Team Manager – Mental Health Team Salary - £54,495 - £61,379 per annum. Hours – 37 hours per week We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, innovative and creative manager to join our Adult Care Service, to lead the ongoing development of Solihull’s Mental Health Team. About the Role Our Mental Health Team in Solihull provides specialist social care support to Solihull residents with complex mental health needs. We work closely with our mental health colleagues in the NHS and we share a base with various Community Mental Health teams. The team also has oversight of Solihull’s high quality Approved Mental Health Professional service, and the Team Manager will both support all AMHPs and act as an AMHP on a rota. As the Team Manager, you will be part of a highly experienced and dedicated team, delivering effective supervision and leadership to embed a strengths-based model of assessment and support, promoting independence and well-being and achieving better outcomes for people, carers and their families. You will play a pivotal role in managing and developing our dedicated team of professionals to ensure the delivery of high-quality care and support services, fostering a positive and inclusive environment for both staff and the people we support. About You To be successful in this role you will have: A Professional Social Work qualification or equivalent and significant experience in adult social work services Significant management experience within a pressurised environment The ability to lead, support, mentor and develop a large team of Adult Care and Support professionals The ability to build positive relationships with people from a variety of roles across health and social care The ability to embed a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring positive and high-quality practice is observed A management qualification or other post qualifying awards would be an advantage. It is also a requirement for the Team Manager working in the Mental Health Team to be an AMHP (Approved Mental Health Practitioner). Training will be provided where required. Once trained, you will undertake AMHP duties, for which an additional payment to the value of 2 increments will be made. As such, there is a requirement that you are within easy reach of the borough, able to drive and have access to a car, therefore this role carries essential car user status. Above all you will need to evidence your passion for supporting people with care and support needs, partnership working and the ability to work in an innovative way. Our Offer to You In return we offer the opportunity to work within a highly dedicated and professional working environment where you will be supported by a programme of continuous training and development. Working on a hybrid basis; this role will include a combination of home working and working at least one day per week in the office. We also offer: Flexible working arrangements Family and Carer friendly policies Generous annual leave of 25 days a year plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy a further 10 days leave per year Our Employee Assistance Programme – a 24 hour independent, free and confidential advice and support service Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme Employee benefits including Childcare Vouchers and a staff discount card Contact Us If you require further information please contact: Mike Strauss, Head of Service: mike.strauss@solihull.gov.uk or 07810152805. Closing date – Tuesday 14 April 2026 Interviews will take place on the afternoon of 12 and 13 May 2026. Candidates will be required to complete psychometric testing as part of the recruitment and selection process for this post. Further Information This is an essential car user post as the demands of the job make it operationally essential and there is a contractual requirement to make a suitable vehicle available to ensure the requirements of the job can be carried out effectively. Applicants must be able to drive, have a driving licence and be a car owner/have access to a suitable vehicle, however for disabled applicants, reasonable adjustments will be made where required. This post will require a DBS check. Please note we are not accepting CVs for this opportunity. This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. Solihull Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and a commitment to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Attached documents TP-180-2063 - JDPS - Team Manager v8.0.docx