AHP Clinical Lead - CAMHS and Adult ED

Job summary

Are you looking for your next career move in mental health services or a secondment to build your leadership experience and capabilities? We have a excellent opportunity for an experienced clinician to develop leadership and research skills, whilst remaining actively involved in clinical practice.

We are recruiting for an Allied Health Professional (AHP) Clinical Lead to join us on a 12 -month fixed term contract at the Wareneford Hospital, supporting AHPs working in our inpatient wards and community teams for CAMHS and Adult Eating Disorders (ED). We are looking for an experienced AHP to join our leadership team in supporting our AHPs working in CAMHS and adult ED in the Oxfordshire, Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon & Wiltshire Mental Health Directorate. You'll play a key role in providing leadership, direction and a voice for the AHPs within the CAMHS and adult ED services.

We have recently published our Oxford Health AHP strategy and are committed to ensuring AHPs are in the right place at the right time with the right skills. You will be well supported by the AHP leadership team as well as the research and development team, enabling you to grow in to the role and make it your own.

If this sounds like your area of expertise and you're looking for a new challenge where you can make a difference to delivery of mental health services, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• You'll be working clinically up to two days a week with the Adult Community Eating Disorders Team in Oxford developing the Holding Hope pathway providing AHP leadership and managing clinical cases
• Working alongside senior MDT members and professional leads you will provide leadership, direction and a voice for the Allied Health Professions within the CAMHS and adult ED services in Oxfordshire, Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon & Wiltshire Mental Health Directorate and enable strategic development of the professions in accordance with national and local NHS guidance.
• You will be accountable for the professional and clinical performance of AHP staff and provide representative and advisory role within these services for matters relating to AHP'
• Provide specialist clinical assessments and interventions in a relevant field in line with experience and provide the professional supervision in the service lines.
• Develop and support research capabilities for AHP's in mental health

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

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
• 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

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Warneford Hospital

Warneford Lane

Oxford

OX3 7JX

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Warneford Hospital

Warneford Lane

Oxford

OX3 7JX

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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