CYP Clinical Lead

We are seeking to appoint a Clinical Lead to work within Ancora House as part of our Ancora CARE Team. Ancora House is an in-patient child and adolescent mental health service, consisting of 26 beds, split across three wards: Coral, Indigo and Sapphire Ward. We are a general adolescent unit, that also supports young people with eating disorders. To support the Team Manager in delivering a high quality Mental Health Service for Children and Young People of the Cheshire and Mersey CAMHS. To provide clinical leadership within the team and management support, deputising for the Team Manager in their absence. The post holder will be expected to work autonomously within a multi disciplinary framework, providing training and staff development, specialist assessment for admission to Tier 4 Services, clinical support and time limited intervention to service users. The post holder will act as a source of expertise and point of contact within the team and demonstrate highly Specialised Communication Skills And Problem Solving Abilities When prioritising risk. Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire. We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport. Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall. All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role. Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you'll find something to suit you at CWP. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Angela Campbell Job title: AOT Team Manager Email address: angela.campbell9@nhs.net Telephone number: 01244 397548 If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or telephone 01244 393100