Team Manager - Clinical Health

Barnardo's; Barrowford; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnardo's is seeking a proactive Team Manager for the Moving Mindsets Mental Health Support Team, covering South Cumbria from Barrow-in-Furness to South Lakes. You will lead a therapeutic service, line-manage staff, and drive high quality outcomes for children and young people.

The role requires a relevant professional qualification and extensive experience in overseeing operational delivery and safeguarding.

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification (minimum Diploma/Degree) in CBT, mental health nursing, social work, OT, education, teaching, psychological wellbeing practitioner, children and young people’s wellbeing practitioner, child and adolescent psychotherapy, systemic therapy, interpersonal therapy or counselling.

Responsibilities

• Take operational lead in a busy therapeutic service.
• Line manage and nurture a diverse team of therapeutic staff.
• Work with individual strengths to support high quality service delivery.
• Oversee safeguarding matters and ensure service delivery outputs and outcomes meet expectations.

Skills

Line management

Operational leadership

Safeguarding knowledge

Therapeutic service delivery

Education settings liaison

Education

Diploma/Degree in a relevant field

Job description

Moving Mindsets Mental Health Support Team - Team Manager

South Cumbria Mental Health Support Team (Barrow and South Lakes)

- Team Manager

Due to recent internal promotion we currently have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated person to join Moving Mindsets - covering South Cumbria area as a Team Manager. We are looking for a compassionate leader who can:

• Take the operational lead in a busy therapeutic service
• Line manage and nurture a diverse team of therapeutic staff
• Work with individual strengths to support high quality service delivery
• Work creatively to maximise service delivery

This role is based across South Cumbria covering Barrow in Furness and South Lakes area on a permanent basis and the successful candidate will be responsible for managing a team of therapeutic professionals in a therapy-based service for children and young people. There will be an emphasis on:

• Overseeing the smooth delivery of a busy service
• Maintaining active engagement on all safeguarding matters
• Being accountable for service delivery outputs and outcomes

We are looking for someone who is passionate about:

• Children's and Young people's emotional health and wellbeing
• Improving outcomes for children and young people

The successful candidate must have:

• Relevant professional qualification (minimum Diploma/Degree) e.g. Cognitive behavioural therapy, mental health nursing, social work, occupational therapy, education, teaching, psychological wellbeing practitioner, children and young people's wellbeing practitioner, child and adolescent psychotherapy, systemic therapy, interpersonal therapy, counselling
• Appropriate and valid UK professional registration e.g. Nursing Midwifery Council, Social Work England, British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, British Psychological Society, General Teaching Council
• Extensive experience of overseeing operational service delivery
• Experience of overseeing the delivery of therapeutic / support interventions
• A comprehensive understanding of children's safeguarding
• Extensive experience of line management
• MHST Background

Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) are a national programme jointly delivered with the Department for Education, NHS England and Health Education England. The programme has three core functions:

• Delivering evidence-based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health needs
• Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole school/college approach
• Giving timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education

MHST's support the promotion of wellbeing and good mental health with particular focus on early intervention. They work with existing social, emotional, mental health and wellbeing support within education settings, building relationships with each education setting and with children, young people, parent-carers and partner in the locally system to co-design and evaluate the support offer required.

The MHS teams provide direct therapeutic care to children and young people who show signs of mild to moderate mental health difficulties, alongside supporting education settings with their whole education approach.

For further information, please contact:

Amy Armstrong

[e-mail]

Tel:- 07874 795 425

We welcome enquiries from people interested in this role and are happy to facilitate online meetings prior to interviews.

Interviews are to be held on the 30th November 2026. The interview will be face to face and held at the Barrow office.

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Team Manager - Clinical Health

Company: Barnardo's

Salary: £45,529 to £48,477 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Barrowford

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 27 Oct 2026

Closing date: 20 Nov 2026