Service Manager- Mental Health Social Care

Service Manager- Mental Health Social Care

Employer: Wokingham Borough Council
Salary: £62,222 - £68,120 Per Annum, Plus Benefits
Location: Wokingham Borough Council, Resource House
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time
Hours: 37 hours per week.
DBS Check: Enhanced
Closing Date: 21/07/2024 at 23:00
Reference: 712953

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Service Manager, Mental Health Social Care to join our Integrated Mental Health Service here at Wokingham Borough Council, on a full-time, permanent basis.

Following a service review, Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) and Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT) have restructured the delivery of our Integrated Mental Health Service.

The Role:

As the Service Manager, you will be responsible for leading the delivery of Social Care, ensuring WBC's compliance with legislation, policies, and procedures, and providing high-quality support to meet performance requirements.

Social care will introduce a dedicated Social Care pathway, while BHFT will provide health care under the One Team and care pathways model of care delivery. Although WBC staff will manage Social Care and BHFT will provide health care separately, the service will collaborate closely as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure the best outcomes for service users.

WBC will continue to support individuals with complex Mental Health needs, however this is need based rather than via the diagnostic secondary care gateway. The people that we support will have a severe mental illness, and may not always be open to Mental Health services.

The new configuration will involve greater collaboration with WBC locality and commissioning services, as well as increased engagement with VCSO and Third sector organizations.

Candidate Requirements:

We are seeking an experienced, highly motivated Mental Health professional with managerial experience, who is excited to lead and shape the service in line with the new service model.

The ideal candidate must have a comprehensive understanding of Safeguarding, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act, and Human Rights legislation and experience in working with adults with severe mental illness. Ideally, they should understand the requirement of the AMHP service, possess managerial experience, and/or have led improvement or change projects.

If the successful candidate is an AMHP there will be the opportunity to be approved by Wokingham and contribute to the AMHP rota and receive the AMHP allowance.

Benefits:

Wokingham Integrated Mental Health Service is committed to professional development and has excellent working relationships with health colleagues and colleagues in Adult Social Care. We offer competitive terms and conditions, including 30 days of annual leave per year, or 35 days for those with 5 years of local government service. In addition, we offer the LG pension scheme, shared cost AVC, Civil Service Social Club membership, and Kaarp (which provides benefits, including discounts to local gyms). We are also members of the Cycle to Work Scheme.

Our Area

Wokingham Borough is set in the heart of Berkshire with excellent transport links to Reading and central London. Our area comprises of a vibrant and historical market town, attractive villages, and miles of beautiful countryside.

We're home to a range of high performing schools, a host of international businesses and an incredible community. We have a strong local economy with accelerated growth, a range of excellent public facilities and low levels of crime, offering an exceptional quality of life.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity to join an excellent and dynamic team, please follow the link to the online application form. Alternatively, for an informal discussion please contact: Liz Tait on

Closing date: 21st July 2024, 11pm

Interview date: W/C 22nd July 2024

Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified.

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

All successful candidates for this role will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.

Further information on this vacancy

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