Band 6 Community Development Lead; CAMHS

Overview

We are delighted to advertise this post as part of our commitment within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to improving access, experience, and outcomes for the diverse communities we serve across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and North Somerset. We particularly encourage applications from individuals who are underrepresented in our workforce, including Black and Brown and other ethnic minority communities, and people from wider diverse backgrounds.

The postholder will be supported and line managed by the CAMHS Clinical Lead and be based at East and Central CAMHS, Barton Hill Settlement but expected to work across all of CAMHS.

• Work with the CAMHS Senior Management Team to develop more inclusive and accessible pathways and care for ethnically diverse communities.
• Facilitate co-production with children, young people and parents/carers networks supporting mental health awareness and access.
• Facilitate positive collaborative partnerships with diverse community groups and the local statutory, voluntary and independent organisations ensuring that all relevant stakeholders are engaged and involved in the development of local services.
• Support staff learning and development of staff in CAMHS services to develop their skills and knowledge in working with ethnically diverse communities.
• Support CAMHS in recruitment and apprenticeship campaigns to increase the diversity of the local workforce.
• Communicate effectively within and between CAMHS Teams and participate in team meetings, development days, etc.
• Support data collection and provide progress reports to the CAMHS SMT and Trustwide meetings as appropriate.
• Lead on specific project work and work streams aimed at improving access to CAMHS, including PCRF and work underway alongside Barnardo’s focussed on Improving CAMHS Access and Experience for Black and Brown Young People.
• Work in conjunction with the Access, Engagement and Outreach Worker, for whom you will have line management responsibility.

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

AWP is committed to support and create a positive research and evidence-based environment and culture, which can have a beneficial impact on everyone who works for the organisation and the care we provide to those who use our services.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Kerry Jones

Job title:

CAMHS Clinical Lead
Email address: