Band 8a Clinical Service Manager - Bristol

Job overview

We are seeking a highly motivated, inspirational leader, Band 8a CAMHS Clinical Service manager who is ready for a new challenge. The right candidate will put young people at the heart of the service, will possess good problem solving skills and have the ability to achieve results through collaboration with staff and young people.  If you are looking to join a progressive team with an open, compassionate management and leadership style we would like to hear from you.

The Community CAMHS service is committed to continuous improvement and providing therapeutic interventions to children, young people and families, which are accessible, flexible and responsive.

The successful candidate will lead a stimulating and supportive multi-disciplinary child and adolescent mental health team, working with children, adolescents and their families with complex mental health needs and eating disorders.

The post is part of a comprehensive and specialist Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service within AWP with close links to the other locality Bristol and South Gloucestershire CAMHS teams. If you are flexible, innovative and passionate about making a difference to young people’s mental health and being part of service transformation then please get in touch.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the management of the delivery of community services within a defined local care pathway, which is geographically based. To manage and deliver community services within an integrated care pathway model, to an agreed set of aims and objectives which are defined, delivered and monitored through an integrated governance approach. To work in close collaboration with a range of partners services to ensure seamless delivery of care across the pathway of services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To take management and leadership responsibility for the operational  delivery of services within the designated service area.

To manage the capacity of the service using established tools and techniques including entry and exit criteria, and highlight underlying issues to the CAMHS Head of Operations and Clinical Lead.

To work closely with acute care colleagues to ensure seamless delivery of the pathway of services within the local area, addressing bottlenecks and working collaboratively to find solutions which improve patient flow and experience.

To represent the Trust professionally and positively at all times, with staff, local partners, service users and carers.

To contribute to the Integrated Business Plan for the Area and Local Delivery Unit (LDU)  as part of the LDU delivery strategy and the Trust’s overarching Integrated Business Plan.

To deliver operational services in line with national, Trust and LDU strategic objectives and policies.

To liaise with service users, carers, staff and partners in both statutory and non-statutory fields, ensuring that there is shared understanding of service provision and commitments.

To ensure involvement of the team managers in service area planning, delivery, choice, and governance including the maintenance of links with key groups/networks.

To contribute towards the management of identified projects within the service area.

To contribute to the maintenance of the Trust estate from which LDU services are delivered; engaging with  services management structures to ensure facilities management, building maintenance, transport, medical devices and waste management objectives at Area and Service area levels are achieved.     To join the CAMHS Management on-call rota and provide out of hours support to clinicians on management issues that require urgent escalation.