Mental Health Support Team (CAMHS in Schools) Service Manager

In line with the government’s priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the Mental Health Support Team (MHST) Service Manager role is an exciting opportunity to develop and deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors in England. The Thrive In Education Service Lead for Salford will be accountable for ensuring the effective management and delivery of their service - I Reach and be responsible to and accountable to the CAMHS CSU Director. The post holder will ensure the key functions of the role are undertaken through: effective management and leadership, collaborative working, supporting the delivery of performance targets, (including access and pathway targets), contracted activity levels, quality standards and quality of services.

The potholder will be leading innovation for Thrive In Education for Salford as well as creating frameworks for the development and enhancement of The CAMHS School Offer. Whilst the primary focus of the post will be the clinical leadership of the team, the potholder will be encouraged to foster Greater Manchester links in the overall interests of furthering knowledge and best practice.

The successful candidate will be employed full-time and based in Salford. The team has been in place for over 3 years and well established. The current post holder is going on secondment . The post holder will work in partnership with other service leads and managers in Manchester University NHS Foundation Trusts CAMHS Clinical Service Unit. MFT already has MHST established in Manchester with a new team commencing in Trafford. The successful candidate to maintain strong partnership working between education, the local authority and the CCG.

The post holder will manage the MHST providing line management, supervision and strategic leadership.

The successful candidate will need to have:

• Relevant qualification in a core profession pertaining to mental health and be a registered professional
• Experience of management, including line management, project and change management, service management and evaluation
• Experience working within children and young people’s services

The post holder will also be required to liaise and collaborate with colleagues of all disciplines involved in health and education services, There is an expectation that an agreed amount of time will be dedicated to training and development.

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!