CAMHS PbR Pilot Site Manager

The CAMHS EBPU (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Evidence Based Practice Unit) is looking to recruit a Pilot Site Manager for the CAMHS Payment by Results (PbR) Project that is currently underway. This is a national service development project working with over 20 CAMH services across England to find out the best ways of implementing a payment by results system in CAMHS which means developing a payment system that links payment to assessed need and anticipated resource usage required to achieve a positive outcome (see CAMHS PbR website for further details on the project http://pbrcamhs.org/).

The post-holder’s role will be to manage and have responsibility for the data collection, communications and training workstreams within the project. They will also play a significant role in reporting to Department of Health and other reporting bodies around all aspects of the project. The role will involve working with a central project team including the overall Project Manager (Dr Melanie Jones), the Data Analytics Lead and also involving directors (Dr Miranda Wolpert, Professor Panos Vostanis), and a wider project group. This post offers a great opportunity to join the project group at a really exciting stage and become centrally involved in the consideration of data and development of guidance in this interesting area of service and policy development within the NHS.

We are looking for someone with a strong academic background in a relevant field, and experience of managing a clinically relevant project. The individual will also need to have a good understanding of data management and data analysis. Excellent organisational skills, the ability to problem solve, prioritise and manage multiple tasks are essential. The post holder will also need to be an excellent communicator, both written and verbal, and be able to confidently write reports, and present to and train wide groups of audiences, including clinicians, service managers and data managers.

The post would be based within the Evidence Based Practice Unit which is a lively academic and service development team that bridges the world of academic research and mental health practice. It is made up of researchers, clinicians, statisticians, graphic designers and trainers.

The Anna Freud Centre values diversity and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.

For more information on the EBPU go to: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/clinical-psychology/EBPU/index.php

For more information on the PbR pilot project go to: http://www.pbrcamhs.org

Additional Information
Closing date: 09:00, 14^th May 2013
Salary: £27,000 - £32,000
Notification of interviews: 17:00 Friday, 17^th May 2013
Interviews: 23^rd and 24^th May

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