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Main area CAMHS Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday) Job ref 166-FC-8236431
Site Chesterfield Royal Hospital Town Chesterfield Salary £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 13/11/2026 23:59
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced, compassionate and highly motivated clinician to join our Core Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) as a Core CAMHS Team Lead.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced CAMHS practitioner who is passionate about delivering high-quality, safe and effective mental health care for children, young people and their families, while providing visible, supportive and compassionate leadership to a multidisciplinary team.
The post holder will promote a positive, inclusive and psychologically safe team culture, where staff feel supported to develop professionally, contribute ideas, raise concerns and participate actively in improving the service.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties and Responsibilities
The Core Team Lead will support the effective day-to-day delivery of Core CAMHS, ensuring children, young people and families receive timely, safe, compassionate and evidence-based care. As part of the CAMHS leadership team, the post holder will provide visible, supportive leadership and identify and elevate clinical and operational pressures, risks and gaps in provision.
Responsibilities include managing referrals and requests for intervention; undertaking assessment, formulation and therapeutic interventions within professional competence; maintaining an appropriate clinical caseload; and supporting robust risk assessment, safeguarding, care planning and clinical decision-making. The post holder will provide clinical supervision, consultation and advice to clinicians and promote effective multidisciplinary and multi-agency working.
They will support staff through supervision, appraisal, workload management, sickness absence, annual leave, development and wellbeing, applying relevant organisational policies. The role will contribute to service development and continuous improvement, using clinical, workforce and operational information to inform decisions. The post holder will maintain effective communication with staff, families, partner agencies and the CAMHS Clinical Leadership Team.
Working for our organisation
CAMHS is part of Chesterfield Royal Hospital. Our vision is to be a first-class provider of sustainable healthcare services, delivering the best possible care for our patients; and being a great place to work for our people. Our Proud to CARE philosophy supports this vision - and we all play a part in achieving it, by living up to the values we promise to our patients and each other.
We are passionate about sustainable transport and offer a cycle to work scheme, as well as an electric lease car scheme open to all employees. Our staff wellbeing service provides a huge range of benefits including staff counselling, access to free financial and legal advice and various support groups, fitness classes and even a staff choir! A staff wellbeing hub, including a free gym for staff has now opened on the main hospital site.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.
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Qualifications and Training
- Professional qualification in a field relevant to child & adolescent mental health eg Registered Nurse, Social Worker.
- Registration with an appropriate regulatory body.
- Post basic training in child & adolescent mental health
- Evidence of accredited qualification in the training/supervision of trainees/students.
Personal Attributes
- A car driver with a full current driving licence and own transport
Experience
- Relevant experience of working with children & families including work with child mental health needs.
- Experience of leadership/ coordination within a team or willingness to develop skills
- Experience of contributing to service development, particularly interagency developments.
- Experience of mental health assessments and the implementation of a wide range of therapeutic interventions in conjunction with other agencies
- Working knowledge of health, social services, education and the voluntary sector
- Ability to manage a caseload autonomously.
- Experience of working in CAMHS at a senior level.
- Experience of working in a multi-agency community setting offering consultation & liaison.
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse community
- Experience in working with a broad range of clinical and behavioural presentations
- Experience of service evaluation & audit.
- Experience of involving users & carers in service developments
Skills and Knowledge
- Qualities essential to clinical practice e.g. respect, genuineness and personal integrity
- Communication skills to enable a helping relationship
- Working knowledge of legislation relevant to CAMHS and mental health
- Knowledge of models of consultation and supervision
- Leading research projects undertaken within the service
- Clinical leadership skills.
- Experience in supervision, both as provider & recipient
Demonstrates our Proud to CARE Values
- Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement
Flexible Working
If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.
UK Points-based immigration system
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.
Communications
Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.
If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on 01246 513177 and we will be happy to provide assistance.
Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.
This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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CORE CAMHS Team Lead in Chesterfield employer: Chesterfield Royal
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive work environment where staff can thrive both personally and professionally. With a strong focus on employee wellbeing, the hospital provides access to a dedicated health and wellbeing hub, flexible working arrangements, and numerous opportunities for career development within the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire. Located in the picturesque town of Chesterfield, employees enjoy a vibrant local culture, competitive housing options, and easy access to stunning natural landscapes, making it an ideal place to live and work.
