CYPMHS West Team Leader

The post holder will be autonomously responsible for assessing and delivering intervention to children, young people and families in relation to a range of highly complex emotional, psychological and behavioural problems within the context of CAPA (The Choice and Partnership Approach)

The post holder will be accountable to the Operational Manager for aspects of service delivery, bringing together all component parts to ensure robust patient safety, improved service user experience, clinical outcomes, quality and performance standards. S/he will deputise for the Operational Manager when required.

The post-holder will work within professional guidelines and under the clinical/professional supervision of senior clinicians of own and other professions.

The post holder will support the clinical development of team members to provide services that are accessible and responsive to needs.

To promote participation of service users and carers in their own care and in the planning and development of services.

The post holder will contribute to research, audit and evaluation for service development.

The post-holder will provide clinical/professional supervision to trainees on placement, more junior staff of the same discipline and multi-disciplinary colleagues for purposes of training and continuing professional development.

To have oversight of referrals into the Service including supporting the team in Choice assessments, Trusted assessments, GID assessments, Duty Team, Care of Waiters and Team meetings .

To take clinical and line management responsibility for clinical staff ensuring they deliver a high quality, young person focused service.

Work in partnership with Local Authority Colleagues - attending strategic multi-agency LA meeting, complex needs panels.

All staff should comply with the Trusts Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity