Opportunity to collaborate with partnership agencies and diverse organizations, enhancing networking skills.
Key role in supporting and influencing strategic development of mental health services for children and young people.
Engagement in clinical management and supervision, leading to professional growth and leadership experience.
Direct impact on improving mental health services for vulnerable communities, fulfilling a meaningful and rewarding mission.
Access to ongoing education and training opportunities, fostering continuous professional development.
Heartwarming workplace culture with friendly staff who embody the values and behaviours of Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust.
Comprehensive benefits package enhancing job satisfaction and work-life balance.
The Assistant Clinical Lead (ACL) position with Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool offers an exciting opportunity to support the Liverpool Fresh CAMHS by working collaboratively with various agencies and managing a multi-disciplinary team (MDT). The role involves contributing to strategic development, ensuring service delivery and sustainability, and engaging with mental health, education, and council partners. The ACL plays a vital part in the CAMHS Leadership Team, with responsibilities including clinical management, supervision of clinicians, and actively participating in service development aligned with the Clinical Lead's guidance.
Candidates should possess strong skills in engaging families, especially those from marginalized communities, and must be motivated to enhance mental health services for children and young people. Alongside management duties, the ACL will maintain a personal caseload, providing specialized clinical assessments and interventions. The role is set within a supportive environment at Alder Hey, known for its dedication to high-quality healthcare and professional training, where staff are appreciated and rewarded with an extensive benefits package.
Opportunity to collaborate with partnership agencies and diverse organizations, enhancing networking skills.
Key role in supporting and influencing strategic development of mental health services for children and young people.
Engagement in clinical management and supervision, leading to professional growth and leadership experience.
Direct impact on improving mental health services for vulnerable communities, fulfilling a meaningful and rewarding mission.
Access to ongoing education and training opportunities, fostering continuous professional development.
Heartwarming workplace culture with friendly staff who embody the values and behaviours of Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust.
Comprehensive benefits package enhancing job satisfaction and work-life balance.
Band 8B Assistant Clinical Lead (ACL), Liverpool Fresh CAMHS
This is an exciting opportunity to support Liverpool Fresh CAMHS. This will involve collaboration with partnership agencies and working closely with the Clinical Lead and other ACLs, as well as line management of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
This post will support strategic development and ensure the delivery and sustainability of the service. The postholder will work closely with other mental health, education and council partners. The ability to engage with colleagues across organisational boundaries will be essential.
We are looking for a motivated and confident individual with a passion to improve children and young peoples mental health services to take on this position.
The Assistant Clinical Lead is a key member of the CAMHS Leadership Team and will be responsible for the clinical management of their MDT in addition to providing clinical supervision to assigned clinicians.
The post will support clinical, strategic and performance leadership for the service and will also perform responsibilities delegated by the Clinical Lead as appropriate, including being responsible for designated areas of service development and leadership tasks – this will be guided by the Clinical Lead and the Service and Trust’s vision.
The post holder will support staff via clinical supervision and operational supervision to ensure the team are supported to provide clinical intervention of the highest standard. The post holder will also hold their own caseload and offer highly specialist clinical assessments and interventions to children, young people and families.
We are looking for individuals who have skills and experience in engaging families who are from communities that may be at increased risk of social exclusion or marginalisation.
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care to over 275,000 children and young people each year. In addition to the hospital site located in the West Derby area of Liverpool, Alder Hey has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man.
The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at Sunflower House Inpatient Unit based in the Catkin building on the Alder Hey Hospital campus.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sam Coppard Job title: Clinical Lead Email address: Telephone number:
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