Mental Health Team Manager

Contract Terms

• Starting salary: PO7 (£59,511 – £62,766)
• Work location: St Ann’s Hospital, St Ann’s Road, London, N15 3TH
• Hours per week: 36
• Contract type: Permanent
• Closing date: Sunday, 2nd August 2026 at 23:59
• Expected interview date: W/c 10th August 2026

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Mental Health Team Manager to join our Adults Social Services team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in driving and embedding strengths based person‑centred practice across Adult Social Care. Working closely with the Service Manager and Head of Service, you will manage a team of social workers and social care staff to deliver high‑quality assessments, care management, and reviews for adults and their carers. You will ensure services are Care Act compliant, promote equal opportunities, safeguard vulnerable adults, and effectively manage staffing, operational, and care purchasing budgets.

About the Team

Our Adults Mental Health Social Services team is committed to delivering high quality, strengths‑based support that enables residents to live safely, independently and with dignity. You will work collaboratively with social care practitioners, managers, Service managers, commissioners, providers, workforce development colleagues and partner agencies to drive continuous improvement across the service. The team values learning, innovation and professional development, with a strong focus on supporting practitioners through forums, workshops, apprenticeship pathways and the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) programme.

About You

We are looking for a qualified and experienced social worker who demonstrates significant experience working with adults in statutory, voluntary, or local authority settings, with the ability to make complex decisions, manage risk, support and motivate staff, work within legal frameworks, communicate effectively, produce high‑quality reports, build strong teams, manage performance, support staff development, and organise work effectively while maintaining a sound understanding of care management practice and relevant legislation.

You will have detailed knowledge of the legislative and policy frameworks that underpin Adult Social Care, along with experience of supporting, developing, and motivating practitioners to deliver high‑quality outcomes. You will be confident in designing and delivering training, leading workshops, undertaking quality assurance activities and team identifying opportunities for service improvement. Excellent communication skills are essential, including the ability to write clear reports, present information to a range of audiences and influence stakeholders. You will also be highly organised, able to manage competing priorities, proficient in the use of IT systems and committed to continuous improvement and professional excellence within Adult Social Care.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work. We recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community. Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days plus bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money‑saving discounts.