Deputy Team Manager - CAHTS (BSW)

Oxford Health NHS Trust; Melksham; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health service provider in Melksham is seeking a dedicated professional for its CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment Service. The role involves delivering personalized mental health support to children in crisis, assessing and managing risks while collaborating with families. Ideal candidates will have a qualification in mental health and significant experience in a similar setting. Flexible working conditions and a supportive team environment are offered.

Benefits

Excellent opportunities for career progression

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discount

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Recorded qualification in a relevant mental health field.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Leadership training.

Responsibilities

• Lead care for children and young people open to the team.
• Provide skilled assessment and consultation during crises.
• Deputise for the Clinical Team Manager as required.

Skills

Ability to manage case load

Collaboration within multi-disciplinary teams

Assessment of client needs

Understanding of clinical audit principles

Professional standards maintenance

Education

Qualification in nursing, social work, occupational therapy or psychological therapy

Doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology

Job description

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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Main duties of the job

• 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

About us

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
• Lease car scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups

Job responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Person Specification

training and qualifications

• 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
• Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma A recorded/registered doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology with current HCPC registration
• Leadership training

Experiance

• Significant post qualification experience in a mental health setting, working with young people with mental illness
• Experience of mentoring and clinical supervision of others
• 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 skills

• 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 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.

Full-time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours