Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Grade I. Scale 35 - £46,142 to Scale 39 - £50,269 with professional bar at SCP 37 £48,226
Hours Per Week: 36 hours
Base Location: Wilshaw House, Wilshaw Lane, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL7 9QG
Assessment Date: To be arranged
The Role
We are looking for a dynamic, passionate, resilient leader with a proven track record of building strong relationships across diverse stakeholders to join the Adult Social Care Mental Health Team as Assistant Team Manager (ATM). This role will play a vital part in the transformation of services and help shape the future of mental health services within the community.
Responsibilities
The role will involve:
* Supporting Leadership: Assisting the Team Manager in recruiting key positions and building a team capable of handling complex cases.
* Developing Specialist Services: Collaborating with the Team Manager to shape a specialist care model for adults with mental illness, ensuring person‑centred and legally compliant practices.
* Effective Management: Contributing to team leadership, ensuring clarity of direction, and promoting a performance‑driven culture that motivates and empowers staff.
* Practice Improvement & Safeguarding: Supporting the Team Manager in safeguarding responsibilities, promoting continuous learning, and ensuring service quality meets regulatory standards.
* Collaboration & Communication: Developing a robust communication and engagement plan, building strong working relationships with service users, carers, and health colleagues to achieve positive outcomes.
* CQC Compliance: Assisting in implementing Key Lines of Enquiry to ensure compliance with CQC standards and contributing to overall improvement of the service.
* Operational Excellence: Helping establish and maintain a responsive duty system for emergencies, ensuring efficient service delivery at all times.
* Partner Collaboration: Collaborating with internal and external partners, including voluntary organisations, to drive successful outcomes across the broader system.
About You
We are looking for a driven professional who is passionate about improving the lives of people with mental health challenges and supporting their independence. You will have:
* A Level 6 social work degree or equivalent qualification.
* A strong background in Adult Social Care, with direct experience working with adults with mental illness and an understanding of transitions.
* Experience in care management environments, ideally with a focus on mental health.
* Proven leadership experience, particularly in managing service change and redesign.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to motivate and develop teams.
* The capability to think strategically, set clear targets, and plan for future service needs.
* If you’re excited by the opportunity to lead change in a growing service and make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.
Benefits
Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here.
Careers and Equality
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This position is subject to Enhanced with Barred List Disclosure Procedures. We are a disability confident employer and will consider reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010. Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.
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