We are seeking a Clinical Team Manager to manage and support a range of clinicians and therapeutic practitioners in their delivery of high quality, low intensity psychological interventions. The teams that this role will manage could include Children's Wellbeing Practitioners, Counsellors, CBT therapists, Play Therapists among others.
Ormiston Families is one of the leading charities working with children, young people, and families in the East of England. We take early and preventative action to support families to be safe, healthy, and resilient.
Responsibilities of a Clinical Team Manager:
- To manage the day-to-day delivery of the brief intervention service for children and young people (typically aged 4-13) with newly emerging, mild-to-moderate and/or moderate mental health issues, allocating and monitoring caseloads.
- To hold a small clinical caseload.
- To manage, supervise and support therapeutic practitioners, ensuring professional clinical supervision is arranged, in accordance with Ormiston Families' policies and requirements of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy and equivalent ethical frameworks.
- To act as a Designated Safeguarding Officer to offer safeguarding advice and support to practitioners, recording and escalating as appropriate.
- To support the Assistant Director (Mental Health) in the effective day-to-day management of the clinical team/s, including use of equipment and buildings.
- To participate proactively in clinical, governance and operational meetings, ensuring that the service adheres to any decisions reached.
- To carry out any additional appropriate duties as directed by the Assistant Director (Mental Health).
Skills and experience of a Clinical Team Manager:
- Qualification in a relevant therapeutic modality and/or a therapy at Diploma level or higher accredited with an appropriate professional body
- Membership of an appropriate professional body.
- Minimum 2 years' experience of managing an extensive and complex caseload.
- Minimum 2-4 years working therapeutically within a CYP Mental Health Setting.
- Experience of leading and supervising a team of multi-disciplinary workers.
Benefits of a Clinical Team Manager:
- Cycle to work scheme.
- 27 days annual leave.
- Ability to buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave.
- Group life assurance.
- Pension, up to 9% employer contribution when matched by employee.
- Sponsorship opportunities for employees who have completed their probationary period and been in post for at least 12 months to undertake nationally accredited or chartered certification awarded by professional associations.
- Employee assistance programme
- The Hive savings platform
- Your Wellbeing - We have trained Mental Health First Aiders who form our Wellbeing Team, promoting mental and physical health.
- Pets in the workplace - We allow our employees to have certain pets at work, as we believe that pets can foster a friendlier and happier workplace. This is provided that the conditions outlined in our Pets in the Workplace policy are met.
Location: Norwich Hub (travel to other sites may be required).
We are an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.