Job overview
Please note that this is an internal only role and therefore only current employees of Oxford Health are eligible to apply.
We're seeking a dynamic and experienced individual to lead the Bucks Recovery College (BRC). The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the BRC through a hub and spoke model, focusing on providing high-quality, responsive services. This role involves delivering a range of co-produced recovery-focused courses and workshops for service users, staff, relatives, friends, and carers across the trust.
The post holder will be responsible for the management of the Bucks Recovery College (BRC) through a hub and spoke model based around internal, external and community partnerships. The key emphasis needs to be on providing a high quality, responsive service, delivering a range of co-produced recovery focused courses and workshops for service users, staff, relatives, friends and carers across the trust.
This position is a maternity cover until January 2026.
Main duties of the job
1. To work closely with BRC Steering group and other stakeholders to promote, develop and embed the principles of recovery-oriented practice and co-production across the organization
2. To align the BRC within Primary Care Mental health Hubs (PCMHH) and other agreed changes in line with the BRC Review
3. To work in partnership with the BRC Clinical coordinator and college’s Lived experience Educators to ensure modelling of co-production throughout college leadership team’
4. To work alongside the PCMHH Manager to develop learning and development opportunities for our workforce.
5. To ensure the staff of the College demonstrate the value of the service through positively promoting it’s offer through the collection and collation of data in line with reporting requirements
6. The post holder will ensure they uphold our Trust vision, core values at all times
7. To have an oversight for operational management of the BRC
The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.
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:
8. Excellent opportunities for career progression
9. Individual and Trust wide learning and development
10. 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
11. NHS Discount
12. Pension scheme
13. Lease car scheme
14. Employee Assistance Programme
15. Mental Health First Aiders
16. Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
17. 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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
18. RMN, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or Psychology Professional Qualification, achieved Grade, Diploma/degree in relevant profession including years of experience
Desirable criteria
19. Masters module
Occupational experience
Essential criteria
20. Extensive experience working in recovery, wellbeing and social inclusion and co-production and partnership working
Service Development
Essential criteria
21. Experience of developing and leading service development and ability to demonstrate positive outcomes for patients and carers
22. 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.
23. 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.
24. 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.
25. Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
26. 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.
27. 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.
28. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
29. 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