Job summaryAre you a hard-working, experienced clinician?Are you looking for a new challenge?Do you want to develop your leadership skills?We are looking for a Deputy Clinical Team Manager for Oxfordshire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). You could be a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Clinical Psychologist, Family Therapist or Psychotherapist; you would be supporting the Clinical Team Manager by undertaking both clinical and operational duties to ensure that we continue to deliver a high quality service to our children and young people.
We're an established team, growing with new investment into new roles. We are currently developing our service to improve the accessibility, responsiveness and excellent care that we provide to children, young people and their families.
You will be part of a dynamic local leadership team that meet frequently and work closely together; we're a supportive team with regular managers meetings and opportunities for coaching or mentoring.
Please be aware this role will require you to be based at two of our sites which are in Abingdon and Banbury.
Main duties of the jobIn this role, you'll undertake mental health and risk assessments of children and young people within the Getting Help Team. Depending on the needs of the child or young person (CYP) this could either be on an urgent or routine basis. Working collaboratively with CYP families/other agencies you will develop holistic plans of care which are evidence based. You'll also hold a small clinical caseload which consists of key working and providing evidence based support.
Another key component of this role, is taking part in the Getting Help/Getting More Help CAMHS duty rota. This entails the clinician to respond and support plans for children and young people who are presenting with an element of risk and are waiting for our service.
About usOxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East 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"At Oxford Health 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 may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesIf you're a hardworking team player, you think outside the box and are a keen problem solver, this is the role for you. We're looking for someone who has a keen interest in service development, to build on and improve the outcomes for our children and young people.
Job description
Job responsibilitiesIf you're a hardworking team player, you think outside the box and are a keen problem solver, this is the role for you. We're looking for someone who has a keen interest in service development, to build on and improve the outcomes for our children and young people.
Person Specificationtraining and qualificationsEssential- A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following - nursing, social work, occupational therapy or a psychological therapy
- Evidence of continuing professional development and maintenance of relevant professional qualification
Desirable- Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma A recorded/registered doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology with current HCPC registration
- Teaching/mentoring qualification
- Leadership training
ExperianceEssential- Significant post qualification experience in a mental health setting, working with young people with mental illness
- Experience of mentoring and clinical supervision of others
Desirable- Experience and understanding of working within the education setting
- Experience of working with children and young people who have serious mental illness and their families and carers in the community
Knowledge and skillsEssential- To have ability to manage case load and experience of acting as care coordinator for clients on a case list
- To be able to function as part of multi-disciplinary team and liaise with external agencies i.e. primary care, education, social and health care
- To have ability to assess client need, both mental health, health and social needs
- Understanding of principles and methods of clinical audit, research and service evaluation
- Can maintain professional standards and follow codes of practice
Person Specification
training and qualificationsEssential- A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following - nursing, social work, occupational therapy or a psychological therapy
- Evidence of continuing professional development and maintenance of relevant professional qualification
Desirable- Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma A recorded/registered doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology with current HCPC registration
- Teaching/mentoring qualification
- Leadership training
ExperianceEssential- Significant post qualification experience in a mental health setting, working with young people with mental illness
- Experience of mentoring and clinical supervision of others
Desirable- Experience and understanding of working within the education setting
- Experience of working with children and young people who have serious mental illness and their families and carers in the community
Knowledge and skillsEssential- To have ability to manage case load and experience of acting as care coordinator for clients on a case list
- To be able to function as part of multi-disciplinary team and liaise with external agencies i.e. primary care, education, social and health care
- To have ability to assess client need, both mental health, health and social needs
- Understanding of principles and methods of clinical audit, research and service evaluation
- Can maintain professional standards and follow codes of practice
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer detailsEmployer nameOxford Health NHS Trust
AddressThe Clockhouse
22-26 Ock Street,
Abingdon and Banbury
OX14 5SW
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