the Regional Referral Coordination Hub, ensuring the delivery of a safe, responsive and clinically robust service for children and young people requiring access to Tier 4 CAMHS services.

The Referral Coordination Hub acts as the regional single point of access for all referrals to Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services across the West Midlands. The post holder will play a pivotal role in ensuring children and young people are assessed consistently against nationally commissioned service specifications and clinical thresholds, promoting equitable access to specialist services whilst ensuring care is delivered within the least restrictive environment wherever possible.

The Deputy Head will provide expert clinical leadership for the Specialist Gatekeeping Service, ensuring that all referrals receive timely, evidence-based multidisciplinary review and that appropriate alternatives to inpatient admission have been fully explored before admission is recommended.

Main duties of the job

Working across organisational boundaries, the post holder will support the development of integrated pathways which improve patient flow, reduce unnecessary admissions, minimise out-of-area placements and ensure children and young people receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

The Deputy Head will regularly chair complex multi-agency professional meetings, Enhanced Gatekeeping Meetings, provider meetings and clinical discussions to support robust clinical decision making. The role also includes representation at Care, Education and Treatment Reviews (CETRs), Local Area Emergency Protocol (LAEP) meetings, safeguarding meetings, Dynamic Support Meetings and other regional forums where specialist Tier 4 expertise is required.

The post holder will provide expert advice regarding Tier 4 admission thresholds, clinical risk, restrictive practice, admission avoidance, internal transfers, discharge planning and complex care

pathways. They will work collaboratively with clinical teams across community, acute and inpatient services to ensure that every child or young person receives care that is proportionate to their needs and consistent with national policy, clinical evidence and best practice.

The Deputy Head will deputise for the Head of the Referral Coordination Hub as required, providing operational leadership across the service and ensuring continuity of clinical leadership, governance, performance management and workforce oversight.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centered care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.