At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a compassionate team supporting mental health services and make a real difference.
- Company: Established care provider in Bristol with a focus on mental health.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, potential for permanent role, and supportive work environment.
- Other info: Flexible rota including weekends, with opportunities for personal development.
- Why this job: Step into a leadership role and positively impact lives in the community.
- Qualifications: Experience in mental health support and team leadership required.
The predicted salary is between 31500 - 31500 £ per year.
Location: Bristol
Salary: £32,461.00 per annum (£16.65 per hour)
Contract: Temporary to Permanent (approx. 3 months, with potential to become permanent)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, rota basis including weekends
About the Role
We are recruiting on behalf of a well-established care provider in Bristol for an experienced Specialist Service Lead to join their mental health service. This is an excellent opportunity for a confident, compassionate leader with specialist mental health knowledge to make a genuine difference in the lives of the people they support.
Working under the leadership of the Service Manager, you will lead a team of Support Workers/Personal Assistants, ensuring service delivery is safe, effective, and personalised. You will act as a role model within the team, using your specialist knowledge and experience to support induction, mentoring, and ongoing development of colleagues.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and support the team with professionalism, taking ownership of decisions and actions
- Support recruitment and selection processes within the service
- Use specialist mental health knowledge to support assessments and maximise the number of people supported
- Build positive relationships with the people you support, their families, and external stakeholders
- Develop and review individualised care plans and risk assessments that promote independence
- Ensure choice and coordination of support is maximised for the people you support
- Support staff wellbeing and performance, including 1:1s and coaching
- Identify learning and development needs within the team, with a focus on specialist mental health skills
- Contribute to wider service, department, and organisational objectives
- Maintain financial systems in line with policy and legislation
- Help maintain a safe, clean, and pleasant environment, flagging repairs or adaptations as needed
- Implement and monitor quality measures, reporting outcomes to the Service Manager
- Take responsibility for your own learning and development
What We're Looking For:
- Significant experience supporting people with mental health needs
- Experience leading or supporting a team
- Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care (or working towards this within 18 months)
- A specialist qualification such as Positive Behaviour Support is desirable
- Strong communication skills across a range of stakeholders
- Excellent time management and the ability to manage competing priorities
- A proactive, solution-focused approach to problem solving
- Confidence using MS Office and digital care planning/medication systems
- Flexibility to work a rota including days, nights, and weekends where required
This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a leadership role within mental health services in Bristol, with real potential for a temporary contract to become permanent for the right person. If you're immediately available or have a short notice period, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today for a confidential conversation about this role.
