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Are you looking for a management role within Child and Adolescent Mental Health services?

Do you have the leadership qualities we need to support our Clinical Team Manager and a large team of professionals?

We’re looking for a committed and compassionate individual to join our Child and Adolescent Mental Health team in Swindon, as part of the management team, as Deputy Team Manager on a full time basis. This opportunity involves providing a minimum of one day per week cover for our Liaison service at the local acute hospital, clinical supervision to other clinical team members, attending key meetings to discuss young people's care with professionals outside of CAMHS, deputising for the Clinical Team Manager in their absence, as well as holding a small caseload.

Covering the Marlborough area, you’ll be based at the Savernake Hospital Community CAMHS site and will part of an exceptional team of professionals delivering quality interventions based around the I-Thrive model.

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.

• Undertake a lead role for children and young people open to the team, working collaboratively with young people, their families, key workers, and the wider care team to provide effective support.
• Provide skilled assessment, treatment, and consultation, delivering evidence-based, time-limited interventions.
• 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.

The post holder will be required to participate in a flexible working pattern within the multi-disciplinary team to provide cover for a core day 8am-8pm Monday-Friday and 10am-6pm Saturday –Sunday and Bank Holidays. The service will in time move to providing 8am to 8pm working 7 days a week. The post holder will also participate in covering the service’s 24 hour on call service on a rota basis.

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties

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

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.

• 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
• Teaching/mentoring qualification
• Leadership training

• 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

• 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

Marlborough Deputy Team Manager JD (PDF, 376.4KB)

Guidance Notes for Candidates Applying for a job at OHFT (PDF, 424.6KB)

Name: Nel Bartlett

Title: Clinical Team Manager

Email: Nel.Bartlett@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

Telephone: 01865 904666