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Job summary

Main area
Adult Mental Health Services
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Full time)
Job ref
267-BM7472347
Employer
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Whiteleaf Centre
Town
Aylesbury
Salary
£55,690 - £62,682 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/10/2025 23:59

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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Adult Mental Health Community Team Manager - Aylesbury

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

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.

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.

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 criteria
  • RMN, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or Psychology Professional qualification.
Desirable criteria
  • Postgraduate clinical/ management qualifications.
  • Qualification in specialist intervention.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Clinical and legislative knowledge in mental health.
  • Understanding of working practices within Clinical Governance.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • 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 criteria
  • Management training undertaken.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • 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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStep into healthNHS 75th BirthdayDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Gaurav Salhotra
Job title
Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07880458506
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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