Deputy Team Manager - North & West Oxfordshire AMHT

Oxford Health NHS Trust; Banbury; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a part-time Deputy Team Manager for its North & West Oxfordshire Adult Mental Health Team. The ideal candidate will be a qualified RMN or OT with leadership experience in mental health. Responsibilities include managing staff, undertaking clinical duties, and liaising with various services. This role offers competitive pay, career progression opportunities, and a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

NHS Discounts

Competitive pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff accommodation options

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or Occupational Therapist (OT) with relevant experience.
• Qualification in management and leadership within a healthcare setting.
• Advanced professional/clinical qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the Consultant Psychiatrist and Team Manager in a clinical and leadership role.
• Provide day-to-day management and clinical supervision to staff.
• Undertake clinical duties, including assessments and managing caseload.
• Liaise with services and act as a link person for complex situations.
• Deputise for the Team Manager as needed.

Skills

Leadership experience

Experience with adults with acute mental illness

Specialist knowledge in community mental health

Continuing professional development

Report production and data presentation

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or Occupational Therapist (OT)

Qualification in management and leadership within healthcare

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

Tools

Email and internet applications

Word processing software

Spreadsheets and databases

Job description

Deputy Team Manager - North & West Oxfordshire AMHT

Are you a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or Occupational Therapist (OT) with experience in mental health looking to further your career and take on more clinical and operational leadership opportunities in a friendly, supportive and dedicated service?

If so, a rare part time opportunity (30 hours a week) has arisen for a dedicated and dynamic Deputy Team Managerto join the North & West Oxfordshire Adult Mental Health Team (AMHT) in Banbury.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified and ambitious individual with experience in mental health community to further develop your managerial and leadership skills whilst continuing to undertake varied and more complex clinical work, with a good split between managerial and clinical work.

This is a senior role within a well-established, multidisciplinary team that consists of both highly experienced and newly qualified professionals, all committed to delivering high-quality care to individuals experiencing mental health challenges in our local community.

Main duties of the job

AsDeputy Team Manager for the North & West AMHT, you will support theConsultant Psychiatrist (Clinical Lead)andTeam Manager (Operational Lead),to provide clinical and leadership support to the wider team.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providingday-to-day management and clinical supervision to staff, and supporting the ongoing development and performance managementof the team.
• Undertakingclinical duties, including duty shifts, conducting assessments and managing a small caseload.
• Liaison with other services and stakeholders as required, often acting as a link person for complex situations
• Acting asDuty Manageron a rota that does include weekends and out of hours working (full shadowing support will be provided for those new to this responsibility).
• Deputising for theTeam Manager as required

We are also part of a University teaching hospital and students may sometimes accompany professionals at appointments.

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"

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
• 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

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Relevant Professional Qualification (RMN) or Occupational Therapist (OT)
• 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.

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearPer annum Pro Rata