CAMHS Team Manager - Neurodevelopmental Team
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a new and exciting role for a qualified mental health professional to lead and develop services for children and young people within the Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team. The role covers the South CAMHS teams in Stockport and Tameside. The successful candidate will be responsible for line managing a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective service delivery, and contributing to innovative service models. This position offers opportunities for supervision, training, and career development within a supportive Trust.
Essential criteria
- Registered core profession (social work, OT, nursing) with current registration
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Management or leadership qualification
- Substantial experience of working within a health delivered child and adolescent mental health service or adult mental health services
- Experience in the provision of clinical and line management supervision and annual appraisal
- Highly developed knowledge of mental health issues in children and young people
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and National Policies in relation to children and young people.
- Highly developed knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions with this client group
- Working knowledge of NICE guidance in the treatment of mental health problems for children and young people
- Knowledge of risk management issues
- Knowledge and experience of working with young people with learning disability
- Evidence of post-qualifying training courses/ certificates
- Evidence of the ability to lead, motivate and manage a group
- Ability to manage own emotions and deal with others in highly charged situations
- Experience of governance processes, including responding to complaints and completing investigations following incidents
- Ability to manage the performance of staff in a consistent and sensitive manner.
- Ability to produce written reports that are clear, unambiguous and produced with agreed timescales.
- Ability to identify and manage risk in individuals presenting with mental health needs.
- Ability to work in situations that are often highly emotionally charged and were individuals may be antagonistic/ aggressive
- Registered core profession (social work, OT, nursing) with current registration
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Management or leadership qualification
- Substantial experience of working within a health delivered child and adolescent mental health service or adult mental health services
- Experience in the provision of clinical and line management supervision and annual appraisal
- Highly developed knowledge of mental health issues in children and young people
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and National Policies in relation to children and young people.
- Highly developed knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions with this client group
- Working knowledge of NICE guidance in the treatment of mental health problems for children and young people
- Knowledge of risk management issues
- Knowledge and experience of working with young people with learning disability
- Evidence of post-qualifying training courses/ certificates
- Evidence of the ability to lead, motivate and manage a group
- Ability to manage own emotions and deal with others in highly charged situations
- Experience of governance processes, including responding to complaints and completing investigations following incidents
- Ability to manage the performance of staff in a consistent and sensitive manner.
- Ability to produce written reports that are clear, unambiguous and produced with agreed timescales.
- Ability to identify and manage risk in individuals presenting with mental health needs.
- Ability to work in situations that are often highly emotionally charged and were individuals may be antagonistic/ aggressive
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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CAMHS Team Manager - [contact details removed]
The closing date is 17 September 2026
Job summary
Are you a qualified mental health professional with a drive to lead and develop services for children and young people? This is a new and exciting role as a Team Manager in the Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team covering the South CAMHS teams - Stockport and Tameside. Why Join Us?
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- Be part of a forward-thinking Trust committed to improving mental health outcomes.
- Work in a supportive team with opportunities for supervision, training, and career development.
- Contribute to innovative service models and strategic partnerships across Greater Manchester.
- Access to NHS benefits including pension scheme, annual leave, and wellbeing support.
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Main duties of the job
Undertake responsibility for the line management of a multi-disciplinary team
To be part of the senior leadership team within CAMHS
Ensure team compliance with relevant Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.
To hold regular team meetings and develop the team.
Overall responsibility of day-to-day organisation of staff and work priorities of the team
Responsible for patient flow within the team considering capacity and demand within the team.
Work with clinical leaders to determine prioritisation of allocation of work
To manage and maintain systems
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