Job summary
An opportunity has become available for a Deputy Team Manager position in the South Oxfordshire Adult Mental Health Team (AMHT) to provide dedicated clinical and managerial leadership to the Flexible Assertive Community Treatment Teams (FACT).
The successful candidate will be expected to work within the Wallingford, Henley and Thame patch although employed to the South AMHT may be expected to provide cover across all of the patch teams based in Abingdon, Didcot and Wantage.
Main duties of the job
The South Oxfordshire Adult Mental Health Team (AMHT) is a combined Crisis, Assertive Outreach and CMHT providing intensive and seamless assessment, care and treatment for people with a wide range of mental health difficulties across South Oxfordshire.
Our service is integrated with psychological services and is working within a Partnership with 5 Charitable services to provide an excellent standard of care to our patients. This makes for an exciting and diverse working environment with resources from 3rd Sector services such as Mind and Connections (floating support) embedded in the team. In addition we are currently embedding Peer Support Workers within the teams to promote the power of lived experience and ensure that the gap between patient and clinician is bridged.
About us
Your professional supervision and leadership needs will be prioritised and you will experience excellent support and professional development opportunities. We are able to offer a range of learning and development packages as part of this role, including access to Masters Level Leadership training and bespoke Line Manager Toolkit training.
You will join a dynamic and skilled leadership team with professionals from across Social Work, Nursing and Occupational Therapy as well as Psychological Therapists and Psychiatry within an organisation rated "Good" by the CQC.
Benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Staff accommodation
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be a qualified OT who will provide direct clinical leadership to the team alongside the Consultant Psychiatrists, the other Deputy Team Managers and Team Managers.
We are looking to recruit a highly skilled, organised, enthusiastic practitioner who is passionate about working with mental health service users and who would like develop their skills in leadership and who have a particular interest in service development and service improvement.
The successful candidate will be someone who is able to demonstrate excellent clinical practice, supervise and support junior team members.
Please do get in touch with us to discuss this role further.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be a qualified OT who will provide direct clinical leadership to the team alongside the Consultant Psychiatrists, the other Deputy Team Managers and Team Managers.
We are looking to recruit a highly skilled, organised, enthusiastic practitioner who is passionate about working with mental health service users and who would like develop their skills in leadership and who have a particular interest in service development and service improvement.
The successful candidate will be someone who is able to demonstrate excellent clinical practice, supervise and support junior team members.
Please do get in touch with us to discuss this role further.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Relevant Mental Health Qualification
- Current registration with relevant professional body
Desirable
- To hold an advanced professional/clinical qualification (e.g. AMHP, CBT, DBT, NMP)
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a Band 6 or equivilant
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of working with Adults with acute mental illness
Desirable
- Working with eating disorders
Knowledge
Essential
- Range of evidence based interventions
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Relevant Mental Health Qualification
- Current registration with relevant professional body
Desirable
- To hold an advanced professional/clinical qualification (e.g. AMHP, CBT, DBT, NMP)
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a Band 6 or equivilant
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of working with Adults with acute mental illness
Desirable
- Working with eating disorders
Knowledge
Essential
- Range of evidence based interventions
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
