Deputy Clinical Team Manager

Are you a hard-working, experienced clinician ? Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to develop your leadership skills ?

We are looking to recruit multiple Deputy Clinical Team Managers for the Mental Health Support Teams (MHST), which is part of Oxfordshire's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).

We have Deputy Clinical Team Manager positions available to cover the following areas:

North Deputy Position

City Deputy Position

Vale of White Horse Deputy Position

You could be a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Clinical Psychologist, Family Therapist or Psychotherapist; you would be supporting the Clinical Team Manager by undertaking both clinical and operational duties to ensure that we continue to deliver a high quality service to our children and young people.

In 2017 the Government published its Green Paper for Transforming children and young people's mental health, which detailed proposals for expanding access to mental health care for children and young people and setting up the new Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) to be based in schools and colleges.

In Oxford Health the MHSTs are managed through the CAMHS service to provide 'getting help' as identified within the I Thrive model of CAMHS. Developing MHSTs are a key part of the Oxford Health's Long-Term Plan (LTP) for Children and Young People.

• To support the MHST Operational Manager in the delivery of assessment and intervention for the MHST caseload.
• To work alongside the Operational Manager in the management and further development of the CAMHS MHST working to an agreed model, developing clinical structures, recruiting staff and implementing the service.
• To deputize for the Operational Manager when required.
• Provide a safe, effective and therapeutic clinical team ensuring the delivery of establishing current presentation and to give advice for young people and families waiting for assessment / intervention.
• In conjunction with other team leaders and managers to contribute to the development of community mental health service provision across the wider service.
• In conjunction with the Operational Team Manager the post holder is expected to contribute in the development and implementation of a robust performance management system for the team.
• To be responsible for the line management, case supervision and appraisal of team colleagues.
• To take a key role in ensuring effective joint working with statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure responsive and appropriate service delivery to users and carers.

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

Competitive pension scheme

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)

Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

If you're a hardworking team player, you think outside the box and are a keen problem solver, this is the role for you. We're looking for someone who has a keen interest in service development, to build on and improve the outcomes for our children and young people.