Job summary
- Main area
- Primary Care Mental Health OT/RMN/Social Worker
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 267-OA8006117
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- House 1
- Town
- Oxford
- Salary
- £57,528 - £64,750 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Team Manager – Assertive Outreach
Band 8a
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 seeking a leadership opportunity in mental health and a brand new service?
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to invite applications for a Team Manager role within our newly established Assertive Outreach Team (AOT).
This innovative service will provide high-quality, person-centred care to individuals with complex mental health needs who may struggle to engage with traditional services. Operating across Oxford, the team will deliver proactive, flexible support, responding to need in a timely and coordinated manner.
Assertive Outreach is founded on active engagement rather than office-based care. Staff will work flexibly across the city, supporting individuals in community settings, their homes or Trust premises. Interventions will be tailored, relationship-focused and recovery-oriented, promoting continuity, trust and consistent engagement. Shared caseload responsibility, alongside a key worker model and regular MDT reviews, will enable rapid responses to relapse, risk and disengagement.
We are seeking motivated and compassionate professionals who are committed to supporting some of the most vulnerable people in our communities. You will be confident in managing complexity and dynamic risk, while working within a recovery-focused, trauma-informed framework. This is an opportunity to help shape a new service and make a meaningful difference across Oxford.
Main duties of the job
As Team Manager for the Oxon Assertive Outreach Team (AOT) you will be working across Oxford City. You will take overall responsibility for the day to day running of the team. This involves planning, management and delivery of high-quality evidence-based interventions as part of the wider Multidisciplinary team.
The Team will be a fully integrated multidisciplinary service comprising a Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Team Manager, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Support Workers and Administrators.
You will:
- Ensure that clinical competencies and skill mix along with the clinical leads, within the service meet the demands of the service and the requirements of clinical governance. This will include ensuring that service standards and evidence based clinical guidelines are in place, implemented and monitored.
- Ensure that the workload is distributed fairly across the team and the team runs smoothly and effectively.
- Line manage staff within the area of responsibility in the service.
- Be actively involved in the recruitment of all staff in area of responsibility and ensure appropriate induction is provided.
- Ensure annual performance reviews are undertaken with all staff and that appropriate training and mechanisms for auditing this are in place.
- Be accountable for all capability, disciplinary and grievance procedures which may arise within the service and a point of any conflict resolution in the team
Working for our organisation
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
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.
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.
Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current professional registration: Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist
Desirable criteria
- Recognised Post Graduate clinical or leadership qualification relevant to the role
- Management Training undertaken
Experience
Essential criteria
- High level standard of working, knowledge/skills and community work as a senior clinician
- Community experience in mental health services for adults and older age adults with severe / significant mental illness
- High level experience of team management and performance management skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Advanced understanding of the mental health needs of adults/OA.
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
- Aidan Harker
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07786913876
- Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
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