Residential Service Manager

Rethink Mental Illness; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Rethink Mental Illness is seeking a Residential Service Manager for Hawkesbury Lodge in Coventry. The role leads a 24/7 residential rehabilitation service, ensuring safe, high-quality care and recovery-focused practice for adults with complex mental health needs.

You will oversee staff, recruitment, safeguarding, and risk management while collaborating with CWPT and Enablement Teams to deliver integrated care pathways and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Level 3 or Level 4 qualification in Health and Social Care (essential); Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management (or working towards).
• Significant experience in a supervisory or management role within mental health or social care services.
• Experience of working residential mental health, rehabilitation or recovery-focused services supporting adults with severe and enduring mental illness and complex needs.
• Knowledge of CQC regulations and quality standards.
• Experience of managing risk, safeguarding and supporting positive risk-taking approaches.
• Ability to respond effectively to crisis situations and make appropriate escalation decisions.
• Experience of working collaboratively with NHS or statutory partners and within multi-disciplinary environments.
• Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to motivate, develop and support staff to deliver high-quality care.
• Knowledge of recovery principles and embedding the ethos of recovery into your own practice.
• Commitment to recovery-focused, person-centred approaches and co-production.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operational delivery of a safe, 24/7 residential rehabilitation service.
• Ensure high-quality, person-centered and recovery-focused care planning.
• Oversee assessment, admission and review processes for timely access and progression planning.
• Support rehabilitation outcomes, helping independence and community living.
• Lead risk management aligned to CWPT Enablement Team protocols.
• Ensure staff escalate risk to senior mgmt and clinical partners as needed.
• Support clinical escalation pathways and MDT working.
• Coordinate with CWPT Enablement Teams for integrated care delivery.
• Foster collaboration between residential and Care Hub teams for an integrated service model.
• Provide leadership and support to residential service and staff.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organisational skills

Recovery principles

Risk management

Collaborative working

Education

Health & Social Care qualification (Level 3/4)

Leadership & Management (Level 5)

Job description

Join Our Team as a Service Manager - Residential

Location: Coventry

Role: Full-time, 35 hours per week

Hawkesbury Lodge represents an important investment in supporting people across Coventry and Warwickshire on their recovery journey. Developed in partnership with Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, the service combines a 14-bed residential rehabilitation service with an integrated Care Hub, providing a welcoming and recovery-focused environment. Together, these services offer personalised support to people living with severe and enduring mental illness, helping them build confidence, develop greater independence, enhance their wellbeing, and take positive steps towards living successfully within their local communities.

How you will make a difference as a Residential Service Manager

As a Residential Service Manager I empower people affected by mental illness to rebuild confidence, strengthen independence, and reconnect with their communities. Through focused, recovery-based support, I help individuals set meaningful goals, overcome barriers, and access the resources they need to move forward and create lasting positive change. I am responsible for the day-to-day operational leadership of the Hawkesbury Lodge residential rehabilitation service, ensuring the safe, effective and high-quality delivery of 24/7 support for individuals with complex mental health needs. I work under the leadership of the Head of Service (Registered Manager) and have delegated responsibility for the residential element of the service. I ensure the service operates in line with CQC standards, contractual requirements and Rethink Mental Illness quality frameworks, delivering a recovery-focused, person-centred model that promotes independence and progression. I work alongside the Care Hub Service Manager and collaboratively with Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT) teams, including Enablement colleagues, to support integrated care pathways, effective risk management and coordinated MDT working.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the operational delivery of a safe, effective 24/7 residential rehabilitation service, ensuring appropriate staffing, rota management and service coverage.
• Ensure high-quality, person-centered and recovery-focused care planning, working collaboratively with service users, carers and professionals.
• Oversee assessment, admission and review processes, ensuring timely access to the service and effective progression planning.
• Support the delivery of rehabilitation outcomes, enabling individuals to develop independence and move on to community-based living.
• Take a lead role in managing risk within the service, ensuring robust risk assessment and management processes aligned to organisational and CWPT Enablement Team protocols.
• Ensure staff respond appropriately to changes in risk, including escalation to senior management and clinical partners in line with agreed pathways.
• Support the implementation of jointly agreed clinical escalation pathways and ensure staff are confident in their application.
• Work in partnership with CWPT and Enablement Teams to support MDT working, information sharing and coordinated care delivery.
• Ensure effective communication and collaboration between residential and Care Hub teams to deliver an integrated service model.
• Ensure effective communication and collaboration between residential and Care Hub teams to deliver an integrated service model.

• Work co-operatively and provide leadership and support to residential service as required
• Provide effective line management, supervision and support to Team Leaders and Recovery Workers, ensuring staff are competent, motivated and supported.

• Oversee recruitment, induction and ongoing training of staff, ensuring compliance with mandatory and service-specific requirements.
• Ensure compliance with all safeguarding, incident reporting, complaints and quality assurance processes.
• Monitor service performance and contribute to reporting requirements, ensuring outcomes and KPIs are achieved.

Essential skills and experience

• Level 3 or Level 4 qualification in Health and Social Care (essential); Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management (or working towards).
• Significant experience in a supervisory or management role within mental health or social care services.
• Experience of working residential mental health, rehabilitation or recovery-focused services supporting adults with severe and enduring mental illness and complex needs.
• Knowledge and understanding of CQC regulations and quality standards.
• Experience of managing risk, safeguarding and supporting positive risk-taking approaches.
• Ability to respond effectively to crisis situations and make appropriate escalation decisions.
• Experience of working collaboratively with NHS or statutory partners and within multi-disciplinary environments.
• Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to motivate, develop and support staff to deliver high-quality care.
• Knowledge and understanding of recovery principles and embedding the ethos of recovery into your own practice.
• Commitment to recovery-focused, person-centred approaches and co-production.
• I have a good understanding of health andsafetyand risk management.
• I am experienced in providinga first-class customer service and I can communicate effectively atdifferent levels, face to face, written wordand over the telephone.
• I exercise good judgment and look positively for solutions rather than obstacles
• Ability to motivate people andachieve positive outcomes.
• I amcommittedtocollaborativeworking internally with colleagues and externally with partners to ensure a quality service is delivered.

Desirable skills and experience

• Experience working within a community service e.g. employment support, housing, advice etc.
• Knowledge of external agencies supporting people with SMI in Coventry and Warwickshire

If you're passionate about empowering individuals, reducing stigma, and improving mental health outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.