Job summary
Do you have management experience in the mental health field?Are you an experienced Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker seeking a step up in your career?
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Mental Health Professional (Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker) to join the Aylesbury Community Mental Health Team as a Team Manager.
This is a pivotal leadership role, working alongside other Team Manager to oversee a busy and diverse team covering a large geographic area, in North Buckinghamshire.
The core hours for this role will typically be Monday to Friday, 09:00-17:00, but flexibility is required for duty management and attendance at key meetings.
Main duties of the job
As Team Manager, you will be responsible for the operational management of the service, ensuring the delivery of high-quality care in line with local and national strategic priorities. You will play a key role in service planning, development, and evaluation while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Leading and supporting a multidisciplinary team to provide excellent patient care.
- Recruitment, supervision, and development of staff, ensuring high standards of practice.
- Managing budgets and contributing to strategic decision-making
- Working in partnership with clinical leads, commissioners, and external agencies.
- Overseeing quality improvement, research, and governance initiatives.
The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.
About us
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast 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"
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 apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or Psychology Professional qualification.
Desirable
- Postgraduate clinical/ management qualifications.
- Qualification in specialist intervention.
Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical and legislative knowledge in mental health.
- Understanding of working practices within Clinical Governance.
Skills
Essential
- High level standard of working, knowledge/skills and community work as a senior clinician.
- Wide ranging ability to undertake supervision of registered and non-registered staff.
- Organising project work and supervising others as part of the process.
Desirable
- Management training undertaken.
Experience
Essential
- Clinical work with Adult/Older Adults with mental health needs.
- High level experience of team management and performance management skills.
- Experience of leading service development work.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or Psychology Professional qualification.
Desirable
- Postgraduate clinical/ management qualifications.
- Qualification in specialist intervention.
Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical and legislative knowledge in mental health.
- Understanding of working practices within Clinical Governance.
Skills
Essential
- High level standard of working, knowledge/skills and community work as a senior clinician.
- Wide ranging ability to undertake supervision of registered and non-registered staff.
- Organising project work and supervising others as part of the process.
Desirable
- Management training undertaken.
Experience
Essential
- Clinical work with Adult/Older Adults with mental health needs.
- High level experience of team management and performance management skills.
- Experience of leading service development work.
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).
