Operational Lead - Mental Health Support Teams- High Wycombe

We are recruiting for an experienced and compassionate leader to join us as our Operational Lead for Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) Service, which is part of our Getting Help offer in Buckinghamshire CAMHS. This is a full time role based at Saffron House in High Wycombe, with hybrid working. You would be joining a well established team, with robust systems in place and a supportive wider leadership team to work alongside. You'll work with a wider management team of collaborative operational leads who are responsible for a number of CAMHS teams and support each other in service delivery. Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust are commissioned to offer a Targeted Service. This service is one of a number of teams in CAMHS that work as part of an iThrive approach to support children, young people and their families. If this sounds like your area of expertise and you're ready to explore a career move, we would love to hear from you! Main duties of the job

• Overall management responsibility for all aspects of service delivery and operational matters for the Mental Health Support Teams
• Work as an integral member of service's leadership team to deliver a high-quality responsive service to meet the needs of children and young people in Buckinghamshire.
• Work towards a culture where services are seamlessly integrated.
Put in place and monitor arrangements for partnership working across the localities, with particular emphasis on developing strong relationships with MHST schools Work closely alongside the Operational Lead for the Targeted service, to ensure that services meeting the needs of CYP and that we are making the best use of available resources, through co-ordinating the offer. This will include cross cover as necessary to support the smooth running of both services.
• Work with the Lead Clinician for the service to ensure that clinical delivery is effective and safe.
• Assist with the modernisation and redesign of the CAMHs services, leading on agreed projects.
• Develop robust interagency relationships with, Children, Young People and Families services, and other key agencies, supporting the development of integrated care pathways and locality working.
• Ensure Young People and Carers are included in all the work we do and structures are developed to incorporate users at all levels, Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
  
  Allied Health Professional, Mental Health Nursing or Social care qualification OR Low intensity qualification with CYP (including EEBP,CWP,EMHP) with maintenance of required professional registration where required
• Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
• Management qualification / Leadership Training
• Professional knowledge acquired through degree / diploma
• Low intensity Supervision qualification
Knowledge skills and ability Essential criteria
• Knowledge of child safeguarding procedures and how these can be applied to a CAMHS setting.
• Ability to manage, supervise and appraise clinical and administrative staff
• Able to function as part of multi-disciplinary team and liaise with external agencies i.e. primary care, education, social and health care.
Desirable criteria Knowledge of Microsoft Office systems including Excel,
• Experience in people management 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.
• Experience of mentoring and clinical supervision of others, Experience of developing practice (nursing, social work, occupational therapy or low intensity CBT))
• 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.
  
  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, 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
• 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 may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team