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Job DescriptionContract TermsGrade: PO7Salary: £59,511 – £62,766 per annumContract Type: FTC – 12 MonthsWorking hours: Full time, 36 hours per weekClosing Date: Sunday 10th May 2026Expected Interview Date: Week commencing 26th May 2026About HaringeyHaringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.About The RoleAs Mental Health Team Manager, you will play a pivotal leadership role within Haringey’s integrated Adult Mental Health Service, overseeing the delivery of high quality, person centred support for adults with mental health needs, often in complex and high risk situations.Working in close partnership with North London NHS Mental Health Trust, housing providers, and voluntary and community sector partners, you will lead a multi disciplinary team of Social Workers, Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs), care management staff, and students. You will be responsible for the team’s operational performance, quality of practice, workforce development, and safeguarding oversight, ensuring that statutory responsibilities are met and residents’ rights are upheld.You will promote strengths based, recovery focused, and trauma informed practice, enabling adults to exercise choice, maintain independence, and achieve meaningful outcomes in their communities. This role also involves managing resources effectively, overseeing care budgets, contributing to service development, and supporting continuous improvement across Adult Services.About The TeamHaringey’s Adult Mental Health Service is a supportive, values driven, and forward thinking service, committed to tackling inequality and improving outcomes for our diverse borough. The team operates within an integrated health and social care model, working collaboratively with NHS colleagues and a wide range of partners to deliver seamless, joined up pathways of care. We are proud to be a learning organisation, where reflective practice, high quality supervision, and professional development are embedded into everyday working life.About YouYou will be an experienced and confident leader, bringing strong professional credibility and a clear commitment to high quality, ethical, and lawful mental health practice.You Will Have A recognised social work qualification and professional registration, with substantial experience in adult mental health within a statutory setting Proven experience of managing and developing staff, supporting performance, wellbeing, and continuous professional development A strong working knowledge of relevant legislation, including the Mental Health Act, Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act, Human Rights Act, and safeguarding adults frameworks Confidence in overseeing complex and high risk cases, applying defensible, proportionate, and rights based decision making Experience of effective multi agency working, particularly within integrated health and social care systems A commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, with the ability to address health inequalities and promote anti discriminatory practiceWorking for HaringeyAt 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, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so 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 up to 31 days + 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.Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may end be diverted through to junk email folders. Please continue to check these through the application process. If you have any questions about the status of you application please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk