Team Manager- Community Mental Health
Coventry City Council
The closing date is 06 October 2024
Job summary
We are looking for an experienced and proactive manager who is also an Approved Mental Health Professional and who is registered with Social Worker England. You will have a passion for promoting independence and aiding recovery from the effects of mental health disorders. The successful candidates will: Proven leadership and decision making skills Working and comprehensive knowledge of and application of MHA, MCA, The Care Act and Childrens Act The ability to recognise and investigate safeguarding concerns. A working knowledge of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. Excellent risk assessment and management skills Organisation, recording and workload management skills Diplomacy, negotiating, listening skills. Be able to work in collaboration with people with lived experiences, carers and colleagues.
Main duties of the job
This is a rare and fabulous opportunity to join our Community Mental Health Teams in Coventry as a Team Manager. You will manage a Team of professionals who work with people living with a range of mental health challenges including psychosis, mood disorders, and self-harming behaviours. The diverse team is fully multi-disciplinary and work towards specific interventions embracing human rights, promoting independence, strength-based recovery practices, Safeguarding, The Care Act, Mental Health and Mental Capacity Acts. You will be based at Swanswell Point and lead 2 Team Leaders, Approved Mental Health Professionals, Social Workers and Community Case Managers You will provide line management, professional supervision, reflective practice and quality assurance. You will be an Approved Mental Health Professional. You will have managerial experience and have the ability to work closely with our partner NHS agency, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust, voluntary organisations, other statutory agencies and with groups, communities and individuals with lived experiences. You will support your team to address the social determinants of mental ill health, including housing, debt management, substance misuse and recovery based activities supporting people on their best life journeys. You will work in partnership with people with lived experiences, co-producing, facilitating and promoting independence. You will help deliver the principles of the Care Act 2014, The Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act, you will support strength based practices within a least restrictive framework. You will be part of a Senior Management Team across Mental Health and Adult Social Care services and help develop quality assurance and have a strategic vision.
About us
We have a simple vision and strategy that defines what we are trying to achieve, our purpose and our approach which underpin the principles of Adult Social Care, and we continue to work in support of this. In a simple sense all our work, at whatever level should continue to support the strategy of: Providing support, in the least intrusive manner possible, based on the assets, resources and abilities that are available to people. We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.
Date posted
19 September 2024
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£48,474 to £54,266 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
VP1505B155
Job locations
Coventry
CV1 4FS
Employer details
Employer name
Coventry City Council
Address
Coventry
CV1 4FS