Job summary
- Main area
- CAMHS
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term maternity cover until 31st October 2027)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 267-BM8168585
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sue Nicholls Centre
- Town
- Aylesbury
- Salary
- £57,528 - £64,750 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Operational Lead- CAMHS Eating Disorders (Maternity Cover)
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 a mental health nurse, social worker or occupational therapist looking to progress into an operational management role, perhaps from a deputy role or equivalent?
We are seeking a strong and compassionate leader and manager to step into a maternity cover position for our Children and Young People's Eating Disorder team (CAMHS).
You would be joining a well established team, with robust systems in place and a supportive wider leadership team to work alongside.
You would be working closely alongside other operational leads who are responsible for a number of CAMHS teams, and who work together closely to support each other.
The role has operational management responsibility for the CYP eating disorder team.
The role operates in a hybrid way (mixture of home based and office based in line with service needs). The office base is in Aylesbury.
This team is regularly complimented on its high level of expertise, commitment to patient care and its fun and friendly culture.
If you're interested in this role it's strongly encouraged that you contact us for an informal discussion to hear more about the team and the role.
For an informal discussion about the role contact Lucy Eaves [email protected]. Please note this role is a fixed term contract due to maternity leave and can be taken as a secondment.
Main duties of the job
- To take overall management responsibility for all aspects of service delivery and operational matters for the CYP Eating Disorders Service
- To be responsible for the co-ordination and management of the teams in providing a safe, effective and therapeutic clinical team ensuring the delivery of high quality community mental health care packages
- To be responsible for working closely with clinicians and professionals and support staff within the service to audit outcomes and promote best practice.
- To work closely alongside the Operational Lead for the Buckinghamshire Adult Eating Disorders Service in order to provide an effective all age lifespan eating disorder service for patients.
- To ensure that agreed standards and performance measures are met and there is a continuous drive towards service improvement and risk reduction
- Work towards a culture where services are seamlessly integrated.
- To develop robust interagency relationships with, Children, Young People and Families services, relevant adult services and other key agencies, supporting the development of integrated care pathways and locality working.
- To ensure all patients and Carers are included in all the work we do and structures are developed to incorporate users at all levels
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.
The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional clinical qualification (RMH, social worker, occupational therapy)
Desirable criteria
- Related leadership/management qualification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of a wide range of clinical or operational experience in the NHS
- Evidence of effective line management of a multidisciplinary team of staff and administrators
- Knowledge of child and adult safeguarding procedures and how these can be applied to a CAMHS setting.
- 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 of managing staff within a Child and Adolescent Mental health service or Adult Mental Health service
- Post qualification experience in a mental health setting, working with young people or adults with mental illness.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of developing practice (nursing, social work or occupational therapy)
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- High level written communication skills
Desirable criteria
- • Ability to maintain effective working relationships with other professionals and agencies
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
- Lucy Eaves
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07503 333955
- 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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