Directorate Manager, CAMHS

Main area CAMHS Grade Band 8b Contract Permanent Hours 37.5 hours per week (Full time - 37.5 hours per week) Job
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Employer Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Employer type NHS Site St Cadocs Town Caerleon Salary £65,424 - £76,021 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 10/03/2026 23:59

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The Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) CAMHS service is seeking an exceptional Band 8b Directorate Manager—a dynamic, strategic and people‑centred leader ready to shape and elevate specialist mental health services for children and young people across Gwent.

This is your opportunity to step into a senior leadership role with the autonomy and influence to drive meaningful service improvement. Like other senior leadership posts, you will oversee multidisciplinary teams, deliver complex services, and support ongoing development in diverse environments—you will bring vision, clarity and compassion to a service committed to excellence.

Why ABUHB CAMHS?

You’ll join a service driven by a passion to improve outcomes for children with mental health struggles, through innovate thinking, creativity and a commitment to collaboration with a vision to transform service to meet the needs of our local children. CAMHS at ABUHB, has won awards for transformational work & is leading on many innovations. We’re looking for a values driven individual to help the service to flourish and maximise its local service delivery.

• Provide senior strategic leadership across a complex, multi‑disciplinary service, ensuring high‑quality clinical practice, robust governance and effective delivery across pathways.
• Inspire, develop and unite staff
  , using your excellent interpersonal and team‑building skills to nurture a positive culture and empower clinical and non‑clinical teams.
• Lead on service transformation
  , driving innovation and overseeing strategic developments aligned with national and local priorities for children and young people’s mental health.
• Build strong relationships with partners
  , promoting integrated, cross‑agency working to enhance the accessibility and effectiveness of CAMHS.
• Oversee operational performance
  , managing resources, budgets, staffing structures and risk to ensure the highest standards of safety, effectiveness and experience.
• Be a visible, credible leader
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