Team Manager – Mental Health

Overview

In this Team Manager role, you provide countywide leadership and operational support to the Mental Health Service, collaborating with three other managers to ensure high-quality, person-centred outcomes. You will drive performance, quality assurance, workforce development, and service improvement while flexing to priorities across teams. You’ll balance risk management with strengths-based practice, maintaining continuity during changes and demand peaks. This is a values-driven, supportive leadership position that helps shape countywide mental health services.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• flexible working opportunities
• ongoing professional and leadership development
• supportive senior leadership team
• employee wellbeing focus
• opportunity to influence service delivery

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop a team of social care professionals and Advanced Practitioners.
• Promote innovative, strengths-based approaches that support adults with Mental Health to live fulfilled and independent lives.
• Provide oversight and decision-making for complex cases, safeguarding enquiries, risk management, and legal processes.
• Ensure assessments, reviews, support planning, and interventions are delivered to a consistently high standard.
• Support staff development through supervision, coaching, mentoring, and performance management.
• Drive continuous service improvement, quality assurance, and excellent practice standards.
• Build and maintain positive partnerships with health colleagues, providers, families, and community networks.
• Manage resources effectively and contribute to the strategic development of Mental Health services across the county.

Key requirements

• Professional in Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or Nursing with current registration (HCPC/NMC).
• A minimum of two years’ post-qualification experience within health or adult social care.
• Experience of leading, supervising, or managing teams.
• Strong knowledge of legislation relating to adult social care, safeguarding, the Mental Capacity Act, Care Act, and associated statutory frameworks.
• Experience managing complex cases and promoting positive risk-taking.
• Excellent communication, partnership-building, and problem-solving skills.

• Empathy and resilience
• Inspiration and development of high-performing teams
• Effective communication
• HCPC/NMC registered professional
• Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act, Care Act, safeguarding and related statutory frameworks
• Experience with complex case management and risk management

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