Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Bromley CAMHS Operational Manager
The closing date is 22 November 2026
Job summary
We are pleased to advertise a new and exciting opportunity for an outstanding candidate to join our dynamic and energetic CAMHS leadership group as Operational Manager for our Bromley specialist community CAMHS service.

As Operational Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of community CAMHS, as part of the CAMHS sub-directorate - providing high quality, safe and responsive mental health services to children, young people, parents/carers and professionals. You will work in close partnership with senior clinical, professional and managerial leads within the Trust to realise our ambitious goals for Bromley CAMHS, and to drive a culture of continuous improvement.

Extensive experience of operational management and exceptional leadership skills are critical to success in this role - you will need to be a strong, compassionate and convincing communicator with an energy and passion for working with children and young people and in delivering transformational change.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of the Operational Manager role is to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of specialist community CAMHS - providing high quality, safe and responsive mental health services to children, young people, parents/carers and professionals.

The post holder will provide senior leadership and management to staff within Bromley CAMHS, working with senior clinical and operational leads to design, implement and manage systems and processes to ensure that services are delivered in accordance with Trust-wide, local and national policies, priorities and regulatory frameworks.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that both services are provided in accordance with the THRIVE framework and core CYP IAPT principles, working in partnership with service users, partner agencies and as a part of a multi-agency system, including as a member of the Trust-wide CAMHS Leadership Group.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Details
Date posted: 06 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8b
Salary: £72,719 to £83,505 a year pa inc
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 1 years
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 277-8379132-CYP
Job locations: Stepping Stones House, 38 Masons Hill, Bromley, BR2 9JG, United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:

• Provide overall management of the service
• Ensure the effective and efficient delivery of care pathways through the service including triage, assessment, treatment, and discharge of children and young people with mental health problems and their families
• Ensure the service is delivered in accordance with CYP IAPT principles
• Work in partnership with Heads of Profession and other clinical leaders, to maintain a culture within the service of excellence in clinical standards and safety
• Operate as a leader within the multi-agency network of childrens services in Bromley to ensure the service is delivered as part of an integrated system to improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes for Oxleas CAMHS children and young people
• Ensure the service is delivered to meet key performance targets including those relating to the local Children and Young Peoples Plan

Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Desirable

• Degree level education
• Professional qualification relevant to CAMHS (e.g. Social Work, Nursing, Clinical Psychology)
• Post qualification training relevant to CAMHS
• Appropriate management qualification or equivalent relevant experience in health or social care

Experience
Essential

• Minimum three years experience of senior/middle operational management of clinical teams in health or social care

Desirable

• Leadership in planning and implementing service development and change within a clinical / social care setting
• Inter-agency working at a management level with successful track record of influencing and maintaining good working relationships
• Management of service user participation and involvement in services and implementation of service change as a result of feedback
• Managing resources at middle/senior management level
• Working effectively within the local and national political environment

Skills
Essential

• Leadership skills in managing multi-disciplinary teams with the ability to inspire and motivate staff to provide excellent care

Desirable

• Skills in working effectively at a management level in a multi-agency context
• Able to anticipate, assess and analyse situations, problem solve effectively and implement solutions
• Communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with confidence in writing or verbally to a range of audiences
• Knowledge and ability to manage change effectively; bringing about cultural, operational or structural changes within the service
• Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise work to meet simultaneous internal and external deadlines
• Skills in managing performance, financial and HR management
• The ability to use data to maintain oversight of performance and to identify risks and areas for service improvement

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name: Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Stepping Stones House, 38 Masons Hill, Bromley, BR2 9JG, United Kingdom
Employer's website: http://oxleas.nhs.uk/
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: CAMHS Service Manager, Dominic Leigh, dominic.leigh1@nhs.net, 02083154430
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