(Part-Time) Deputy Team Manager - Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies

Main area Deputy Team Manager – Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies Grade Band 7 Contract 12 months (This will be secondment cover for a team manger going on maternity cover) Hours Part time – 30 hours per week (Monday to Friday mainly 9-5. however there may be times where evening work is required.) Job ref 267-BM7488167

Employer Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site 2nd Floor Prospect House Town High Wycombe, Bucks Salary £47,810 – £54,710 Per annum | pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 04/11/2025 23:59

(Part-Time) Deputy Team Manager – Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies

Band 7

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

Do you have excellent leadership and organisational skills? Are you experienced in managing projects?

We’re looking for a Deputy Team Manager for our South East locality within Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies (BTT) service. This role ispart-time working 30 hours per week.

This role would suit someone who would like to broaden their experience or is seeking an opportunity to take on new challenges. Although previous experience of working in mental health/NHS is preferable, you may come from a background that is not related to health or social care but feel you can offer transferable skills and experience.

As a valued member of our operational team, you will work collaboratively with colleagues and other stakeholders to help us provide a responsive, high quality and safe service for our patients. You will be expected to provide effective leadership and management of resources so that our staff are well supported and able to prioritise patient care.

We’re looking for someone who is organised, forward-thinking, has plenty of enthusiasm and motivation, and works well in a team. Excellent interpersonal skills, attention to detail and the ability to communicate clearly are essential for this role.

Please note this is a fixed term contract for a period of 12 months to cover maternity leave.

Main duties of the job

As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will be instrumental in the operational delivery of our Talking Therapies service, helping to ensure we work to national guidelines and meet our key performance indicators. You will be aligned to the South East locality, working alongside other operational and senior leadership colleagues to ensure our staff are well supported and that the service can run smoothly, safely and effectively. A key attribute will be your ability to lead by example and flex around the often quickly changing priorities of this busy and vibrant service.

We place great emphasis on staff wellbeing and there will be a strong focus on your ability to support colleagues and contribute to our wellbeing initiatives within the service. For further information, please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification, click on the link in our ‘Working for BTT’ document, or contact us for an informal visit or discussion. Could NHS Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies, be your next career move?

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
• 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

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.

Person specification

Question 1

• Can you write about an improvement project you have been involved in, what went well what did not go so well and what could have been done better?

Question 2

• What is your understanding of co-production in mental services?

Question 3

• Can you share an example of a difficult situation you have had with a line manage? How did you work through these difficulties?
• 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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Mark Sanderson Job title Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies Service Manager Email address mark.sanderson@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk Telephone number 07584159680 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.

Alternative contact details:

Sally Jones , Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies Service Manager – sally.jones@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

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