Team Manager - Mental Health Forensics

at  Surrey County Council

Job Introduction The starting salary for this role is £60,033 per annum, based on a 36-hour working week.
The post is based in Chertsey but is expected to operate across different areas, with a satellite base in Epsom.
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated professionals to join our fantastic Forensic Social Care Team. This team is a specialist forensic social care mental health team who work closely alongside health in a collocated approach.
If you have a flexible and adaptable management style and are excited about the opportunity to focus and use your skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of people in Surrey, we want to meet you!

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days’ holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years’ service and 30 days after 5 years’ service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer’s leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more

About the TeamThe Mental Health Forensic Team works with high risk cases and service users who have been detained under Section 3 of the Mental Health Act 1983 and have been in the criminal justice system. They undertake the role of social supervisor to those who have been detained, on behalf of the Ministry of Justice. The team works with service users with learning disabilities and works in partnership with Forensic Outreach Liaison Service (FOLS) and Forensic Intellectual and Neurodevelopmental Disorder Service (FIND).
There is an expectation that you will have a good working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, managing risk and experience in mental health, substance misuse and an understanding of the learning disabilities in the forensic area. The Forensic Social Care Team is a small specialist team who focus on care act requirements and work alongside health.
We offer agile working and as the Team Manager you will be able to work flexibly working within the office and at home. Surrey also offers excellent training opportunities for all staff and have a variety of management courses.

You’ll bring experience of the successful management of staff, including managing performance and development while successfully addressing conduct, attendance and performance capability issues. Skilled in managing budgets, you will bring substantial experience of managing the delivery and improvement of social care. A sound understanding of a strengths-based approach will also be vital. Shortlisting CriteriaTo be considered for shortlisting for this role, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other relevant professional qualification.
• Proven experience of successful management of staff, including managing performance and development while successfully addressing conduct, attendance, and performance capability issues.
• Skill in managing budgets, with substantial experience of managing the delivery and improvement of social care.
• Sound understanding of personalisation and strengths-based assessments.
• Significant knowledge and/or experience of health and social care.
• Evidence of understanding the mental health forensic agenda and an awareness of the learning disability area.
• Evidence of the application and understanding of part 3 of the mental health act.
• Evidence good understanding of risk management and MAPPA.
• Direct experience of delivering adult social care services and a comprehensive and applied knowledge of adult social care legislation.

Surrey has both urban and rural areas and locality based social care workers will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK and access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.
Contact usPlease contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.
For an informal discussion please contact Caroline Hewlett (Senior Manager) by email at caroline.hewlett@surreycc.gov.uk.
An enhanced DBS ‘Disclosure and Barring Service’ check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children’s and Adults’ Barred List checks will be required for this role.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
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Our Commitment Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups

• Social Work, Occupational Therapy or other relevant professional qualification.
• Proven experience of successful management of staff, including managing performance and development while successfully addressing conduct, attendance, and performance capability issues.
• Skill in managing budgets, with substantial experience of managing the delivery and improvement of social care.
• Sound understanding of personalisation and strengths-based assessments.
• Significant knowledge and/or experience of health and social care.
• Evidence of understanding the mental health forensic agenda and an awareness of the learning disability area.
• Evidence of the application and understanding of part 3 of the mental health act.
• Evidence good understanding of risk management and MAPPA.
• Direct experience of delivering adult social care services and a comprehensive and applied knowledge of adult social care legislation