Mental Health Team Manager
| Posting date: | 16 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £56,344.00 to £58,582.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £56344.00 - £58582.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 February 2026 |
| Location: | Salisbury, SP1 3UZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | F0041-6359 |
Summary
Direct management of a locality team including line management and clinical supervision e.g. provision of supervision, appraisals and expert advice. Full management responsibility for the operational mental health social work service, including the Approved Mental Health Professional service within the locality area Responsible for ensuring that on a day to day basis, risk and crisis situations are managed in a safe and effective way, minimising risk to our customers and the community. Ensure duty and back up rotas are in place and the lone working policy adhered to. Manage the locality area care management budget for mental health, ensuring efficient and effective budget management e.g. make recommendation on decisions on funding approval for individual care packages. Lead on ensuring joint working practices with AWP. Ensure continuous service development and quality assurance and feedback, and adjust services accordingly. Respond to customer feedback in a timely manner and ensure that lessons are learnt. To be responsible for Health and Safety within the team, e.g. ensure that all activities carried out by the team follow corporate Health and Safety guidance and policies Develop the management, monitoring and adjustments required to implement new ways of working including changing team systems and culture i.e. evidence based practice, risk management within a multi disciplinary team which is no longer integrated to ensure effective service delivery In relation to workload management and allocation, guide staff in deciding what work should be undertaken by Council staff and what should be NHS responsibility to ensure an integrated service. Be responsive and innovative in identifying solutions that meet both the aspirations of users and carers and Wiltshire Council agenda and framework through the commissioning of care packages. Take responsibility for role of Investigating Manager within the Vulnerable Adults Procedure which involves leading an immediate response together with short and longer term interventions and co-ordination in crisis situations. Chair Vulnerable Adults conferences. Develop and implement quality standards for the mental health social work service, ensuring that appropriate policies and procedures are in place.