Clinical Director Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)

Clinical Director Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)

Fixed term appointment - 3 years  (1 PA)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an empowering and action-orientated leader to join the team. The Women and Childrens Directorate are looking to appoint a Clinical Director for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

The Clinical Director role represents a crucially important component of the senior managerial and clinical collaborative infrastructure.

There will be emphasis on:

• Understanding what excellence looks like in your services, communicating that vision and guiding improvement towards it, in conjunction with the wider management team
• Understanding, and working to, improve health of the population, improve effectiveness of our treatments and the importance of cost-effective and sustainable healthcare
• Provide clinical leadership and expertise in the directorate to support the delivery of effective and high-quality services 
• Valuing and supporting your team to be resilient and engaged
• Taking responsibility for effective clinical governance and quality improvement arrangements within your areas
• Taking responsibility for high quality job planning
• Working as a key team member with an understanding of the complexities of the wider organisation

The successful candidate will play a vital role in delivering and developing the CAMHS to meet its key aims and objectives. The successful candidate will help us to create strategic plans and improve the quality of services.

For informal enquiries, please contact Helena Marshall (helena.marshall@nhs.scot), Head of Service or Annemie Breesch, Service Manager (Annemie.breesch@nhs.scot).

Closing date: 16^th September 2024

Proposed interview date: 30^th September 2024

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.