Head of Service - Mental Health

Oldham Council; Oldham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Oldham Council is seeking a proactive leader to enhance Mental Health services across the borough. This pivotal role involves strategic planning, budget management, and fostering high-performance culture, ensuring the delivery of quality services to our community. Your leadership will shape the future of mental health support in Oldham.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Attractive pension scheme

Discounted gym membership

Wellbeing support

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Must ensure compliance with the Care Act and other statutory responsibilities.
• Proven experience in leading mental health services is essential.
• Strong skills in co-production and stakeholder engagement required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic and operational development of Mental Health services.
• Determine the strategic direction and manage significant budgets.
• Ensure services support clients in achieving their desired outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Risk Assessment

Budget Management

Safeguarding

Education

Relevant degree in mental health or related field

Job description

Closing Date: Sunday 22nd June 2025

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Shortlisting & Interview Dates: TBC.

Role Overview:

• To lead the strategic and operational development of Mental Health services, ensuring that the highest standards of provision are met.
• To lead Mental Health transformation and development of the AMHP Hub. This will include developing and leading strategic plans, service reform and imbedding transformation to business as usual.

Key Responsibilities:

• To determine the strategic direction of the division and anticipate the changes influencing the division/group both internal and external, and evaluate the risks and opportunities, putting appropriate strategies/plans into action.
• In line with corporate plan oversee and co-ordinate the service plans for the division/group, including regular evaluation of progress against service plans and agreeing appropriate follow up actions with service managers.
• Foster a high-performance culture within the division/group ensuring efficiencies are maximised across the division and continuous improvement occurs.
• To be accountable for significant budgets, directly influencing the budget setting and long-term financial planning of the division/group and demonstrating value for money in the delivery of its services.
• To provide leadership to the workforce of the division/group.

Key Requirements:

• To ensure that the services are Care Act compliant, safe and support people to achieve outcomes that matter to them in their lives. You must also ensure that all other statutory responsibilities including, but not limited to Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and Mental Health Act are met.
• To provide specialist support across Mental Health services including, giving professional advice and guidance to the organisation in order to meet our statutory requirements and mitigate any risks. This will involve securing clinical / professional advice as appropriate from health.
• Through sound leadership foster a culture where safeguarding of vulnerable adults is primary and positive risk taking underpins safe and responsive service delivery.
• To co-produce and devise solutions with strategic commissioners which maximises choice for individuals, makes best use of alternatives to paid support in local communities, whilst implementing a strength-based approach to practice.
• Provide strategic leadership, vision and direction to those engaged in the provision of learning disability and mental health services in Oldham, and to contribute to the overall strategic management and performance of the service.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

About Us:

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:

A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.

We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information.

Our Values and Behaviours:

By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.

We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:

• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take ownership and drive change

You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page

Our Benefits Package:

At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:

• 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
• The option to purchase additional annual leave.
• An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
• Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
• Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
• Staff recognition and celebration events.

Inclusive Recruitment:

We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.

If you’re an applicant with disabilities, have previously been in or currently in care, a carer or someone who has served in the Armed Forces and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme.

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Created on 02/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom