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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.

Contact

Address: Trust Headquarters; Warneford Hospital; Warneford Lane; Headington; Oxford; Oxfordshire; OX3 7JX
Contact Number: 01865 901000

Find out more

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Ref: 267-BM8233772 Vacancy ID: 8233772

Deputy Operational Lead

Accepting applications until: 13-Sep-2026 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 13-Sep-2026 23:59

Location

Site: Sue Nicholls Center
Address: Bierton Road
Town: Aylesbury
Postcode: HP201EG
Major / Minor Region: Oxfordshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 7)

Specialty

Main area: CAMHS

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.

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.

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

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.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered Mental Health Nurse, Learning Disability Nurse, Paediatric Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist, Social Worker or other relevant registered professional qualification
Current registration with relevant professional body (NMC, HCPC, Social Work England or equivalent)
Evidence of continuing professional development and maintenance of professional registration
Degree-level professional qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable criteria

Master's degree in a relevant clinical, leadership or management discipline
Leadership or management qualification
ADOS trained and/or additional neurodevelopmental assessment training
Teaching, supervision or mentoring qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

Significant post-registration experience working with children and young people with mental health and/or neurodevelopmental needs
Experience of providing clinical supervision, mentorship or leadership to colleagues
Experience of multidisciplinary and multi-agency working across health, education and social care
Experience of complex assessment, formulation, risk management and clinical decision-making
Experience contributing to service improvement, audit, quality assurance or governance activities

Desirable criteria

Experience working within a dedicated Neurodevelopmental Assessment Service or ADHD pathway
Experience of line management and appraisal responsibilities
Experience working within CAMHS community services
Experience supporting ADHD medication pathways
Experience leading service development or pathway redesign initiatives

Knowledge and skills

Essential criteria

Sound knowledge of neurodevelopmental conditions, including Autism and ADHD
Understanding of neuro-affirming, child-centred and evidence-based practice
Ability to undertake specialist assessments and contribute to formulation-led care planning
Strong clinical risk assessment and risk management skills
Ability to make autonomous clinical decisions and manage clinical complexity
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information to children, families and professionals
Ability to lead, motivate and support staff through change and service pressures
Understanding of clinical governance, safeguarding, quality improvement and performance management processes
Strong organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities effectively

Desirable criteria

Advanced knowledge of neurodevelopmental assessment frameworks and NICE guidance
Direct experience of conducting neurodevelopmental assessments
Knowledge of ADHD medication monitoring and governance requirements
Experience interpreting performance and activity data
Experience presenting information to senior leaders or external agencies

Leadership and Management

Essential criteria

Experience supporting staff development through supervision, coaching or leadership
Ability to promote a positive, inclusive and psychologically safe team culture
Ability to contribute to workforce planning, recruitment and staff development
Demonstrates values-based, compassionate leadership and professional integrity

Desirable criteria

Formal leadership experience within CAMHS or neurodevelopmental services
Experience managing performance, attendance or capability processes

Other

Essential criteria

Commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and neuro-affirming practice
Ability to travel across Buckinghamshire and surrounding localities as required by the role

Desirable criteria

Lived experience of neurodiversity

Documents

Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Natasha Maber

Job title

Operational Lead

Email address

[email protected]

Telephone number

07557166134

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.