Clinical Team Manager (Managing Eating) - CFHDNHS

Job summary

We are excited to be advertising for a Clinical Team Manager to join our Managing Eating Pathway on a fixed term contract for 12 months until 31st Decemeber 2027.

Working alongside colleagues in a multi-disciplinary team, the clinical lead for the service, and the wider CAMHS senior management team, you will be supported to bring your skills, experience and enthusiasm to this role. You will work directly with young people and their families offering assessment and interventions and work closely with other professionals to provide supervision and consultation. The work will involve substantial liaison with our colleagues in the wider CAMHS service and paediatric teams in our local hospitals. There will be an operational management element in this role and we are looking for someone who has skills in line management and supervision as this will form a significant part of the role. We are committed to ensuring that our colleagues are supported to maintain a healthy work/life balance and someone who can bring a positive focus on team health will be a benefit.

We would be really interested to hear from people with a range of backgrounds and experience. We want to build a service that recognises the multi-faceted nature of the problems that drive eating disorders, supervise and manage others, ensuring the service responds in a timely way to meet the needs of children, young people and families with complex social, emotional and mental health needs.

Main duties of the job

You will be working as part of a county wide team that provides assessment, treatment and intervention to children, young people and families who present to our service with a variety of challenges related to restricted eating.

We are a service going through a process of development and growth. Youll need a sense of humour, the ability to work with others and a capacity to offer energy, ideas and leadership. On the wish list is experience in mental health, eating disorders and working in a multi-disciplinary team to help people change. We are looking for people who have strong ethical perspectives and the ability to value different approaches.

Job description

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.

About us

At Children and Family Health Devon, we are dedicated to improving the physical and mental health of children and young people across Devon and Torbay. We aim to create an environment where children and young people can thrive and are committed to reducing health inequalities and providing specialised support, empowering them to lead healthy, fulfilling lives.

Our children and young people say

We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.

Who we are

We are an alliance of NHS organisations led by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with Devon Partnership Trust. We are a group of professionals including psychologists, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, nurses and many other professions.

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