Service Manager Mental Health

Coventry City Council; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government body in the UK is seeking a Service Manager to provide leadership and management for mental health services. The role involves ensuring the delivery of inclusive, person-centered services while meeting quality standards. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in mental health services and relevant qualifications, including being an Approved Mental Health Practitioner. This position offers an opportunity to shape services in response to new initiatives and work with diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in mental health services.
• Experience managing budgets in health or social care.
• Committed to personal development and learning.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage mental health services to meet quality standards.
• Deliver inclusive, person-centered services.
• Contribute to service development responding to government initiatives.

Skills

Knowledge of mental health services

Management of large operational services

Experience in multi-agency working

Adaptability to change

Education

Approved Mental Health Practitioner qualification

Professional qualification in health or social care

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting a Service Manager to provide effective leadership and management of mental health services in conjunction with health colleagues. The role is responsible for the delivery of mental health services as part of the S75 agreement with health partners and for leading service development in response to new government initiatives and guidance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage mental health services, ensuring they meet relevant quality standards and are responsive, inclusive, personalised, outcome‑focused and promote independence.
• Deliver services in an inclusive and person‑centred manner, promoting choice, control and independence for people with care and support needs and carers.
• Contribute to the overall development of service provision in response to new government initiatives, guidance and legislation.

Qualifications

• Significant knowledge and experience of working within mental health services and must have an Approved Mental Health Practitioner qualification.
• Experience of managing large operational services within health or social care services, managing complex budgets and maintaining services while adhering to tight financial targets.
• Adaptable to change, committed to delivering personalised outcomes and experience in multi‑/cross‑agency working at management level and working with ethnically diverse teams and clients.
• Professional qualification in a health or social care discipline and current registration with the relevant professional body as well as be an approved Mental Health practitioner.
• Evidence of personal development and commitment to learning.

Values

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

  Who are we looking for?

  We encourage people from global majority backgrounds to apply for this post as under‑representation exists within our management team. Protected characteristic or non‑protected characteristic candidates are welcome.

  Contact

  To find out more and to apply, contact Aideen Staunton, [e-mail]. The right to work in the UK is required and no sponsorship is offered.