Job overview

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated, compassionate and dynamic CAMHS Pathway Lead to provide day-to-day leadership across our CAMHS Getting Advice and Getting Help pathways. The role includes leadership across psychological therapies, the Children in Care Team and CAMHS practitioners from a range of professional backgrounds and therapeutic modalities.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced mental health professional who is passionate about improving access, quality and outcomes for children, young people and families. The post holder will support the delivery of timely specialist assessment, intervention and care for young people experiencing mental health difficulties, including those presenting with higher levels of risk, complexity or engagement challenges.

The successful candidate will provide clinical, operational and managerial leadership to support safe and effective pathway delivery. You will maintain oversight of referrals, caseloads, waiting lists and performance against key standards, ensuring that young people receive the right support at the right time and that step-up and step-down processes are delivered safely and in a person-centred way.

You will work closely with CAMHS colleagues, pathway leaders and wider system partners, including education, local authority, school nursing and voluntary sector colleagues, to support integrated care planning and effective multi-agency working.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

Provide day-to-day leadership across the Getting Advice and Getting Help pathways, including psychological therapies and Children in Care pathways.
Supervise, support and manage staff working as part of a multi-disciplinary CAMHS service.
Maintain oversight of referrals, waiting lists, caseloads and performance standards to support timely access to care.
Support safe risk assessment, formulation, care planning and therapeutic intervention for children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties.
Provide clinical, case management, safeguarding and managerial supervision to colleagues where appropriate.
Work collaboratively with partner agencies to promote effective care planning, safeguarding and joined-up support for children, young people and families.
Contribute to clinical governance, audit, service development, quality improvement and modernisation across the pathway and wider directorate.
Ensure accurate recording of activity and data to support performance monitoring and service improvement.
Support staff development, induction, training, supervision and the creation of a positive learning environment.

Working for our organisation

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues. 

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/about-us/getting-involved/work-with-us/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook