Deputy Clinical Team Manager - AnDY Clinic

Integrated Care System; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider in Oxford is seeking a dedicated Deputy Clinical Team Manager for the AnDY Clinic. This leadership role involves overseeing clinical and operational responsibilities, managing mental health assessments for children, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Candidates should have a relevant registered qualification and substantial mental health experience with young people. The position also offers numerous benefits, including career progression opportunities and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualification experience in mental health with young people.
• Mentoring and clinical supervision experience required.
• Ongoing professional development evidenced.

Responsibilities

• Conduct mental health and risk assessments for children and young people.
• Collaborate with families and external agencies to develop care plans.
• Manage a small clinical caseload and assist with operational tasks.

Skills

Mental Health Assessment

Care Coordination

Collaboration

Multidisciplinary Teamwork

Education

Registered qualification in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, or psychological therapy

Doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology with HCPC registration

Job description

Deputy Clinical Team Manager - AnDY Clinic

Are you a dedicated and experienced clinician seeking a new challenge and leadership development opportunity?

We are hiring a Deputy Clinical Team Manager for the Anxiety and Depression in Young People Clinic (Oxon Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services - CAMHS). You will support the Clinical Team Manager by handling both clinical and operational responsibilities to ensure high-quality services for children and young people.

Our team is well-established and continuously working to enhance accessibility, responsiveness, and quality of care for children, young people, and their families.

You will join a leadership team that meets regularly, working collaboratively in a supportive environment with coaching and mentoring opportunities.

Main duties of the job

• Conduct mental health and risk assessments for children and young people within the AnDY Team.
• Collaborate with families and external agencies to develop holistic, evidence-based care plans.
• Manage a small clinical caseload, providing key working and interventions in a hybrid working model (office and remote).
• Assist the Clinical Team Manager with operational tasks, including staff supervision, case management, and deputising when necessary.
• Participate in service development from planning to evaluation.

About us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust offers physical, mental health, and social care across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath, and North East Somerset.

Services are delivered in community settings, hospitals, clinics, and homes, aiming to provide care close to home.

Our vision is that everyone receives:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:"Caring, safe, and excellent"

We offer numerous benefits to support your career and wellbeing, including:

• Career progression opportunities
• Tailored learning and development
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service
• NHS discounts
• Lease car and cycle schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff support groups

Job responsibilities

The AnDY Research Clinic is a collaborative initiative focusing on developing innovative early interventions for children and young people with mental health difficulties, supported by the NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre. It offers brief, evidence-based treatments for ages 5-17 with anxiety, depression, or OCD, typically lasting 6-8 sessions, delivered in person or online by trained practitioners under supervision.

This role is ideal for someone interested in team-based work, service development, and improving outcomes for youth. For more details, refer to the Job Description and Person Specification or contact Rachel Matthews at [e-mail].

Person Specification

Training and qualifications

• Registered qualification in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, or psychological therapy
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Doctoral qualification in clinical or counselling psychology with HCPC registration
• Leadership training

Experience

• Significant post-qualification experience in mental health with young people
• Mentoring and clinical supervision experience
• Experience working within educational settings
• Experience working with children and young people with serious mental illnesses and their families in community settings

Knowledge and skills

• Ability to manage a caseload and act as a care coordinator
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and liaise with external agencies
• Competence in assessing mental health, health, and social needs
• Knowledge of clinical audit, research, and service evaluation principles
• Maintain professional standards and adhere to codes of practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This position requires a DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, to disclose any previous criminal convictions.