Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicestershire, LE3 8RA
Salary: £49,221 - £53,826 per annum (pro rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 7 th August 2026
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity for an inspiring leader who enjoys service improvement, partnership working and developing high-performing teams, leading one of two Adult Mental Health Locality Teams at a time of transformation across Adult Social Care. The role will involve developing innovative approaches and strengthening joint working with partner agencies to improve outcomes for people with mental health needs. Working to the principles and requirements of the Mental Health Act (1983), Mental Capacity Act (2005), Care Act (2014) and associated Codes of Practice, you will lead a team to ensure personalised, robust, and recovery‑focused support pathways. Working within a collaborative and forward-thinking leadership team, you will provide operational leadership to a highly skilled workforce, supporting the delivery of statutory responsibilities alongside health colleagues, community mental health services, housing providers, voluntary sector organisations and wider system partners to improve outcomes for adults with mental health needs.
You will have the opportunity to influence new ways of working, support innovation and help shape the future of Adult Mental Health Social Care within Leicestershire.
You will lead a dedicated team of:
- Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHP) and Mental Health Social Workers, delivering Care Act assessments, reviews, safeguarding enquiries, Mental Capacity Act assessments, Court of Protection reports and statutory responses.
- Community Support and Community Reablement Workers supporting strengths-based responses, recovery planning, and neighbourhood/community-based support.
- Newly Qualified Social Workers and students, supporting professional development and reflective practice.
Key Duties
- Lead, motivate and develop a high-performing Adult Mental Health Team, delivering safe, effective and person-focused social work practice.
- Provide visible leadership and professional supervision, promoting strengths-based practice, reflective learning and continuous improvement.
- Ensure statutory duties under the Care Act (2014), Mental Health Act (1983), Mental Capacity Act (2005), Human Rights Act (1998) and Equality Act (2010) are fulfilled and oversee the effective operation of the Mental Health Team, ensuring timely decision-making, robust risk management and safe service delivery.
- Ensure people receive appropriate information, advice, signposting and preventative support whilst awaiting longer-term support.
- Lead effective partnership working with Community Mental Health Teams, Primary Care, Housing, NHS Trusts, Integrated Care Boards, voluntary organisations and wider community partners.
- Drive service improvement through performance management, quality assurance, data analysis and continuous learning and manage staffing resources, workforce planning, budgets and operational performance to ensure efficient, high-quality and legally compliant service delivery, maintaining effective team capacity and capability.
- Support organisational transformation and contribute to the ongoing development of innovative operating models across Adult Mental Health Services and provide performance reports and assurance to Strategic Service Managers and the Head of Service and participate in the Adult Social Care management duty rota and undertake DoLS sign-off responsibilities.
About You
To apply for this post you must have:
- Significant experience of working within Adult Mental Health, leading and developing high-performing teams within a social care or health environment.
- Strong knowledge of the Care Act (2014), Mental Health Act (1983), Mental Capacity Act (2005), Human Rights Act (1998) and safeguarding legislation and experience of managing Social Workers holding complex caseloads.
- Experience of leading change, improving services and embedding new ways of working.
- Excellent partnership working, stakeholder and relationship management skills with the ability to build positive relationships across organisational boundaries.
- Experience of managing performance, quality assurance, workforce development and service improvement, budget management and efficiency management.
- Strong leadership, communication and decision-making skills.
- Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of social work and social care legislation, policy and best practice, and a commitment to strengths-based practice, prevention and improving outcomes for adults with mental health needs.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer .
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Strategic Service Manager – Nina Manning
[email protected]
Tel: 0116 305 0746
Strategic Service Manager – Aiden Neaves
[email protected]
Tel: 0116 305 4832
How to Apply
At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.
If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support .
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