Redbridge CAMHS Head of service

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic manager to join our Integrated Childrens Services in Redbridge. We are looking for Head of Service for Redbridge CAMHS who will play a key role in providing strong and inspirational leadership as part of an integrated approach to improve CYP mental health & wellbeing across the Borough. You will be expected to support their team, department, and organisation to achieve the organisations values in their day-to-day work to deliver high quality CAMHS services to improve outcomes for CYP and their families as well as joint working with the local partnership. You will have the responsibility for the operational management of Redbridge CAMHS and will work with the clinical leadership team to deliver high quality, responsive & efficient services that meet the needs of the local population. You will have effective staff management skills and a strong, compassionate, strengths based approach to create effective working relationships within the MDT CAMHS team as well as with external stakeholders including CYP and their families, GPs, Local Authority Services, Schools., Key Responsibilities: - To deliver effective operational and clinical leadership and direction to the service leads and multi-disciplinary teams - To support and develop the strategic direction for the service in line with national policies and locally identified health - To ensure that services are continually monitored, viewed and adapted to meet changing service user need and identified commissioning requirements - To ensure the delivery of clinical and care quality standards and objectives - To support and influence the development of new patient pathways in response to the requirements of the commissioners - To oversee patient pathways / flows into and out of Community Services Please read attached job description and person specification for details.

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are:

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.
These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people. Starting with NELFT NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes Hospital. Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,870 and a maximum payment of £6,1371 - per annum, pro rata for part time) Certificates of Sponsorship Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust. .