Full Time - 37.5 Hours Per Week

We have an exciting and new job role as a Pathway Lead in Wakefield CAMHS!

This role will focus on service innovation and development and growing our offer to meet the needs of the population. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping and overseeing the development and implementation of clinical pathways that enhance service delivery and service user outcomes.

It will be based primarily across the early help part of our pathway (Mental Health Support Team & Primary Intervention Team/Single Point of Access) but will have links across all pathways in the service.

The postholder will have a key role in developing the right access and pathway developments in the service to ensure that young people and their families have the smoothest journey with minimum waits. The role will require local and National representation for Mental Health Support Team and to work closely with the Service Manager and General Manager.

This role will have line management responsibility. This will ensure a robust and seamless approach and ensure clinical effectiveness and a joined-up approach across teams and disciplines which is crucial to improving the experience of young people and their families.

Main duties of the job

The post holder:

• Would have line management responsibilities.
• Work closely with stakeholders, including commissioners and partner agencies to align pathway initiatives with strategic objectives.
• Leading projects and changes in the service
• Writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Pathway documents
• Lead, design and develop clinical pathways within the service, using evidence-based practice
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to streamline processed and improve service efficiency
• Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of clinical pathways

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

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About us

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

The post holder will work in partnership with the General Manager The post holder will be a key member of the CAMHS Business Delivery Unit and be responsible and accountable for the planning, management of all resources and delivery of all service pathways. The post holder will deputise as needed for the General Manager to:

• Ensure that services are provided safely and with cultural sensitivity, in privacy and with dignity for individual service users, families and carers.
• To achieve this through the management of services and by working in collaboration with other service providers in the public, voluntary and private sectors
• To ensure that accommodation, facilities and staff are organised to enable effective provision of services
• To ensure that service performance systems are in place and embedded.

Key Responsibilities

• To support the General Manager in developing plans and strategies for the delivery of high-quality cost-effective services, which are responsive to the needs of the Wakefield Child and Young peoples population and take into account models of best practice and the best use of resources.
• Supporting the General Manager, engage and coordinate the development of operational service plans covering finance, clinical capacity and quality, workforce, marketing and business development ensuring services are fit for the future and enhance the offer presented by the CAMHS BDU and that local and national standards are met and implemented across Wakefield
• To lead, direct and be accountable for an operational pathway of the CAMHS BDU
• To monitor and respond to policies/communications from the government/statutory agencies, providing advice to the BDU
• Actively contribute to the development of professional standards, corporate standards, policies and procedures.
• The post holder will have key responsibility for the management of specific service budgets across Health and Social Care and their associated business plans.
• The post holder will be responsible for ensuring service line management is utilised, in order to drive efficiency within the BDU and to support the delivery of high-quality services.
• The post holder will have line management responsibility for staff within the relevant pathway.
• To use information systems which are in place for performance and quality monitoring which proactively supports the CAMHS BDUs business objectives and strategic outcomes.
• To manage staff issues professionally and effectively e.g. investigate Serious Untoward Incidents (SUIs) and complaints.
• To ensure with Clinical Leads that clinical governance is embedded and evidenced within the BDU.
• To deputise for the General Manager as required, providing the necessary level of inspiring leadership and expert professional advice.
• To act as a role model in enacting the Trusts values in all aspects of work.
• To engage in cross district activities to ensure the best possible use is made of all Trust resources.
• Handling difficult situations with tact and diplomacy eg serious untoward incidents and staff disciplinary
• Ensure that managers carry out appropriate supervision of their staff and all other management responsibilities are met.
• To identify and or lead new ways of working and service improvements.
• To negotiate complex and sensitive issues with stakeholders regarding services changes and identify and implement new ways of working and models of care.
• Provide leadership and direction to significant change programmes within the CAMHS BDU, to ensure delivery of Trust, local and national priorities through effective deployment of organisational development approaches to improve service quality and efficiency.
• To provide advise and guidance directly to partners, carers and staff
• To continue to maintain and develop existing partnerships and forge new formal and informal networks to ensure the involvement of service users, clinicians, operational managers and staff across the health community in the planning, re-design and implementation of the BDU and Trusts services.

For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.

Person Specification

Special Knowledge/Skills

Essential

• Political astuteness

Desirable

• Sound knowledge of Kirklees Health and Social Care agenda
• Sound understanding of GP Commissioning

Physical Attributes

Essential

• Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of successful working with clinicians & Multi Disciplinary teams
• Experience of working with a wide range of stakeholders including the local authority and local communities
• Experience of managing a wide range of services at a senior level, including ensuring that QIPP improvements are delivered.
• Experience of setting up systems and processes for new functions

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Effective time management
• Good team worker
• Able to work flexibly to meet changes in priorities
• Can deliver to deadlines

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters Degree or equivalent demonstrable experience at a senior level

Desirable

• Evidence of personal development
• Professional Registration e.g. NMC, Social Worker etc

Employer details

Employer name

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Flemming Court

Whistler Drive

Glasshoughton

WF105HW

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