Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 267-OA7276306
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Elms Centre
- Town
- Banbury
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy Team Manager
Band 7
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Job overview
Are you qualified Registered Mental Health Nurse looking for a new challenge?
The Adult Mental Health Team (AMHT) are looking for a new Deputy Team Manager and Clinical Lead. This is a crucial role providing clinical leadership, managerial and supervision and working as a role model, within a supportive, close knit multi-disciplinary team . Long term there is possible progression, and training & development will be provided for the successful candidate.
This is an excellent part time opportunity (30 hours a week) for an RMN with strong clinical and management experience, seeking a new challenge or the next step in their career!
Main duties of the job
1. To lead a specialist team focused on the principles of recovery as part of the North & West AMHT. To assess, plan and implement intervention specific to the needs of individual or groups of patients and their carers.
2. Provide day to day leadership and clinical oversight for all identified service users open to the specialist team.
3. Develop a working operational policy for the specialist team founded upon the principles of the FACT model of health care.
4. Act as a role model to deliver high quality focused interventions, supporting all stakeholders involved with the client group to archive positive clinical outcomes.
5. Develop a series of teaching sessions that can be delivered to all stakeholders focused on providing high quality mental health and social care input.
6. Develop collaborative working relationships with key stakeholders co-designing service improvements.
7. Take an active leadership role on all incidents including safeguarding and ensure that learning is disseminated.
8. Undertake highly complex assessments, including the assessment of risk, identify needs and develop care plans in partnership with patients and carers based on evidence-based practice.
Working for our organisation
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
Detailed job description and main 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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant Professional Qualification (RMN).
Desirable criteria
- Qualification in management and leadership within a healthcare setting
- To hold an advanced professional/clinical qualification (e.g. AMHP, CBT, DBT)
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience of providing leadership
- Experience of working with Adults with acute mental illness
- A specialist knowledge and clinical expertise in community mental health in line with professional requirements
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- To have experience in producing reports and presenting data.
Additional Skills
Essential criteria
- To be able to use email, internet, word, spreadsheets and databases
Desirable criteria
- Excellent communication skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Claire Rae
- Job title
- AMHT Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 902563
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