CAMHS Acute and Eating Disorders Admin Team Lead

Join Us as We Reopen Our New CAMHS Inpatient Unit

We are pleased to invite applications for Band 5 Admin Team Lead across our CAMHS Acute and Eating Disorder services who'll join our newly redesigned Children and Young People’s Mental Health Inpatient Unit, reopening in Autumn 2026.

Following extensive co-design with young people, families and staff, and significant investment in our workforce and therapeutic approach, this is an exciting opportunity to work in a modern, recovery-focused inpatient service delivering high-quality, purposeful care to young people with acute mental health needs.

About The Unit

Our refreshed CAMHS inpatient service is built around:

• Purposeful admissions with early review points
• Structured, therapeutic care programmes delivered across 7 days
• Strong links with crisis and community services, including COAST (Crisis Outreach Acute Support Team), and Springtide (ED Day Programme)
• Trauma-informed and autism-aware practice
• A focus on least restrictive practice and improving experience and outcomes
• Supportive MDT working, safe staffing and strong clinical leadership

You will work as part of a skilled and supportive multidisciplinary team, delivering therapeutic care to young people and working closely with families and carers from admission through to discharge.

Location

The unit is based in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, with on-site parking and good transport links to London and across Sussex, and close proximity to Gatwick Airport.

The Admin Team Leader is responsible for leading and coordinating all administrative services across CAMHS Acute and Eating Disorder Services. The role ensures that administration, reception, ward clerk, and medical support functions operate efficiently and provide a high-quality service to staff, patients, and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Managing and leading the administrative team
• Overseeing administrative operations
• Managing performance reporting systems
• Providing site and facilities management
• Leading administrative projects and service developments
• Managing administrative budgets and resources
• Developing and maintaining policies, protocols, and administrative systems
• Ensuring confidentiality, information governance, safeguarding, equality, diversity, and health and safety requirements

Working for our organisation

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust delivers specialist mental health, learning disability and neurodevelopmental services across Sussex.

This post sits within our Specialist CAMHS Services, providing opportunities to gain experience across acute, crisis and community pathways as part of your career development.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and to creating a compassionate and supportive working environment where staff feel valued, developed and able to thrive.

What We Can Offer You

• The opportunity to be part of a newly reopened CAMHS inpatient unit
• Comprehensive induction programme prior to opening where all new staff train together and contribute to the team’s therapeutic approach
• A welcoming and supportive team culture with strong clinical leadership
• Structured preceptorship (where applicable) and high-quality clinical supervision
• Access to specific training and ongoing CPD
• Clear development and progression pathways into senior nursing roles
• NHS Pension Scheme and Agenda for Change benefits

If you are looking to start or develop your career in CAMHS and want to make a meaningful difference to young people and their families, we would love to hear from you.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jenny Huddleston Job title: SFEDS, Springtide & CAMHS Acute Business Manager Email address: Sign in to view email Telephone number: 07471217263

Please note my Working Days are: Mon - Thur