We are inviting applications from those with a nursing, psychology, allied health professionals or medical background for the post of Clinical Lead for CAMHS in Sussex. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to join the leadership team for CAMHS services in the context of the new Specialist Services Division within the Trust. You will have oversight and leadership of a range of professional leads and be key to the development and maintenance of clinical standards and innovations. You will be supported by both clinical and operational colleagues and be welcomed into a multi professional team. You will be joining the service as it faces challenges and opportunities in meeting demand and reviewing best practice and opportunities for transformation. We are looking for someone with expert clinical skills, personal integrity and an enthusiasm for change whilst also holding robust and resilient management of professional leads.

Main duties of the job

To ensure the provision of high quality, safe and sustainable mental health services for the young people served by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust CAMHS and specifically to deliver on key areas.

To use highly developed analytical skills which reflect the post holder's expertise to provide opinions and judgment in clinical care. To be confident and credible in offering opinions based on available information, experience and training, even when these opinions may differ from others. To be able to explain the rationale for the decisions made and the appropriate weighting of information. For example, when working in a multi-agency framework to understand and formulate the needs and solutions for both professionals and families. To be able to communicate this information sensitively and in an environment that is likely to be highly emotive and at times challenging.

Full details can be reviewed within the attached Job Description.

About us

Sussex CAMHS covers a population of 330,000 under 18s living in West Sussex, Brighton & Hove and East Sussex. We provide a wide range of assessments and therapeutic interventions across 7 community teams in addition to specialist teams, an eating disorder service and an inpatient unit. We strive to deliver a high quality experience to children and young people within our care alongside statutory and third sector system partners and parents/carers, ensuring children and young people remain central to all we do. Since COVID our service has experienced a significant increase in referrals and we are on a continuous improvement journey whilst managing a high level of need.

Working in Sussex:

• Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there's always new experiences to be enjoyed
• Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
• With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To undertake face to face clinical work at consultant level within the care group as appropriate and to model good practice views of patients when challenged
• To proactively contact children, young people and families when there has been a serious incident, death or near miss. To offer apologies or condolences, to explain processes associated with complains or serious incidents and where appropriate work to find acceptable solutions when things have gone wrong.
• To work with families and networks where there has been family breakdown for reasons that will include domestic abuse. To communicate highly sensitive and potentially upsetting information in relation to care of a child to both families and professionals.
• To have skills to manage the professional and personal impact of highly stressful interpersonal events.
• To work in partnership with the Heads of Service to develop clinical leadership within the service
• To co-chair the Leadership Team of the senior professionals of the service who are involved in the delivery of care together with the Heads of Service
• In partnership with the Heads of Service to facilitate a comprehensive change programme that delivers consistent and evidence-based approaches to service provision and practice within the care group
• To lead on building a culture of continuous improvement of services as demonstrated by clinical audit and other forms of benchmarking
• Internal: Present highly complex information to clinical, operational and administrative colleagues about service design and change. This may often be contentious.
• External: To Share complex information which may be contentious in relation to waiting lists etc. The use of excellent interpersonal skills will be essential i.e. therapeutic in delivering the message sensitively which may be contentious in a highly hostile and emotive environment and where consensus and agreement may not be present.
• To take the lead in developing excellent relationships with GPs, commissioners and system leaders.
• To work with professional leads across the Trust on developing quality accounts
• To support delivery of all performance targets relating to health and social care services provided by the Trust, in accordance with requirements laid down by Monitor, NHSE, other regulators and professional bodies and as set out in legally binding contracts agreed with Commissioners
• To support the Operational Heads of Service in ensuring that services are provided within the agreed financial envelope, ensuring maximum value in terms of clinical and cost effectiveness
• To work with the Service Leadership Team to identify optimal service models/pathways that deliver consistent approaches to service provision and practice, improving the quality of services and the experience of those who use them
• To work in partnership with the Heads of Service and Service Leadership Team to ensure the development and provision of safe, effective services, in line with best practice and legal framework.
• To work in partnership with the Heads of Service in the development of integrated governance and strong clinical/professional leadership within the care group and address the balance of leadership in line with the emerging new philosophy of transparency and co-production of services
• In partnership with the Heads of Service, to ensure strong relationships within the senior team demonstrating trust and holding self and others to account appropriate. Taking action to ensure the delivery of all team objectives, identifying risks and taking corrective action in line with the Trusts integrated governance framework. At all times supporting the Trusts reputation, maintaining a positive attitude with a strong commitment to results
• To promote and display via personal actions support for the Trusts key policies on Equality and Diversity, Exemplar Employer and use of the recovery orientated approach for people with longer term problems.
• To provide visible leadership across a range of diverse services, and a large geographical area. This will require the postholder to be able to travel confidently by car or public transport as well as virtually using computer aided software.

• The delivery of excellent services Trust-wide through the management and development of both health and social services resources.
• To use highly developed analytical skills which reflect the post holder's expertise to provide opinions and judgment in clinical care.
• To be confident and credible in offering opinions based on available information, experience and training, even when these opinions may differ from others.
• To be able to explain the rationale for the decisions made and the appropriate weighting of information. For example, when working in a multi-agency framework to understand and formulate the needs and solutions for both professionals and families.
• To be able to communicate this information sensitively and in an environment that is likely to be highly emotive and at times challenging.
• Continued development of the Service Leadership Team and establishing the balance between professional and managerial leadership, empowering clinicians to become more involved in service planning and decision making.
• Share responsibility for developing, implementing and maintaining care group specific policies.
• To lead integrated project groups on service and policy development areas, e.g. for designated project lead areas, working with corporate directorates and other care groups as required.

• In partnership with the Heads of Service and other members of the Service Leadership Team to develop, secure and maintain a complex set of relationships externally (e.g. County Councils) and internal between care groups/CDSs promoting smooth care pathways and transitions and preventing a silo effect developing within the context of a care group/CDS structure.
• Share responsibility with the Service Leadership Team for developing, implementing and maintaining CDS specific policies.
• Proactively engage in Trust-wide policy development, ensuring recommendations from Serious Incidents (SIs), near misses, complaints and other incidents are shared and benefit all CDSs.
• Take responsibility as required within the care group/CDS for interpreting specific DoH, Monitor, NHSE, Healthcare Commission, Mental Health Act Commission and other regulatory bodies.
• To work with the Heads of Service and members of the Service Leadership Team utilising broad guidance, to establish how directives or advice might be interpreted, for example, on developing specialist services or optimal models of care, when internally there may be a variety of factors and professional views to consider in determining the way forward.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MRCPsych or equivalent qualification at Consultant level.
• Management qualification/professional qualification or equivalent level of experience and proven ability to perform at this level.

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of and demonstrable achievement in a consultant or professional lead role within the care group.
• To provide teaching, training at post registration or qualification level to colleagues within the Trust, other agencies and educational settings
• Good understanding of change management, efficiency savings and financial recovery plans
• Experience of using new ways of working to modernise services without additional resources.
• Experience of developing and maintaining effective partnerships with stakeholders in the redesign of services. Experience of understanding and setting budgets
• Measurable track record in involving and motivating staff to improve performance. Excellent ability to assimilate large amounts of information to support highly complex, often unique clinical decisions
• Good working knowledge of Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act legislation

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Swandean

Arundel Road

Worthing

BN13 3EP

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