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Job Details
Job Title: Team Manager – Core CAMHS with certificate of sponsorship to the UK
Company: Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Evergreen House, Charlton Lane, Cheltenham, GL53 9DZ
Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 per annum
Schedule: Full-time, Flexible working
Employment Type: Permanent
Language: English
Education: Essential
Experience: Essential
Application Deadline: 01 December 2025
Reference Number: 327-25-618-A
About the Role
Gloucestershire Core CAMHS are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, skilled and supportive individual to provide additional team manager capacity to our core CAMHS teams. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced professional to join a dedicated team providing mental health services to children and young people across Gloucestershire.
Core CAMHS provide a breadth of Mental Health Service to the children and young people (0 to 18) of Gloucestershire. The service is provided by a strong Multi-Disciplinary Team of professionals offering a range of assessment and intervention including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, emotional coping skills and Family Therapy.
We are looking for someone who can nurture and develop our teams as we and our service continues to offer a high standard of assessment and treatment for young people and families. We have been working hard to reduce our waiting times which we have made significant progress with. Therefore we believe this is an exciting time to join the team to help us focus on developing our service.
Main Duties of the Job
As a Team Manager, you are expected to have the necessary clinical skills and knowledge to complete CAMHS clinical assessments and clinical risk assessments where required. In addition, you will be expected to demonstrate knowledge and experience in providing CAMHS based mental health interventions.
The successful applicant must have a current registered professional qualification, for example, psychology, mental health nursing, social work, occupational therapy as outlined in the person specification.
You will be responsible for supporting and enabling a team of CAMHS staff to effectively deliver their clinical work, perpetuating a positive team culture, good morale and staff wellbeing while role modelling GHC Trust values.
Oversight of the teams performance and activity is a key responsibility, including caseload oversight with focus on risk and safeguarding management. You will also have governance overview including oversight of continuous improvement, quality assurance initiatives and reflective practice.
HR oversight including performance management and leading appraisals will be part of your duties, along with quarterly review and update of job plans for staff.
You will contribute to the planning, development and delivery of service and quality improvements, and lead regular CAMHS meetings to build a sense of robust and safe multi-disciplinary working whilst being co-located within the wider multi agency setting.
About Us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views.
We are proud that 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question. Additionally, 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
Furthermore, 81% of our staff said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%. This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
Health or Social Care qualification: RNLD, RMHN, OT, MHSW
Demonstrate current registration with a regulated professional body/ organisation: NMC, HCPC
Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by evidence of formal post graduate learning within a relevant CAMHS field or skill
Clinical supervisor qualification/training
Desirable Criteria
Formal management/ leadership qualification or equivalent
Post registration training in specific interventions applicable to children / young people and their families
Experience of collaboration working with other agencies including the voluntary sector
Essential Experience
Health or Social Care qualification: RNLD, RMHN, OT, MHSW
Experience in CAMHS clinical assessments and interventions
Experience in team management or leadership role
Experience in risk and safeguarding management
Experience in performance management and staff development
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. This employer is pleased to offer certificate of sponsorship to eligible international candidates.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website for overseas health professionals.
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.
How to Apply
Apply via NHS Jobs website. The application process requires you to submit your CV and a covering letter demonstrating how you meet the person specification for this role.
For international applicants specifically:
- Verify your visa eligibility with the employer before submitting your application
- Prepare documentation of your professional qualifications and registration
- Ensure you have criminal record certificates from any country where you have resided for 12+ months in the past 10 years
- Contact the employer directly to discuss sponsorship requirements
Contact Information
For questions about the job, contact:
Olivia Banfield (Core CAMHS Operational Lead)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 03004214899
Employer Details
Employer: Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Evergreen House, Charlton Lane, Cheltenham, GL53 9DZ
Website: https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/
Privacy Notice: https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/privacy-notice/
Additional Information
The Trust holds several accreditations including Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Gold, Pastoral Care Quality Award, Step into Health, and Veteran Aware, demonstrating our commitment to being an inclusive employer.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including competitive salary, pension scheme, training and development opportunities, and excellent working conditions.
