Clinical Team Lead - Bicester

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Bicester; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

NHS pension

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff accommodation

Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust in Bicester is recruiting a Clinical Team Lead (RMN/OT) with Band 7 experience to lead the Adult Mental Health Team. The role combines clinical excellence with operational leadership, supporting a multidisciplinary team across community settings.

Based in Bicester, you will work 9-5 Monday to Friday, deputise for the Team Manager as required, and contribute to high-quality, patient-centered care. NHS benefits and career development opportunities are available.

Qualifications

• RMN or OT with Band 7 experience and community mental health background.
• Experience in clinical leadership and supervising MDT teams.
• Willingness to work Monday–Friday, 9–5, with some duty coverage as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical practice and manage complex cases in the community.
• Provide day-to-day management and supervision to the AMHT team.
• Support triage, assessment, planning and intervention within MDT.

Skills

RMN

OT

Clinical leadership

Team management

Community mental health

Risk assessment

Medication mgmt

Job description

Are you a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) / Occupational Therapist (OT) experienced in working in mental health, seeking a new challenge?

We are looking for someone with previous Band 7 experience to take on a clinical and operational leadership role in a friendly, supportive and dedicated service.

If so, an opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and dynamic Clinical Team Lead to join the Adult Mental Health Team in the Bicester locality.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified and ambitious individual with experience in mental health community to continue developing your managerial and leadership skills whilst continuing to undertake varied and more complex clinical work.

This is a senior role within a newly-established, multidisciplinary team that consists of both highly experienced and newly qualified professionals, all committed to delivering high-quality care to individuals experiencing mental health challenges in our local community.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified RMN / OT with experience working in community mental health in who is looking for the next step in their career!

The post holder will be required to work at the base Monday – Friday 9-5pm.

As Clinical Team Lead for the Bicester locality, you will work alongside the Deputy Team Manager to support the Consultant Psychiatrists (Clinical Lead) and Team Manager (Operational Lead), to provide clinical and leadership support to the wider team.

Responsibilities Will Include

• Act as a clinical expert taking a lead role in advancing the development of clinical practice, providing evidence based holistic patient care within a variety of settings, inclusive of the patient’s residence and care settings within the community, from undertaking highly complex assessment of presenting condition through to diagnosis, treatment, and discharge, including the administration of medication within agreed clinical guidelines and protocols
• Manage a small number of patients
• Providing day-to-day management and clinical supervision to staff and supporting the ongoing development and performance management of the team
• A lead role in the day-to-day management of the AMHT Duty, Triage and assessment functions, working as part of a MDT to ensure timely triage, assessment, planning and implementation of intervention specific to the needs of individual or groups of patients and their carers
• Undertaking clinical duties, including duty shifts, conducting assessments, risk assessing.
• Liaison with other services and stakeholders as required
• Acting as Duty Manager on a rota that does include weekends and out of hours working
• Deputising for the Team Manager as required

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Victoria Lloyd Job title: Team Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01865 902200