Clinical Team Lead - Bicester

Oxford Health Nhs Foundation Trust; Harwell; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27 days

NHS Discount

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff accommodation

Staff networking groups

Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Team Lead for the Adult Mental Health Team in the Bicester locality. The role requires RMN or OT with Band 7+ experience to lead clinical practice and supervise the team in a community setting.

The post holder will work Monday–Friday, 9–5, providing clinical leadership, overseeing multi-disciplinary assessments and coordinating care with partners across services.

Qualifications

• Registered RMN or OT with current UK registration.
• Experience in management/leadership within a healthcare setting.
• Advanced professional qualification (e.g. AMHP, CBT, DBT).

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical practice and provide holistic patient care across community settings.
• Manage a small caseload and supervise staff day-to-day.
• Support AMHT Duty, triage and assessment as part of a MDT.
• Undertake duty shifts, risk assessments and liaison with partners.
• Deputise for the Team Manager as required and act as Duty Manager on weekends/Out of Hours.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical leadership

Team management

MDT collaboration

Risk assessment

Education

RMN / OT

Management qualification (healthcare)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job summary

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.

Main duties of the job

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.

• 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

About us

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

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
• 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

Job responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand.

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant Professional Qualification (RMN / OT)
• Qualification in management and leadership within a healthcare setting
• To hold an advanced professional/clinical qualification (e.g. AMHP, CBT, DBT)

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Experience of providing leadership
• Experience of working with Adults with acute mental illness
• A specialist knowledge and clinical expertise in community mental health in line with professional requirements
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• To have experience in producing reports and presenting data.
• Previous Management experience within health care settings.

Additional Skills

Essential

• To be able to use email, internet, word, spreadsheets and databases

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Clinical Team Lead - Bicester • Bicester, United Kingdom