Crisis Care Service Lead | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	22 Medi 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£55,690 - £62,682 Per annum, pro rata
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	22 Hydref 2025
Lleoliad:	Manchester, M23 9XD
Cwmni:	Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7471400/349-MCH-7471400-RL4

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MFT CAMHS is dedicated to offering the right care at the right time to children, young people and their families presenting with a mental health need. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Children and Young People's Crisis Care Service within the CAMHS Directorate and improve the way in which crisis care is experienced by CYP and those who care for them.

You will be responsible for providing operational leadership and coordination across the crisis care service which includes the rapid response, home treatment and paediatric pathway.

This role is a key element of a GM wide Crisis Care Pathway which is child and young person centred, needs led, responsive, accessible and flexible.

We seek applicants adept at working independently and collaboratively, with experience of leadership, management of a busy clinical service and who can offer confidently offer consultation and supervision. We welcome candidates from a diverse array of backgrounds.

MFT CAMHS is renowned for its creative and inclusive approach to mental health support, having been the first CAMHS to receive two consecutive “Outstanding” ratings from the CQC. We ensure a thorough induction for new staff and foster leadership at every level.
• Deliver an effective service to ensure there are safe and effective care pathways in place for all CYP referred to Crisis Care.
• To ensure the provision of a 7 day, high quality clinical service to children and young people and families before, during and following crisis by working collaboratively with partner agencies and ensuring referrals are made to appropriate services
• Offering community based assessment, de-escalation and risk reduction interventions when children and young people are presenting in crisis.
• To promote and maintain partnerships and interface with other professionals and agencies that work within mental health, social care, VCSE and emergency services.
• To use expert clinical knowledge and awareness of national guidance to support practitioners in the service offered to CYP and their families
• Manage individual CYP pathways to ensure high quality services and care planning outcomes are achieved.
• Ensure services work in collaboration with children’s and adults’ community mental health teams to provide safe transfer of care pre and post crisis episodes
• To provide specialist advice, guidance or consultation to team members and other professionals contributing directly to children and young people’s formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.
• To provide reports and assurance against key performance indicators and continuously improve the service as required



MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.



We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.



We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.



At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!




This advert closes on Monday 6 Oct 2025

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