Clinical Team Manager ( Neurodiversity) Torbay and South
Job overview
Children and Family Health Devon have developed an innovative, integrated model of children’s community services and now looking to appoint enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated locality and county-wide professional teams.
We are excited to be advertising for a part time Clinical Team Manager to support our new Managing Neurodiversity pathway of care in Torbay and South. This post is a permanent contract could be a wonderful opportunity for someone to develop their skill in clinical team management with support.
If you are a motivated individual with good interpersonal skills, the clinical knowledge and experience in the area of neurodiversity and would like to be part of this innovative and friendly team, we would love to hear from you. We are able to consider a base in either Torbay or South Devon.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job- Provide effective collaborative leadership and day to day operational management of the clinical team
- Ensure the effective and efficient delivery of evidence based clinical care
- Ensure the service is delivered in partnership with other clinical pathways within the locality, health specialties and partner organisations
- Ensure the service is delivered in partnership with children, young people and their parents/ carers, ensuring their active participation is facilitated
- In partnership with the Operations Manager, ensure that clinical and non-clinical risks within the pathway are identified and managed effectively
- To maintain systems to monitor demand and maintain optimal clinical capacity within the team
- Work collaboratively with other leaders (professional, clinical and operational), to maintain excellent clinical standards and safety
- Ensure clinical provision in the pathway is delivered to meet key performance targets
- Provide supervision, operational management and support to clinicians , to understand and follow HR policies and procedures, ensure staff wellbeing and development and adopt a collaborative approach to engage staff
- Attend, participate and chair relevant meetings, adapting communication to meet the needs of others
- To deputise for the Operations Manager as required
Working for our organisation
Why Work With Us
Working for your organisation
Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon.
CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health which are provided by Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership Trust. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services, based on the i-Thrive Framework, in response to consultation with our service users and communities.
CFHD works closely with our local universities of Plymouth, Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical training placements and in addition support our own staff to undertake post graduate training.
Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.
Our vision is to be a successful, vibrant, partnership that benefits the communities we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- A professional qualification at degree level or equivalent e.g. Psychological profession, Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or equivalent
- Additional specialist training and qualification to post graduate diploma level or equivalent in supervision and/or leadership skills
- Professional registration/accreditation with a recognised body, e.g. NMC, HCPC, Social Work England, UKCP, BABCP
- experience of team management
- experience of working with neurodivergent y/p
- Experience of offering specialist assessments
You will be joining the organisation at an exciting time. As the first fully integrated care organisation in England, we are working to improve the way we deliver safe, high-quality health and social care. We have a positive and vibrant working atmosphere, we are proud of our investment in our staff both in terms of developing potential career skills and valuing people.
If you provide support to a family member or friend with health or care needs, we aim to be a Carer-friendly employer. We have a ‘Staff Carers’ policy which includes flexible working where possible and a Carer’s Passport scheme that links you into support and discounts.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION- We reserve the right to close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications. Please apply promptly
- Please read the job description and tailor your application to reflect the role
- Correspondence will be via Trac, text and email. Please check your email and Trac account regularly.
- Applicants with no previous NHS experience will ordinarily be appointed to the minimum of the band
- If you have not received an invitation to interview within 28 days of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion
- It is your responsibility to assist us in the timely receipt of appropriate references
If you require support you can obtain this from our Equality Business Forum which has representatives from all protected groups.