Job summary
We're looking for a Team manager with a passion for making a real difference to individuals experiencing mental health issues.
Could this be you?
Mental Health Support Teams which aims to meet the mental health and emotional wellbeing needs of children and young people in education settings. MHST's provide a key element within the Whole School Approach to promote resilience and wellbeing of pupils by supporting earlier intervention and increased access to mental health services
Main duties of the job
In this hugely important team manager role, you'll manage and supervise a diverse group of staff from a range of professional backgrounds, provide great leadership with enthusiasm for service transformation and determination to provide outstanding quality of care, ensuring that children and young people are kept at the heart of everything we do.
You'll be responsible for coordinating and motivating the team, having robust oversight of waiting lists and working with key colleagues to ensure continuity of service.
As part of this role you will be expected to provide cover to the on-call clinical team managers rota.
About us
You'll be able to access opportunities for further training in leadership, and quality improvement, and regular opportunities for supervision and case management. Oxfordshire CAMHS is undergoing significant service development (following introduction of the Thrive model).
Oxford Health offers excellent opportunities for service development, service evaluation, and training. We have good supervision and operational structures and an excellent track record of CPD. The service is also committed to evidence-based and evidence generating practice and you will have the opportunity to be part of and support service evaluation and Quality Improvement projects.
You'll also be able to attend full induction; we actively encourage professional development, and retain a strong ethos of supporting staff wellbeing.
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
- Cycle to work scheme
Job description
Job responsibilities
People Management
- To take operational responsibility for the Team. This includes monitoring and managing workloads, use of time, operational supervision, authorising leave and expenses.
- To support staff to work in a variety of environments (digital working, office working and home working) and commit to continuing to develop the teams varieties of offers.
Partnership working
- To work in partnership with Key agencies within the counties to ensure robust relationships, safeguarding and shared outcomes for children and young people.
- To support the development of integrated care pathways
Professional and Education / Training Skills
- Maintains an effective learning environment for the team and all students seconded to the teams
- Keeps up to date with legislation, evidence-based practice and has a clear understanding of good practice
Job description
Job responsibilities
People Management
- To take operational responsibility for the Team. This includes monitoring and managing workloads, use of time, operational supervision, authorising leave and expenses.
- To support staff to work in a variety of environments (digital working, office working and home working) and commit to continuing to develop the teams varieties of offers.
Partnership working
- To work in partnership with Key agencies within the counties to ensure robust relationships, safeguarding and shared outcomes for children and young people.
- To support the development of integrated care pathways
Professional and Education / Training Skills
- Maintains an effective learning environment for the team and all students seconded to the teams
- Keeps up to date with legislation, evidence-based practice and has a clear understanding of good practice
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of child safeguarding procedures and how these can be applied to a CAMHS setting
- Knowledge of child safeguarding procedures and how these can be applied to a CAMHS setting
- 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.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in people management within a Child and Adolescent Mental health service
- Post qualification experience in a mental health setting, working with young people or adults with mental illness.
- Experience of mentoring and clinical supervision of others
- Experience of working with children and young people who have serious mental illness and their families and carers in the community
Desirable
- Experience of developing practice (nursing, social work or occupational therapy)
Qualifications
Essential
- Allied Health Professional ,Mental Health Nursing or Social care Qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Management qualification
- Teaching/mentoring qualification
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of child safeguarding procedures and how these can be applied to a CAMHS setting
- Knowledge of child safeguarding procedures and how these can be applied to a CAMHS setting
- 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.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in people management within a Child and Adolescent Mental health service
- Post qualification experience in a mental health setting, working with young people or adults with mental illness.
- Experience of mentoring and clinical supervision of others
- Experience of working with children and young people who have serious mental illness and their families and carers in the community
Desirable
- Experience of developing practice (nursing, social work or occupational therapy)
Qualifications
Essential
- Allied Health Professional ,Mental Health Nursing or Social care Qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Management qualification
- Teaching/mentoring qualification
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
