Deputy Team Manager

Oxford Health NHS Trust; Banbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Deputy Team Manager and Clinical Lead in Banbury. This part-time role (30 hours/week) involves providing clinical leadership and managing a specialist team in mental health. Candidates should have relevant RMN qualifications, experience in community mental health, and strong leadership skills. The position offers career progression, training, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discounts

Competitive pension scheme

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience of leading a specialist team in mental health.
• Ability to conduct complex assessments and develop care plans.
• Familiarity with risk assessment and incident management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Adult Mental Health Team, providing clinical oversight.
• Deliver high-quality mental health interventions.
• Develop collaborative working relationships to improve service.

Skills

Leadership

Community mental health expertise

Experience with adults with acute mental illness

Continuing professional development

Report writing

Education

Relevant Professional Qualification (RMN)

Management and leadership qualification

Advanced professional/clinical qualification (e.g. AMHP, CBT, DBT)

Tools

Email

Word processing software

Spreadsheets

Databases

Job description

Are you qualified Registered Mental Health Nurse looking for a new challenge in a friendly, supportive and dedicated service?

The Adult Mental Health Team (AMHT) are looking for a new Deputy Team Manager and Clinical Lead based in Banbury. This is a crucial role providing clinical leadership, managerial and supervision and working as a role model, within a supportive, close knit multi-disciplinary team. Long term there is possible progression, and training & development will be provided for the successful candidate.

This is an excellent part time opportunity (30 hours a week) for an RMN with strong clinical and management experience, seeking a new challenge or the next step in their career!

Our team works hard to ensure high quality, patient centred-care is at the heart of everything we do. You will be part of a motivated, supportive and cohesive multi-disciplinary Mental Health Team where your contribution is highly important. The team actively promotes a multi-disciplinary approach to the care of our patients.

The team is made up of qualified professionals from both health and social care backgrounds, including psychiatrists, psychologists, community psychiatric nurses, social workers or occupational therapists, as well as a dedicated administrative support function. We are also part of a University teaching hospital and students may sometimes accompany professionals at appointments.

Main duties of the job

• To lead a specialist team focused on the principles of recovery as part of the North & West AMHT, providing day to day leadership and clinical oversight for all identified service users and carers.
• Deliver high quality focused interventions, supporting all stakeholders involved with the client group to archive positive clinical outcomes.
• Develop collaborative working relationships with key stakeholders co-designing service improvements.
• Take an active leadership role on all incidents including safeguarding and ensure that learning is disseminated.
• Undertake complex assessments, including the assessment of risk, identify needs and develop care plans in partnership with patients and carers based on evidence-based practice.

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"

Benefits

• 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

Person Specification

Qualifications

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

Knowledge and Skills

• 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.

Additional Skills

• 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.