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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
About
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. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible.
Clinical Team Manager - Adult Eating Disorders
Closed for applications on: 4-Oct-2024 00:02
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 4-Oct-2024 00:02
Key details
Location
- Site
- Wiltshire Community Adult Eating Disorders
- Address
- Savernake Hospital
- Town
- Marlborough
- Postcode
- SN8 3HL
- Major / Minor Region
- Oxfordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent: Requirement to contribute to BSW out of hours On Call rota- uplift received
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 8a)
Specialty
- Main area
- Adult Mental Health and Eating Disorders
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 looking for an opportunity to further develop your leadership skills?
Are you interested in a role that includes providing operational leadership?
The Wiltshire Community Eating Disorder Service (WCEDS) is looking for an experienced Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker, with a passion for making a difference to adults who are suffering with an eating disorder, to join this busy community multi-disciplinary team as the Clinical Team Manager.
You will be part of a team of dedicated and experienced multi-disciplinary professionals working with adults with eating disorders
With a reputation for excellence, our service provides a stepped model of care tailored to the individual’s needs for stabilisation and recovery. We offer a range of programmes and evidence-based treatments to assist with this. We are a friendly, energetic and dynamic team who are proactive and visionary, focusing on excellent patient centred care.
Within this post you will also provide Operational Leadership for All Age Eating Disorders in BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire, working closely with the Clinical Lead for All Age Eating Disorders.
We are working towards a culture where services from across the whole system work together to deliver positive and seamless experiences of care for adults with an eating disorder.
You will require a professional qualification with current UK registration and previous experience of working in Mental Health/ Eating Disorder Services.
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You will hold overall management responsibility for all aspects of service delivery and operational matters for Wiltshire and Swindon Adult Community Eating Disorders.
In this hugely important team role, you’ll manage and supervise a diverse group of staff from a range of professional backgrounds, provide great leadership with enthusiasm for service transformation and determination to provide outstanding quality of care. You’ll be responsible for coordinating and motivating the team, having robust oversight of waiting lists and working with key colleagues to ensure continuity of service.
You will provide operational leadership for the expansion and development of the service in line with the BSW Community Mental Health Services vision that includes earlier intervention and care and treatment being provided within community settings with close integrated working arrangements with GPs via Primary Care Networks.
We provide a comprehensive induction programme and regular managerial, peer, clinical, and safeguarding supervision.
We encourage our team managers to lead on leadership projects, provide opportunities to attend leadership training and access to other external training as relevant to professional qualification and 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 you are encouraged to read the “candidate guide to making an application” which is attached to all roles. Please include details around qualifications (including years these were gained particularly if we need to assess for clinical roles that these are still valid) and ensure that the supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses the essential criteria found in the JD.
As a Trust we provide 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
- Individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount
- Pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
With great communication and organisation skills, and a flexible ‘can-do’ approach, you will work as an integral member of the leadership team in BaNES, Swindon, and Wiltshire.
You will:
- Take operational responsibility for the Multi-Disciplinary Team. This includes monitoring and managing workloads, caseload management, job planning, management supervision, authorising leave and expenses and implementing systems to ensure safe, effective working of the service.
- Be responsible for the co-ordination and management of the team in providing a safe, effective and therapeutic clinical team ensuring the provision and delivery of high-quality, seamless, evidence based, treatment pathways.
- Work in partnership with key agencies across BSW, regionally and nationally to ensure strong and active relationships and promoting Service developments and shared outcomes for people with an Eating Disorder.
- Support the development of integrated care across a range of services internally and externally, e.g. Acute services, Primary Health Care, Secondary Health Care, Provider Collaboratives, CAMHS, AMHS, and the Voluntary and Community Sector
The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the Bath and North-East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Out of Hours On-Call Manager’s Rota. There is a robust system of support available from the consultant psychiatrist and senior manager on call.
We are very proud of our service and welcome you to come and look around and meet some of the team. For more information or to arrange an informal visit please contact us.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
knoweldge requirements
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of eating disorder services
- Knowledge of latest healthcare policy e.g. NHS Long Term Plan
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional Health or Social care Qualification- Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker and current UK professional registration.
- Post qualification Management or leadership qualification and/or willingness to work toward this.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Teaching/mentoring qualification
Experience and Skills
Essential criteria
- Post qualification experience in a mental health setting, or Eating Disorder setting (Inpatient or Community)
- Experience of managing people within an Eating Disorder Service/Mental Health Service
- Experience of Management supervision and case management in a clinical setting.
- Experience of mentoring and clinical supervision of others
- Experience of audit process at service level and a contribute to wider Trust audit
- Understanding of evidence-based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice
Desirable criteria
- Experience of developing practice (nursing, social work or occupational therapy)
- To have knowledge and understanding of the research process
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Saffia Ahmad
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Telephone number
- 01865 904099
- Additional information
Jennifer Davis Clinical Lead for All Age Eating Disorders on 01865 904099.
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