Principal Manager – Adult Social Care Teams

Overview

In this Principal Manager role, you lead Mental Health Social Work and the AMHP service to deliver statutory duties and drive service improvement. You will align with health, police and system partners to ensure coordinated, high-quality care and strong safeguarding practices. You influence both operational delivery and strategic direction in a fast-paced, demanding environment. The position offers impact through system-wide transformation and a culture of continuous learning.

Pay / Benefits

• Strong peer and senior leadership support
• Opportunities for continued professional development
• Culture focused on high support, high challenge and continuous learning

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and oversight of Mental Health Social Work and the AMHP service
• Be accountable for service performance, quality, and continuous improvement
• Lead organisational change, improvement programmes and service development aligned to strategic priorities
• Work closely with partners across health, police and wider systems to ensure effective, coordinated delivery
• Use data, insight and evidence to drive high standards of practice and decision-making
• Represent the service at a senior level, including in safeguarding, MAPPA and multi-agency panels

Key requirements

• Substantial experience within Adult Social Care and statutory mental health services
• Strong knowledge of the Care Act, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and related frameworks
• Proven track record of leading services through change and improvement
• Ability to operate in complex, high-demand environments with balanced risk and performance management
• Ability to build strong relationships across organisational boundaries
• Clear, values-based leadership with ability to motivate, challenge and support teams
• Comfort with fast pace, ambiguity, and informed decision-making in complex situations

• Leadership with vision
• Relationship-building across organisations
• Strategic thinking and influencing
• Data-driven decision making
• Performance management and quality assurance
• Knowledge of safeguarding frameworks and multi-agency collaboration

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