Services Team Leader

TPP RECRUITMENT; London; On-site; GBP 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Services Team Leader in London to spearhead a newly launched Suicide Prevention and Support Service. This role involves leading a multidisciplinary team to provide vital support to individuals impacted by suicide and mental health challenges. We're looking for a compassionate leader with management experience in mental health or social care, proficient in stakeholder engagement and budget management. Join us to make a meaningful impact in the community.

Qualifications

• Proven experience at management level within mental health, suicide prevention, or social care services.
• Ability to manage operational delivery within a contractual and outcomes-based framework.
• A strong, compassionate leadership style and ability to inspire a committed team.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and develop suicide prevention, bereavement, and mental health support services.
• Supervise and support a multidisciplinary team including Suicide Prevention Coordinators, Counsellors, and Advisors.
• Manage service budgets and reporting, ensuring contractual and quality standards are consistently met.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Budget management

Understanding of mental health recovery models

Compassionate leadership

Job description

Role: Services Team Leader
Location: West Central London (hybrid working, 1-2 days in office with flexibility)
Contract: 6-month fixed term
Grade & Salary: £38,889 per annum
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Start date: ASAP

Looking for a role where you can lead meaningful change and support people at critical moments in their lives?

We’re recruiting a Services Team Leader to take the lead in an exciting, newly launched Suicide Prevention and Support Service in Central London.

This is more than just a leadership role; it’s an opportunity to guide a multidisciplinary team delivering life-changing support to individuals affected by suicide, bereavement, and mental health challenges. If you're passionate about mental health, community impact, and building a better future, this could be your next step.

We’re working with a leading mental health provider to recruit an experienced Services Team Leader to lead on suicide prevention and support services across West Central London. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to individuals and communities by managing a high-impact service that spans suicide prevention, postvention, bereavement, and wellbeing training initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, manage, and develop suicide prevention, bereavement, and mental health support services.
• Supervise and support a multidisciplinary team including Suicide Prevention Coordinators, Counsellors, and Advisors.
• Maintain strong relationships with commissioners, partners, and stakeholders across statutory and voluntary sectors.
• Manage service budgets and reporting, ensuring contractual and quality standards are consistently met.
• Oversee mobilisation, delivery, and continuous improvement of support services.
• Provide robust leadership and line management to ensure delivery of recovery-focused, person-centred outcomes.

You’ll bring:

• Proven experience at management level within mental health, suicide prevention, or social care services.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, team leadership, and budget management skills.
• A deep understanding of mental health recovery models and safeguarding practices.
• Ability to manage operational delivery within a contractual and outcomes-based framework.
• A strong, compassionate leadership style and ability to inspire a committed team.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.