Deputy Team Manager - CAHTS (BSW)

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Melksham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health care provider in Melksham seeks a compassionate mental health professional for their Crisis and Home Treatment Service. The role focuses on providing intensive support to children and young people in crisis. Key responsibilities include leading care, conducting assessments, and supporting team members. Applicants should have relevant qualifications and experience in mental health care and teamwork. This full-time role includes opportunities for flexible working and a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

Excellent opportunities for career progression

27 days annual leave

NHS Discount

Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff accommodation

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health care, specifically with children and young people.
• Ability to work collaboratively with families and care teams.
• Skills in evidence-based treatment and risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Lead care for children and young people in crisis.
• Provide skilled assessment and treatment.
• Collaboratively manage risk with stakeholders.
• Support clinical leadership and supervise team members.
• Deputise for the Clinical Team Manager when necessary.

Skills

Compassion

Teamwork

Crisis intervention

Assessment skills

Education

Mental Health Nurse qualification or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Are you dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people? Do you thrive in roles where you can deliver impactful, short-term interventions that make a real difference? If so, we want to hear from you.

We’re looking for a committed and compassionate individual to join our full-time CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment Service (CAHTS). This opportunity involves providing intensive, personalised mental health support to children and young people in crisis. Our service is built around the i-Thrive model and follows the nationally recognised Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team clinical framework, ensuring that accessibility, responsiveness, and excellent care are at the heart of everything we do.

Covering the wider BWS area, you’ll be based within one of our core CAMHS teams but will have the flexibility to work across different bases to meet the evolving needs of the service. There’s also the option for some home working when clinically appropriate, allowing you to balance hands-on care with adaptable working practices.

If you’re dedicated to improving care for young people experiencing mental health difficulties and want to be part of a supportive, forward-thinking team, this is the role for you.

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Responsibilities

• Lead care for children and young people open to the team, working collaboratively with families, key workers, and the wider care team to provide effective support.
• Provide skilled assessment, treatment, and consultation, delivering evidence-based, time-limited interventions during periods of crisis or increased need.
• Assess and manage risk collaboratively with young people, families, and professionals, addressing complex and challenging behaviours with professional judgement.
• Support clinical leadership by providing supervision, advice, and guidance to team members and contributing to service development and team objectives.
• Deputise for the Clinical Team Manager as required, ensuring smooth operational management and maintaining high standards of care delivery.

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application you are encouraged to read the “candidate guide to making an application” which is attached to all roles. Please include details around qualifications (including years these were gained particularly if we need to assess for clinical roles that these are still valid) and ensure that the supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses the essential criteria found in the JD.

As a Trust we provide 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
• Individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount
• Pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Clare Fry Job title: Clinical Team Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07785 663323

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.

Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.