BSW CAMHS In Reach DTM/clinical specialist

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Melksham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a passionate Deputy Team Manager and Clinical Specialist to join their innovative CAMHS In-Reach team. This dual-role offers the chance to leverage both leadership and clinical skills while delivering high-quality mental health support to children and families. Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, you will lead service development, conduct assessments, and implement evidence-based interventions. The role promises personal and professional growth, with opportunities for career progression and a supportive work environment. If you are motivated to make a difference in mental health care, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS discounts

Pension scheme

Lease car

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff accommodation

Support groups

Qualifications

• Experience in leading multidisciplinary teams and managing clinical services.
• Advanced clinical skills in mental health assessment and intervention.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational support and leadership in a dynamic team.
• Conduct assessments and deliver evidence-based interventions for families.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Assessment

Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT)

Family Therapy

Risk Assessment

Education

Relevant Clinical Qualification

Postgraduate Training in Mental Health

Job description

BSW CAMHS In-Reach Team – Deputy Team Manager

We are excited to offer a new opportunity within the BSW (Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire) CAMHS In-Reach team for a Band 7 Deputy Team Manager and Clinical Specialist. This dual-role provides a platform to develop and utilise leadership and clinical expertise within a dynamic multidisciplinary team.

This is a Dual-role Post, Split Between:

1. Deputy Team Manager (0.4 WTE - 15 hours): providing operational support, leadership, and service development.
2. Clinical Specialist (0.6 WTE - 22.5 hours): contributing advanced clinical skills within the Family Assessment and Safeguarding Service (FASS) pathway.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work across clinical and leadership domains, promoting personal and professional growth. You will work closely with the Clinical Team Manager, clinical leads, and local leadership to evaluate and develop services, delivering high-quality mental health support to children, young people, and their families.

The role involves travel across Wiltshire and B&NES and working in various clinical settings and family homes.

Please read both attached job descriptions before completing your application.

The Deputy Team Manager responsibilities include leading specific areas, supporting multi-agency risk assessment and management (including positive risk-taking), and deputising for the CTM when needed. The Clinical Specialist role is embedded within the FASS pathway, covering Wiltshire and B&NES, providing specialist assessment and evidence-based interventions for families with complex mental health and safeguarding challenges.

You will offer consultations, assessments (including parent-infant and parent-child relationships), and use psychological formulation to guide treatment. Services include Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT), individual therapy for parents, and therapeutic family work. You will contribute to service evaluation and development.

Oxford Health is a great place to work. To strengthen your application, please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role and addresses essential criteria.

Our vision is that everyone receives: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team” and our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”.

We offer benefits such as career progression, tailored learning, 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 33), NHS discounts, pension scheme, lease car, cycle to work, Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders, staff accommodation (waiting lists apply), and support groups.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Rachel Watts
• Job title: BSW CAMHS In Reach Clinical Team Manager
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, we value experience, aptitude, motivation, and shared values. If you don’t meet all requirements but are excited about this opportunity, please contact us to discuss further.