Fantastic Key Role in Adult Social Care

Strategic Lead – Mental Health

Strategic Lead – Mental Health – Adult Social Care

Adult social care in Manchester is rapidly changing in an exciting way. Manchester City Council have integrated into a partnership with the Manchester Local Care Organisation (MLCO) to deliver services through a holistic, coordinated model. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Adult Social Care to recruit a strategic lead for adult mental health to work as part of our dynamic Senior Leadership Team.

Strategic Lead – Mental Health

About you

  • Proud and passionate about Manchester and the adult social care/mental health sector.
  • A qualified Social Worker with a firm grounding in social care statutory functions, care act, MCA, safeguarding etc.
  • A high level of understanding of the Approved Mental Health Practitioner and Best Interest assessor roles and challenges they currently face.
  • A high level of understanding the challenges faced by Community Mental Health teams.
  • Able to lead empathically in a culture of high support and challenge.
  • Have an innovative, person centred and can-do approach to transformation.
  • Experienced in leading and managing services with a high level of understanding of mental health, adult social care statutory service delivery, and legal literacy.
  • Be able to deliver a programme of work at pace and co-produce with the workforce and people we support. Essentially bring people with you on this journey for change.
  • Able to work collaboratively with commissioners and system partners including the VSCE to design and deliver best value provision with a keen focus on reablement and recovery.
  • This post will have a key leadership role supported by a transformation team in defining and delivering services that will support the maximisation of better mental health, independence, choice and control, enhancing the maximisation of prevention and alternatives to hospital admission where people in Manchester can thrive.For an informal conversation about this post please contact Tracy Cullen at tracy.cullen@manchester.gov.uk.

Position: Strategic Lead – Mental Health – Adult Social Care
Salary: £69,797 to £75,371
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week
Based: Town Hall Extension, Manchester, M60 2LA/Hybrid working
Closing Date: Sunday 1st December 2024
Assessment Date: week commencing 9th December – final date TBC

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The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Adult Social Care to recruit a strategic lead for adult mental health to work as part of our dynamic senior Leadership Team. Adult Social Care delivers its services as part of the Manchester Local Care Organisation, a pioneering partnership between Manchester City Council and Manchester NHS Health organisations. This enables us to work better together, ensuring care is coordinated and resulting in a better outcome for Manchester citizens. Manchester is modernising its mental health delivery model and welcomes applications from experienced social workers who have a strong evidence-based vision for improving outcomes for people we support in Mental health services.

The post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Appointable candidates will be required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Information provided by you, or the DBS will be dealt with in a confidential manner and in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here. We have a policy on the Employment of Ex-Offenders, and it is available upon request.

This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer, and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Download the Role Profile for more information about the role here [PDF, 243KB]

Want to apply today or find out more?

If you think you’re the right person for the job, we’d love to hear from you.

You can apply online here.

Bernie Enright

Executive Director of Adult Services
“Our community health and adult social care teams have been integrated for the first time with the aim to improve outcomes by working together. 12 neighbourhood teams made up of GPs, mental health services, social care and other professionals are running in unison to provide better care and support for residents.”

Integration with our partners at the MLCO has brought community health and adult social care together as one team for the first time.

Adult Social Care has a clear pathway. From first contact and assessment to budget allocation, support planning and, finally, service provision and review. In Manchester, we have a range of adult social care professionals.

Social workers are responsible for a range of complex, statutory assessments and interventions. They are bound by professional registration and have ongoing training to ensure skills development. We’ve recently strengthened our social work roles, and ongoing recruitment is increasing our capacity.

Our Manchester Equipment and Adaptions Partnership (MEAP) has occupational therapists who carry out a vital role. They support disabled residents with equipment and adaptations for their homes, or through suitable rehousing.

Social workers and occupational therapists are responsible for rapid assessments, offering a range of solutions to help people improve independence. They also provide short-term interventions when people need a bit more care and support.

I’m proud of our many in-house services that meet the needs of our older and disabled residents. These include our Reablement Service (helping people back to independence), and Supported Accommodation. We also have a vibrant external care market including day care services, homecare and residential and nursing care.

Supporting my team and I are a fantastic range of additional services that contribute to the successful delivery of adult social care in an integrated health and care environment. We’re all stepping up to the challenge so we can make a real difference to people’s lives.

I hope this provides a quick overview of the work we do, and it would be fantastic if you want to be part of our exciting ongoing journey and come on board!

Manchester Local Care Organisation

How we work
MLCO is a pioneering public sector partnership organisation powered by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Greater Manchester Mental Health, Manchester City Council, Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership and the Manchester Primary Care Partnership. We are part NHS, part local authority.

Around 4,000 staff that make up the city’s adult and children’s NHS community teams and adult social care teams are deployed to MLCO. They include district and community nurses, social workers, health visitors, therapists, care staff, support staff and many other health and care professionals.

Our mission statement is: leading local care, improving lives in Manchester, with you.

Learn more about MLCO.

Social Work

Why Manchester is different
Social Work in Manchester is unique. We are committed to developing and retaining our workforce to meet challenges and ensure that working with us is rewarding and enjoyable.

Adult Social Care delivers its services as part of the Manchester Local Care Organisation. We have clear guidelines around reflective supervision and Continuing Professional Development – supporting workers to be the best that they can be at all times.

Learn more about Social Work in Manchester

See what our staff have to say about working in Manchester

“Empowering, diverse, forward-thinking and a great place to work”. Watch our short video where our staff explain what working in Manchester is like.

Want to apply today or find out more?

If you think you’re the right person for the job, we’d love to hear from you.

You can apply online here.