About the Team

The successful applicant will become part of an experienced and motivated Mental Health Social Care Management Team. As a Team Manager you will support our social care Team Managers in the North of the County who oversee the work of the dementia, older adult and CMHT social care pathways, as well as our specialist Mental Health carers service. North Warwickshire is a local government district with borough status in Warwickshire, England. The borough includes the two towns of Atherstone and Coleshill, and the large villages of Polesworth, Kingsbury, Hartshill and Water Orton along with smaller villages and surrounding rural areas.

About the Role

If you are an experienced and motivated manager who relishes a challenge then we want to hear from you. This Delivery Lead role is a unique opportunity to build upon our successful relationship with Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust (CWPT) who, like us, are in the final stages of an exciting period of Transformation.

Redefining and consolidating our key social work offer within the wider Community Mental Health Teams has been an integral part of our Transformation vision. Although still seconded to CWPT under a successful section 75 agreement, we now directly line manage our own social resource and focus on meeting the Care Act needs of those experiencing mental ill-health.

As a Team Manager you will work closely with CWPT partners to identify and address social care needs both for new referrals, as part of the triage process, and for those alrea dy open to services. You will also have a key link role in facilitating the discharge of psychiatric inpatients by ensuring social care needs are identified as early as possible with a view to accessing support from either our urgent or community social care pathway.

You will be able to demonstrate excellent organisational skills, a head for complexity, and a desire to improve the outcomes and wellbeing of those you work with. Above all we are looking for inspirational leadership from someone truly motivated to improve the outcomes of the people we work with.

If the successful applicant is a qualified AMHP you will be part of a countywide AMHP rota assessing people of all ages who are experiencing a mental health crisis.

Key Requirements

• The ability to demonstrate leadership
• A focus on identifying and meeting complex social care needs
• Excellent organisational and communication skills

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification below;

Team Manager

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them! 

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure.  Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19%, to help support you r financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit:

Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund' 

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

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Additional Information

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fl uency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

To discuss the role please contact Sharon Young,

sharonyoung@warwickshire.gov.uk or Diane Mchugh, dianemchugh@warwickshire.gov.uk

Closing date:                 2^nd May 2024
Interview date:           28^th May 2024

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements. 

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See?more