Head of Therapies_CAMHS

Go back Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust Head of Therapies_CAMHS

The closing date is 25 June 2025

The fixed term, part-time role is to provide maternity leave cover for the existing Head of Therapies for CAMHS. You will be working 18.75 hours per week over a period of 12 months.

Main duties of the job

The role involves working as part of the CAMHS Senior Management Team to provide professional and strategic leadership and professional responsibility for all Psychological professions (psychologists and associated psychological therapists, counsellors, CBT Therapists), Child Psychotherapists, Family Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Social Workers across CAMHS. The role has a combination of operational, professional leadership, strategic service planning and relationship management components as well as focus on corporate and clinical governance as well as performance and quality improvement for all professional disciplines outlined above.

About us

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) is one of the largest and most diverse community and mental health Trusts in the country. We have received a rating of "good" from the CQC; we care for people across the life course, from preconception through to the end of life. We have a wide range of outstanding partners and work across vibrant and expansive geography. We combine the best NHS and public sector values with an appetite for innovation and commercial excellence. CNWL is a major provider of Community and Mental health services across the South East of England. It manages in many settings from hospitals (over 900 beds), clinics, prisons, people's homes, and even on the roadside.

We employ over 8,000 staff, offer 300+ types of services, and serve a population of over 3 million people in the South East of England, including in North West London, Surrey, Milton Keynes, and Buckinghamshire. During 2014/15, CNWL was restructured into three Divisions. The aim was to decentralise management, facilitate service redesign and savings and improve organisational flexibility and responsiveness to local demand. Our catchment area covers a range of diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken.

At CNWL CAMHS, our focus is to create a community and a shared identity as CNWL CAMHS, facilitating an environment for our Child, Adolescent and Family Specialised Workforce to thrive.

Job responsibilities

Operational

• To develop and maintain effective working relationships corporately and with the Professional and Divisional Leads around the delivery of AHP, social work, and psychological services.
• To ensure that AHP, social work, and psychological therapies staff deliver high quality services that demonstrate the Trust values of Compassion, Respect, Empowerment, and Partnership.
• To oversee the CAMHS professional leads, and ensure that goals are met including that all staff have an identified professional lead, receive appropriate training and support including professional review and PDPs.
• Ensure all psychologists and AHPs have a job plan.
• Through the professional leads, to support recruitment and retention and the reduction of use of agency and associated costs.
• To lead on development of new roles, such as apprenticeships, within this area.
• To hold and distribute specialised training grants for AHPs, social workers and psychological therapists.
• To ensure that all local and national targets relating to AHP professionals/psychological therapies are delivered within a safe, high quality framework and to ensure that these groups are integral to CNWLs improvement programmes.
• To take part in the management and review of serious incidents involving AHP, social work, peer support and psychological therapy staff. This will include leading internal and external reviews of serious incidents and representing the Trust where required.
• To ensure all policies and protocols relating to these groups is up to date and appropriate.
• The postholder will maintain their own clinical practice and will be accountable for this in their professional area.

Job description Job responsibilities

Operational

• To develop and maintain effective working relationships corporately and with the Professional and Divisional Leads around the delivery of AHP, social work, and psychological services.
• To ensure that AHP, social work, and psychological therapies staff deliver high quality services that demonstrate the Trust values of Compassion, Respect, Empowerment, and Partnership.
• To oversee the CAMHS professional leads, and ensure that goals are met including that all staff have an identified professional lead, receive appropriate training and support including professional review and PDPs.
• Ensure all psychologists and AHPs have a job plan.
• Through the professional leads, to support recruitment and retention and the reduction of use of agency and associated costs.
• To lead on development of new roles, such as apprenticeships, within this area.
• To hold and distribute specialised training grants for AHPs, social workers and psychological therapists.
• To ensure that all local and national targets relating to AHP professionals/psychological therapies are delivered within a safe, high quality framework and to ensure that these groups are integral to CNWLs improvement programmes.
• To take part in the management and review of serious incidents involving AHP, social work, peer support and psychological therapy staff. This will include leading internal and external reviews of serious incidents and representing the Trust where required.
• To ensure all policies and protocols relating to these groups is up to date and appropriate.
• The postholder will maintain their own clinical practice and will be accountable for this in their professional area.

Relationship Management

• To be the identified senior lead for AHPs, social work, peer support and psychology within the CAMHS.
• To work with and support the heads of profession and, through them, AHPs, social work, peer support and psychological therapists across CAMHS.
• To support positive relationships between the heads of profession and the various teams within CAMHS.
• To develop and maintain effective relationships with external bodies e.g. with commissioners, professional bodies, service user and carer groups.
• To maintain awareness of the R&D agenda, linking with the Director of R&D as required.
• To lead on relevant work with Health Education England and linked HEIs to ensure sufficient placement capacity, development of curricula and other related training programmes and any associated education/training bids.

Person Specification Education

• HCPC or ACP registration as relevant, or registration with other relevant statutory professional body
• Masters or other post-graduate qualification
• Degree or tertiary qualification or, exceptionally, relevant work experience
• Evidence of significant experience in professional leadership e.g. management, mentoring, coaching

Experience

• Has held an extensive professional registration
• Evidence of significant experience in professional leadership such as management, mentoring, coaching
• Has current and extensive knowledge of the context in which the NHS and CAMHS operates
• Awareness of and ability to work as an intelligent supplier anticipating and developing plans for AHP, Psychological Therapy and Social Work
• Can demonstrate an ability to manage financial budgets
• Can evidence previous experience of working within a complex and challenging environment and of delivering targets at senior level

Others

• Ability to travel across the complete geographical area served by CNWL

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

£96,340 to £109,849 a yearpro rata inc HCAS