Adult Mental Health Community Team Manager - Witney

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the North and West Oxfordshire  Mental Health Team (AMHT) for an experienced Mental Health Professional (MH Nurse/ OT/Social Worker) to join our Leadership Team as a Team Manager

You will join our other Team Managers to lead this busy and diverse team, which covers the large Geographic area of West Oxfordshire, this area includes Witney and Chipping Norton as well as numerous smaller towns and villages.

Main duties of the job

This post offers you the experience to lead a multidisciplinary team delivering a wide range of services to people with a variety  of mental health needs, working closely with our Partner agencies and other third sector and statutory organisations .

The AMHT’s main base is in Witney where the post is based but will, when needed, work across the locality. The AMHTs work within the FACT model and provide a 7 day a week service covering the hours of 7am – 9pm.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual, who has a strong focus on service improvement, quality , development and integrated working within the locality. Previous experience of managing a mental health team is essential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will work closely with the other Team Managers and the wider leadership team to ensure that the service meets key targets and responds to the changing needs of the local community. You will need to be able to effectively set priorities and work in a busy environment. You will need to have well established leadership skills and experience in  management of clinical  teams. You will need to have excellent communication and liaison skills to engage and collaborate with a number of colleagues and stakeholders across the services.

Please note:

• New starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
• Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
• 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.
• Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
• We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population.
• Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.