[ref. s00544304] Clinical Team Manager - Getting More Help (GMH) South
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 an experienced manager with a passion for supporting clinical practice and delivering innovative interventions? Do you thrive on creating systems, supporting staff, and driving change? Are you excited to work with children, young people, and their families?If so, this role could be the perfect next step for you!
The South Getting More Help (GMH) team, part of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), supports children and young people aged 5-18 across City and South Oxfordshire. We provide assessment, formulation, and highly specialized treatment for complex mental health presentations.
This role offers the chance to be a key member of the senior clinical team, contributing to shaping the vision for the service and leading its operational delivery. The service is undergoing significant transformation, and we need someone enthusiastic, proactive, and hardworking to help drive this change.
If you're skilled at managing conflicting priorities, prioritizing service delivery and wellbeing, and adapting to a dynamic environment, we’d love to hear from you. Previous experience in a similar role is desirable, but we are equally looking for core and transferable skills.Training and support will be provided.
The post is advertised as full-time, and based in Abingdon with some days working virtually. We are keen to employ the right candidate and happy to discuss the job plan around the role to get the right focus.
Main duties of the job
The GMH team offers opportunities for leadership training, quality improvement, and regular supervision, both individually and in group settings with other managers. As the team undergoes significant transformation following the introduction of the Thrive model, several new posts, including those with partner agencies, are available.
The service supports professional growth through service development, evaluation, teaching, and training. We offer strong supervision and operational structures, with a proven track record in continuing professional development (CPD). We are committed to evidence-based practice, allowing you to be part of service evaluations and Quality Improvement projects.Full induction and support for professional development are provided, with a strong focus on staff wellbeing.
As the manager, you will:
- Take responsibility for all aspects of service delivery and operations for the South GMH Team.
- Work as part of the leadership team to provide a high-quality, responsive service for children and young people in Oxfordshire.
- Deliver clinical assessments and treatment for young people with mental health conditions.
- Foster a culture of integrated services and ensure effective partnership working across localities.
- Assist in the modernisation and redesign of CAMHS services, leading key projects.
- Build strong interagency relationships to support integrated care pathways and locality working.
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
Please refer to the job description and candidate guidance notes attached for further information on this role.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Knowledge of child safeguarding procedures and how these can be applied to a CAMHS setting
- Knowledge of mental health legal frameworks
- 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 criteria- 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
- Experience of developing practice (nursing, social work or occupational therapy)
- Experience of service development and change
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Allied Health Professional ,Mental Health Nursing or Social care Qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Management qualification
- Teaching/mentoring qualification
- All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
- Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
- We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
- Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
- We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
- We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
- We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
- Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing