Job summary
- Main area
- Buckinghamshire CAMHS
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 267-BM6325300-A
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sue Nicholls Centre
- Town
- Aylesbury
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Business and Performance Support Manager - Aylesbury
Band 5
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.
Job overview
We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our team to ensure we are delivering outstanding services to the children and young people of the Buckinghamshire CAMHS .
Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
To manage and co-ordinate the secretarial and administrative support to the community team.
To develop and facilitate the local performance framework ensuring timely and accurate data collection and submission.
To support the Operational Leads and Service Managers in the routine management of staff sickness, annual leave, training and performance management.
Main duties of the job
You will work alongside the Operational Lead for the Getting More Help Service to support with all aspects of service delivery and operational matters for Buckinghamshire CAMHS . We are working towards a culture where services from across the whole system (including health, education and social care) come together and work together to deliver positive and seamless experiences of care to children, young people and families.
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, ensuring that children and young people are kept at the heart of everything we do. You’ll be responsible for the overall performance and service delivery of the team , having robust oversight of waiting lists and working with key colleagues to ensure continuity of service.
You will have the opportunity to make an active and meaningful contribution to our exciting service modernisation and redesign that is based on the Thrive model, ensuring children and young people get the right support, at the right time, in the right place, from individuals with the right skills. You will also build and maintain strong working relationships with partner agencies supporting the development of integrated care pathways and locality working.
Working for our organisation
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
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 of the Eating Disorder Pathway across Buckinghamshire .
- 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.
See attached JD/PS for full duties
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Educated to at least Degree Level or equivalent with evidence of numerical skills.
- Evidence of continuous personal and professional development.
Desirable criteria
- Business Administration or Management qualifications.
- Experience of Performance monitoring / performance management.
Skills
Essential criteria
- IT literate with advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint.
Desirable criteria
- RSA Typing Qualification/ECDL Knowledge of NHS national data sets. Knowledge of NHS performance agenda.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Positive, reliable and flexible approach with practical problem solving abilities. Works well under pressure. Ability to plan workload and manage own workload. Motivated and proactive. Analytical. Team Player
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Megan Wale
- Job title
- Service Manager - Buckinghamshire CAMHS
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 901325
- 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.
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