Job Description

Join us be You and make a difference to a child's life.



Bury CAMHS is a high-performing and dynamic child and adolescent mental health service, working closely with commissioners and with our partners in Children's Services, education and the VCSE sector to develop models of care within the principles of the i-thrive framework. Our vision is for our local community to be well-equipped to support children and young people, the adults of tomorrow, to grow up with good emotional health and well-being. In addition to the successes of our Early Attachment service , Mental Health Support Team (schools) , and innovative #RISE team (emotional well-being service for children and families).



As a borough, we are committed at a commissioning and senior leadership level to continue to build on this experience and we aspire to provide our children and young people in care with high quality, trauma-informed services, including access to assessment and psychological therapies provided in a timely manner.



We are pleased to offer this fixed term opportunity to lead our recently commissioned team in Bury which is co-located within Children's Services . We are looking for a dynamic and clinically experienced 8b clinical psychologist to lead this initiative and to work closely with the Head of Service for Family Safeguarding in developing this offer.



Our Family Safeguarding multi-disciplinary team is based in Bury Council Children's services. The teams work with children and families to help and support them in change. The teams work with Children in Need, Children subject to Child Protection Plans, Children subject to Pre-proceedings. The teams use a partnership approach to support parents, families and carers experiencing the challenges of domestic abuse, mental health and substance misuse. The purpose of the teams is to tackle the impact of abuse and neglect from within the family on children's welfare and

where appropriate, to promote the upbringing of children by their families

The Family Safeguarding Teams use a Motivational Interviewing model of practice in their work. This is designed to empower and engage parents to make the positive changes needed to achieve improved outcomes for their children and their own wellbeing. Their aim is to work collaboratively with the right families, at the right time, respecting families' rights, following guidance and law. They take a whole family approach to child protection to keep more children

safely at home with their families.



This is the place in the North West of England, It's ace, it's the best Those are the words of poet Tony Walsh, and we couldn't agree more, but then again, we are biased.



Greater Manchester has everything from the hustle and bustle of city-centre living to rolling hills and beautiful green spaces. Our patch covers towns such as Stockport with over 380 listed buildings, 6 ancient monuments and one of the most iconic viaducts in the UK. Then there's Tameside with its urban centres, moorland and the spectacular vistas of Werneth Low. Over in Oldham you'll find the beautiful Dovestone Reservoir. Rochdale is home to the stunning Hollingworth Lake Country Park; visit Rochdale Town Hall, one of the finest buildings of its kind in Europe; and the Rochdale Pioneers Museum, home of the worldwide Co-operative movement. Finally, a visit to Bury isn't complete without a vist to Bury market and testing its world-famous black pudding.



As well as the usual work perks, we have a number of staff networks that you can attend and participate in to include faiths & beliefs, LGBT+, men's wellbeing, positive ability, race equality, women's network & neurodiverse.



We offer flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance.



Most of all, it's our #PennineCarePeople that really do make it a great place to work.



Clinical Psychology is well-integrated and highly valued within the multi-disciplinary CAMHS team locally and across the broader Specialist Services Directorate in Pennine Care. There are currently progressive psychological therapies and research work-streams running across the Directorate. The support, development and well-being of our workforce are the foundations on which we continue to develop services to ensure children and young people receive optimal care. We have strong links with local universities and are active in the Clinical Psychology Training Programmes.