Deputy Team Manager - Community Mental Health Team (+ £3,500 bonus)

Oxford Health NHS Trust; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in High Wycombe is seeking a Deputy Team Manager for their Community Mental Health Team. The role involves providing clinical and managerial guidance, developing the team, and ensuring effective service delivery. Candidates should have mental health experience and relevant qualifications. The position offers an annual salary of £47,810 to £54,710 plus a £3,500 incentive scheme.

Benefits

27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

NHS Discount

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff networking and support groups

Qualifications

• Experience in community mental health framework.
• Knowledge of severe and enduring mental health needs.

Responsibilities

• Undertake clinical and operational responsibilities within the Adult Mental Health Team.
• Assist in managing and developing the team, including recruiting staff.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of a performance management system.

Skills

Mental health experience

Leadership and management experience

Research experience

Experience of undertaking complaint or incident investigations

Education

SW, Mental Health Nurse or OT qualification

Job description

Deputy Team Manager - Community Mental Health Team (+ £3,500 bonus)

Are you an Occupational Therapist (OT), Social Worker (SW), or Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) seeking a new challenge? Or looking to grow into a leadership role within a community health team?

We have the perfect role for you as a Deputy Team Manager in the Chiltern West Adult Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). You'll become an integral part of our experienced and dedicated leadership team, providing exceptional clinical and managerial guidance to the team. You will also collaborate with a dynamic group of managers and Consultant Psychiatrists to create a supportive and empowering environment for the wider team.

Join us in shaping the future of mental health care and making a positive impact in our community.

Why Choose Us?

• Be part of an experienced and committed leadership team.
• Work in a dynamic and supportive environment.
• Make a difference in the lives of individuals with mental health challenges

Ready to take the next step in your career?

This role is eligible for an incentive scheme of £3,500 paid at intervals over an 18-month period. All payments are pro-rata, non-pensionable and subject to a clawback clause. Please note that only employees external to Oxford Health NHS are eligible for this scheme.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake clinical and operational responsibilities within the Adult Mental Health Team, using systems to document activities and manage caseloads.
• Assist in managing and developing the team, including recruiting staff and implementing services, ensuring team members are trained.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of a performance management system, to monitor performance and generate reports.
• Line manage, supervise, and appraise key workers, ensuring their professional development is maintained and activities.
• Ensure effective joint working with statutory and voluntary agencies, using systems to coordinate interagency projects and ensure responsive service delivery.

The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.

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".

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
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

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

Experience

• Mental health experience
• Leadership and management experience
• Research experience
• Experience of undertaking complaint or incident investigations

Qualifications

• SW, Mental Health Nurse or OT qualification

Knowledge

• Community mental health framework
• Severe and enduring mental health need

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.

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearPer Annum (+ £3,500 incentive scheme)