Candidates must be qualified psychological practitioners with significant clinical and operational leadership experience in CAMHS. Strong communication and strategic skills are essential for building relationships with various partners, including local authorities and healthcare providers. The role requires the ability to lead teams through change, prioritize patient outcomes, and ensure high-quality care, making it an exciting opportunity for professionals seeking growth and challenge within a high-profile organisation.
An exciting position has become available within the children's services for a Psychological Clinical Lead for our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Barking & Dagenham. The Psychological Clinical Lead will lead and drive the service forward working with key stakeholders across Health, Social Care and Education in order to deliver a seamless service including working very closely with our Autism service. We have recently partnered with the University of Cambridge to drive excellence and research in the field of paediatric autism, and this will be an opportunity for the right candidate to drive these forward by working in collaboration to drive clinical excellence within CAMHS and our Autism services.
You will be clinically responsible for the CAMHS Services portfolio and pathways across Barking and Dagenham psychological therapies as well as providing directorate-wide leadership on specific issues. You will therefore have well-honed performance and clinical management skills, etc. You will also head up a range of service development and Quality Improvement initiatives directly as well as working with and through your teams, colleagues and peers to deliver directorate and system wide improvement.
Your ability to engage and lead teams through change and act as an expert negotiator will be vital. You will focus on outcomes and motivated by your drive to deliver the highest quality care while ensuring the best possible patient experience.
This is an excellent opportunity in a high-profile organisation providing stretch, development and challenge for the successful candidate.
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You need to be a qualified psychological practitioner (e.g. psychologist, family therapist, child and adolescent psychotherapist, cognitive behavioural therapist) fully registered with the appropriate professional or regulatory body (e.g. HCPC).
You will require strategic understanding and excellent communication skills to develop effective relationships with key partners, including the ICB, Local Authority, GPs, voluntary sector organisations, and other statutory agencies. You will have extensive clinical and operational leadership experience across CAMHS to support the teams, acting as an effective team member whilst working on your own initiative. You will be responsible for the overall clinical supervision structure of qualified staff. You will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social care professionals and agencies.
Please see attached job description for further information and we would be delighted to speak with you if you have any other queries.
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