Mental Health Wellbeing Team Manager | Permanent, Full Time | Mental Health and Wellbeing Team

Salary £47,665 - £53,051 | Permanent, Full Time | Mental Health and Wellbeing Team

About the role...

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Team Manager to join our Adult Social Care Mental Health and Wellbeing Team.

As Team Manager, you will provide leadership, direction and support to a skilled and dedicated team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, strengths-based and recovery-focused services for adults across Lancashire. You will play a key role in supporting staff, driving performance, promoting professional development and ensuring people receive the right support at the right time.

Working collaboratively with colleagues across health, social care and third-sector organisations, you will help shape service delivery, champion continuous improvement and contribute to positive outcomes for the people and communities we support.

What you'll be doing...

- Leading and supporting a skilled and motivated multidisciplinary team.
- Providing management oversight, professional guidance and informed decision-making.
- Driving operational performance and ensuring high standards of practice.
- Supporting service improvement and workforce development initiatives.
- Working closely with health, social care and voluntary sector partners.
- Promoting strengths-based practice, independence and recovery-focused support.
- Coaching, mentoring and developing staff to reach their full potential.
- Ensuring services are responsive, effective and focused on achieving the best outcomes for adults.

We're looking for a confident and engaging leader who can demonstrate...
- Strong Adult Social Care values and professional practice knowledge.
- Experience of leading, supervising or developing others.
- A commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred services.
- Excellent communication, partnership working and relationship-building skills.
- The ability to manage competing priorities and operational pressures effectively.
- A proactive approach to service improvement and innovation.
- A passion for supporting staff wellbeing, development and performance.

Job Description and Person Specification

Social Work applicants must be registered with Social Work England (SWE) to be appointed as a Social Worker or have applied to register with SWE.

DBS

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful, you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.

You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post, and you must be insured for business use.

Local Government Reorganisation

The Government has confirmed that local government across Lancashire will be reorganised, with the current 15 councils being replaced by four new unitary councils covering North, South, East and West Lancashire from April 2028.

If you are successful in your application, you will initially join Lancashire County Council. However, as part of the planned transition, your employment will transfer to one of the new unitary councils from April 2028, subject to the implementation of the reorganisation and relevant employment legislation.

Throughout this period, our focus remains on delivering excellent services to our communities. By joining us now, you'll play an important role in shaping the future of local government and helping to build a strong new organisation that will serve residents for years to come.