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Job description

We’re looking for a Manager of Mental Health & Addiction Services to lead Floating Support and Community Wellbeing services, ensuring safe, effective, and person-centred support for the people we serve. Working closely with the Assistant Director, you will provide strong operational leadership across a range of services -supporting teams, driving performance, and ensuring consistently high standards of care and compliance. This is a key role where you will shape service delivery, influence strategic direction, and build meaningful partnerships to improve outcomes for individuals, families and communities. Please see employer website for full job details & person specification.

Responsibilities

• Manage Inspires’ Mental Health & Addiction Services adopting a model of best practice for Mental Health and Addiction.
• Support the Assistant Director in the strategic development and operational delivery of Inspire Mental Health & Addiction Services, in accordance with the objectives, vision and values of the organisation.
• Monitor and review the operational plans on a regular basis and report to the Assistant Director on progress towards the strategic and operational priorities, be accountable for the results.
• Ensure delivery of objectives and key performance targets for Inspire Mental Health & Addiction Services.
• Ensure Inspires’ vision and values are embedded within your area of responsibility.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• To be flexible as the role will involve working on a rota/shift basis. Day, evening, weekend work and on call to meet the needs of the service.
• Possess a full current driving licence and access to a car. Business insurance will be a requirement for this post.
• Consideration will be given to alternative travelling proposals in respect of applicants with a disability who cannot hold a driver’s licence.
• Professional qualification for example: Professional Social Work qualification and registered on the appropriate part of the NISCC register without condition.
• Or A first level registered nurse on the appropriate part of the Nursing and Midwifery Council register.
• Or Allied health professional; e.g. qualified OT registered with BAOT/RCOT.
• And A minimum of 4 years’ experience of working in a health care setting with demonstrated experience of managing a range of complex mental health needs of service users.
• At least 2 years of this experience must be in a relevant operational management capacity, which must include the supervision of staff/volunteers and financial management including budgetary responsibility.
• Or A QCF level 5 diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care Services (Adults Management) and be registered or eligible for registration on appointment on the NISCC register without condition.
• And a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a health and social care setting with demonstrated experience of managing a range of complex mental health needs of service users.
• This must include at least 2 years relevant experience in an operational management capacity in a health and social care setting to include supervision of staff/volunteers and financial management including budgetary responsibility.
• Experience of Budget / Financial / Contract management.
• Experience of using IT packages and systems including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Client Management.

Further Information

Location: Enterprise Court. Salary: £29,593.20 - £34,803.60 per annum pro rata.