North East Oxon AMHT - Team Manager

Oxford Health NHS Trust; Bicester; Presencial; GBP 60.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

27 days annual leave

NHS Discount

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff accommodation

Descripción de la vacante

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced mental health professional to provide operational leadership for a new North East Oxfordshire Adult Mental Health Team. You will oversee budget, workforce planning and staff management, ensuring safe, compassionate care within a community-based pathway.

You will work with clinical leaders and partner agencies to develop effective pathways, lead service development, and ensure high-quality outcomes for adults living with serious mental

Formación

• Experience of working in the community with people affected by serious mental illness.
• Qualified mental health professional (Mental health nurse, Occupational Therapist).
• Knowledge of safeguarding; understanding of MHA, MCA and HRA in practice.
• Budgetary management and ability to oversee service specifications.

Responsabilidades

• Lead development of consistent standards across AMHTs to deliver high quality, safe services.
• Provide clear leadership and strategic vision for safe, efficient user experiences.
• Partner with primary care and third sector to develop clear mental health pathways.
• Coordinate with inpatient wards to ensure seamless transitions of care.
• Lead and line manage an Adult Mental Health Team.
• Support Service Managers in developing, negotiating and monitoring service specifications.
• Represent Service Managers at Trusts or multi‑agency forums as required.
• Assist in implementing local and national initiatives and do targets with staff and commissioners.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Budget management

Workforce planning

Recruitment and staff management

Partnership working

Educación

Qualified MH professional (MH Nurse or OT)

Descripción del empleo

Are you a motivated and experienced mental health professional seeking a new challenge within a newly established, skilled and friendly team?

This is an excellent time to join our service as we create a new North East Oxfordshire team in order to better meet the growing population of the Bicester, Kidlington, Islip, Woodstock and Yarnton locality.providing operational leadership within an integrated Mental Health and Social Care pathway designed to meet the needs of adults living with serious mental illness.

We are seeking an individual who is highly knowledgeable about mental health services and committed to ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe and therapeutic care within the community.

In this role, you will work closely with clinical leaders and partner agencies to continue developing an effective, responsive and compassionate service, grounded in evidence-based practice and focused on delivering the best possible outcomes for service users.

You will be responsible for the operational management of the service, including budget oversight, workforce planning, recruitment and staff management. If you are a confident leader who thrives in a dynamic environment and enjoys both challenge and variety, this could be the ideal opportunity for you.

Please note this is a full time, 12 month maternity cover.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:

• Work with the Service Manager to lead in the development of consistentstandards across all AMHTs ensuring the effective delivery of high quality, affordable, and safe services.
• Provide clear, visible leadership, and strategic vision to ensure every aspect of the user experience is delivered in a safe, efficient and evidence-based manner.
• Work in partnership with primary care and the 3rd sector to develop clear and effective pathways for mental health.
• Work in partnership with the inpatient wards to ensure that there is a clear pathway for patients and their families, delivering seamless transitions of care.
• To lead and line manage an Adult Mental Health Team.
• Support the Service Managers in the development, negotiation and performance monitoring of relevant service specifications.
• Represent or deputise for the Service Managers where appropriate at Trusts or multi-agency forums.
• Support the Service Manager working with staff, stakeholders, and commissioners to help develop and lead implementation of local & national initiatives, commissioning and Department of Health targets.

About us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides 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
• 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 accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)

Person Specification

Experience

• Demostrable experience of working in the community with people affected by serious mental illness
• Qualified mental health professional (Mental health nurse, Occupational Therapist)

Knowledge

• Knowledge of interventions regarding people with serious mental illness
• Knowledge of safeguarding
• Understanding of the MHA and MCA in practice
• Understanding of the HRA in practice

Skills

• Skill to build and retain workable relationships with staff and patients
• Empower and retain staff to work to their best ability
• Budgetary management

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.