Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
CAMHS Administrator - Team Leader
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CAMHS Administrator - Team Leader
Leadership & Administrative Team Manager
Role: Temporary Base (Pan-Dorset) – Evolving with Service Growth
About the Role
The leadership role for Weymouth & Portland and West C-CAMHS admin teams seeks to:
- Optimise process efficiency and workload prioritisation
- Maintain consistent communication and provide line management support
- Oversee administrative services during a period of service expansion
- Support clinicians, liaise with stakeholders, and ensure clinical governance standards are met
This is a shaping role within a dynamic NHS Trust that champions outstanding care and community impact. Collaborative individuals with compassion, adaptability, and a service-minded drive are invited to apply.
Key Responsibilities
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Operational Leadership
- Ensure consistent communication and streamlined administration across Weymouth & Portland and West CAMHS
- Evolve alongside service growth, balancing existing support while adapting to new structures and flexible working models (including extended hours when needed)
- Liaise with trusts, partners, and the public—including managing distressed interactions with empathy
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Direct Ancillary Support
- Produce clinical letters, meeting minutes, and patient appointment schedules
- Coordinate service delivery, appointments, and timely information returns to meet targets
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Team Management & Governance
- Serving as line manager for administrative team members
- Uphold child safeguarding policies, data protection, and NHS confidentiality protocols
- Efficiently integrate admin processes with clinical governance (e.g., audits, customer feedback, compliance)
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Stakeholder Liaison
- Work with NHS & non-NHS partners, including:
- Parents, carers, and vulnerable individuals
- Local Dorset HealthCare departments (e.g., Children & Young People’s Directorate)
- Work with NHS & non-NHS partners, including:
Requirements & Expectations
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Qualifications & Experience
- Proven administrative, team leadership, or clinical support background (ideally in CAMHS or NHS mental health)
- Direct experience managing hybrid/homeworking teams
- Ability to interpret clinical policies and apply them pragmatically
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Certifications
- Enhanced DBS check (trust will fund the process). A DBS Update Service subscription may suffice.
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UK Right to Work
- Candidates must hold a valid right to work—no visa sponsorship available.
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Soft Skills
- "People person"—balanced with strategic delegator (impressive in triage-heavy roles)
- Measured emotional intelligence for hard conversations (e.g., key performance metrics or developmental discussions)
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Office Culture & Co-Creation
We believe our strengths come from shared ambition. This role lets you:
- Help define new ways of service delivery
- Foster cultural inclusion in a fast-growing organisation:
“We celebrate diversity—not just ensure it’s sustained, but that it’s lebte (focused) and actively deployed in our daily work.”
Elevate your career with us: The CQC’s “outstanding” recognition is just a snapshot of the systemic change inkling in our community services.
Benefits Over the Horizon
- Community Impact: Your efforts shape everyday experiences for children, young people, and their families.
- Team Development: Merging experience with youth-driven vision—“being the best version of yourself.”
How to Enquire
Prospective applicants can initiate contact with:
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Julie Galton (Clinical Service Manager, NHS)
- 📧 julie.galton@nhs.net
- ⏰ +44 (0) 1305 255705 | (also available for team leader liaison)
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Claire Symes (Interim Team Leader, West CAMHS)
- ⏰ +44 (0) 1305 255705
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Esther Elliott (Team Leader, Weymouth CAMHS)
- ⏰ +44 (0) 1305 762810
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