Team Manager

Job summary

About the role

As Team Manager, you will provide effective day-to-day leadership to the service, ensuring that people receive safe, respectful and individualised support.

Working closely with colleagues, families, professionals and partner organisations, you will help maintain high standards while promoting recovery, independence, dignity and choice.

Your responsibilities will include:

Leading, motivating and supporting a team of colleagues

Providing regular supervision, coaching and performance support

Ensuring consistently high standards of person-centred care and support

Promoting a positive, inclusive and supportive team culture

Supporting effective risk management and safeguarding practice

Overseeing care and support plans and ensuring they reflect individual needs and goals

Managing staffing, rotas and day-to-day operational requirements

Supporting recruitment, induction and ongoing colleague development

Monitoring service quality and identifying opportunities for improvement

Building positive relationships with families, health and social care professionals and other partners

Ensuring the service works in line with relevant organisational policies, procedures and regulatory requirements

Responding calmly and professionally to challenging or changing situations

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an experienced, compassionate and motivated Team Manager to lead our Core Team East service and support a dedicated team in delivering high-quality, person-centred care.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about mental health, enjoys developing people and can create a positive environment where both colleagues and the people we support can thrive.

About you

We are looking for someone who combines strong leadership skills with genuine compassion and a commitment to improving people's lives.

Ideally, you will have:

Experience of supervising or managing a team within mental health, health, social care or a related service

A good understanding of person-centred and recovery-focused support

Strong leadership and people-management skills

An understanding of safeguarding and risk management

Excellent communication and relationship-building skills

The ability to manage competing priorities and make sound decisions

A positive approach to developing and empowering colleagues

Confidence working collaboratively with professionals and partner organisations

Be a registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational therapist.

Most importantly, you will be a compassionate and approachable leader who can inspire others while keeping the wellbeing, dignity, choices and aspirations of the people we support at the heart of the service.

About us

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Details

• Date posted: 22 September 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: C9378-W1547
• Job locations: Baghill House Health & Wellbeing Centre, Pontefract, WF8 1QW, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

The Post holder will be responsible for the effective day to day delivery of integrated community mental health services within the designated team area.

The post holder will be responsible for the day to day management of resources and staff employed by both SWYPFT and integrated partners with agreed permissions framework to act in conjunction with service managers for both health and social services.

The post holder will be expected to have strong clinical and leadership skills and be responsible for ensuring the delivery of quality community mental health services.

KEY RESULT AREAS:

Management and Resources

The Team Leader will manage allocated resources on behalf of the trust and local authority to ensure that fundamentals of care are delivered.

Competencies

Provide day to day management of all staff within the community team including sickness and absence monitoring, conduct and performance etc.

Ensure that team resources are deployed appropriately to meet the day to day demands on the service.

Ensure service provision meets the individual needs of service users and their carers within the personalisation, prevention and recovery agenda.

Ensure that the service observes the legal and philosophical requirements of national legislative frameworks.

Monitor the quality and appropriateness of service provision.

Monitor team budgets and take measures to ensure that they remain within agreed establishments, alerting the budget holder of current or expected budget pressures.

In conjunction with the local funding agreements, authorise appropriate use of community care budgets to purchase community care packages which have been developed thorough quality assessment and care planning process.

Ensure the provision of supervision and caseload management for team members in line with appropriate line management structure.

Ensure staff management and appraisal systems are implemented and monitored as required by the trust and local authority.

Ensure that team members meet professional and statutory obligations and comply with trust and local authority policies and procedures.

Ensure that trust and local authority performance requirements are met and necessary data is collected, using electronic information as required.

Ensure appropriate trust and local authority procedures are carried out under the agreed multi agency safeguarding procedures.

Ensure service user and carer influence and involvement in planning and evaluating interventions and services.

Participate in local service planning and development.

Lead in the recruitment and retention of staff within the team.

Undertake HR and system investigations and write reports that will evidence the investigation and support higher level decision making.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.

At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.

For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.

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UK Registration

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