Team Manager - Older Adult Mental Health Team

Bath & North East Somerset Council; Midsomer Norton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government entity in Midsomer Norton is seeking a Team Manager for the Older Age Community Mental Health Team. This role requires a compassionate leader to drive innovation in supporting older adults with complex mental health needs and dementia. Responsibilities include providing leadership, driving quality improvements, and collaborating with health services. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in empathetic care and mental health.

Benefits

Payment of 5% welcome payment upon probation completion

Ongoing training and supervision

Access to staff parking and electric charge points

Qualifications

• Must lead with empathy and vision to foster a recovery-oriented culture.
• Experience in delivering gold-standard mental health care.
• Ability to collaborate with health and social care systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible leadership and performance management.
• Drive initiatives for quality improvement and change.
• Collaborate to deliver integrated mental health support.

Skills

Leadership

Empathy

Change management

Collaboration

Quality improvement

Job description

Overview

At Bath & North East Somerset Council, our mission is simple yet powerful: to improve peoples lives. We are looking for a passionate, forward-thinking leader to join our Older Age Community Mental Health Team, a team transforming how we support older adults with complex mental health needs and dementia. If you’re ready to lead with compassion, drive innovation, and champion person-centred care, this is your opportunity to make a real impact.

Responsibilities

Key duties of the job

As Team Manager, you’ll lead with empathy and vision, fostering a culture rooted in recovery, strengths-based support, and rights-based practice. You’ll guide your team to deliver flexible, creative interventions that empower individuals to maintain independence and thrive in their communities. Key responsibilities include:

• Providing visible, accessible leadership and real-time performance management.
• Driving quality improvement and change management initiatives.
• Collaborating across the wider health and social care system to deliver joined-up support.
• Inspiring your team to deliver gold-standard care through shared values and professional development.

We’re committed to your growth too – with ongoing supervision, training opportunities, and support from both the Local Authority and AWP.

About us

About Bath and North East Somerset Council. Working at Bath and North East Somerset provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

Location & Lifestyle

This role is based in Bath and North East Somerset – a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its stunning architecture, vibrant culture, and beautiful countryside. With excellent transport links, staff parking, pool cars, electric charge points, and secure bike facilities, commuting is easy and flexible.

What we offer

Payment and progression

This post attracts a welcome payment of 5% of the starting salary for the grade to enable individuals to join our permanent workforce. This is payable upon successful completion of your probationary period and is subject to eligibility criteria.

Do you want to…

• Be part of an innovative and enthusiastic integrated mental health team?
• Deliver high-quality services that support older adults with complex mental health needs and dementia?
• Work in a team that embraces a person-centred, strengths-based approach?
• Champion the role of social work and social care in an integrated mental health setting, using your leadership to shape and grow the profession?

Interested?

If you’d like to learn more or have an informal chat about the role, please contact Christina Jefferies, AWP Service Manager, on 07761 447049 or [e-mail].

Interview date: TBC No Agencies Please

Please note: BANES Council operates a policy of prior consideration for individuals on the Council’s at-risk register (redeployees). If a redeployee meets the essential criteria, they will be considered ahead of external applicants.

Please note that this advert may close earlier than the stated closing date due to high demand. We advise all interested candidates to apply as soon as possible

Person specification

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Safeguarding Statement: The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment anyone working in a post with children or vulnerable groups will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with/without barred list checks.