Peripatetic Team Manager - Internal Applicants Only)

PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Leicestershire, LE3 8RA

Salary: Grade 13 -  £49,221 to £53,826 per annum (pro rata for part-time) (Pay award pending) 

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Fixed Term (3 Months)

Closing Date: Monday 24th August 2026

Interview Date(s):   TBC

This is an exciting opportunity to join the management team in Melton and Charnwood, with a focus on Waiting Well in our mental health teams. This would be an ideal opportunity for some wanting to progress their career into management. 

We have secured funding for a dedicated Peripatetic Team Manager to lead a focused three-month programme designed to improve flow through the Adult Mental Health waiting list, strengthen Waiting Well practice and support the delivery of timely, strengths-based interventions for adults awaiting allocation.

You will provide operational leadership to increase capacity, support practitioners to resolve outstanding work, reduce waiting times and improve people's experience whilst waiting for longer-term responses.

This is an opportunity to lead service improvement, embed new ways of working and demonstrate how proactive leadership, partnership working and strengths-based practice can improve outcomes for adults with mental health needs.
 

About the Role

This is an opportunity to be part of an ambitious programme that is reshaping Adult Mental Health Social Care.

You will work alongside an experienced and supportive leadership team, influencing new ways of working that place prevention, strengths-based practice and partnership at the heart of service delivery.

Your work will directly contribute to improving people's experience of Adult Social Care by reducing delays, strengthening Waiting Well support and helping ensure adults receive the right intervention at the right time.

If you enjoy leading change, improving services and making a tangible difference, we would love to hear from you.

Key Duties:

• Lead the delivery of a targeted three-month waiting list improvement programme. 
• Provide day-to-day operational leadership and management support to practitioners working with adults awaiting allocation. 
• Review people awaiting support, ensuring risk is appropriately assessed, managed and reviewed. 
• Support social care practitioners to complete proportionate Care Act assessments, reducing unnecessary delay and duplication.
• Promote strengths-based practice and embed Waiting Well principles throughout the team's work. 
• Work collaboratively with Community Mental Health Teams, Housing, Primary Care, voluntary organisations and wider system partners to identify opportunities for early intervention and prevention. 
• Identify barriers preventing progression and work with practitioners and managers to resolve these. 
• Ensure statutory responsibilities under the Care Act (2014), Mental Health Act (1983), Mental Capacity Act (2005) and safeguarding legislation are fulfilled. 
• Monitor performance, waiting times and service activity, providing regular progress reports against agreed programme objectives. 
• Contribute to the evaluation of the transformation programme, identifying learning and recommendations for future service development. 
• Support the implementation of new operational processes designed to improve flow, efficiency and people's experience of Adult Mental Health Social Care. 

About You

To be successful at shortlisting we ask you to demonstrate how you meet the criteria below:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent management experience, or appropriate professional qualification in social work or occupational therapy.
• Management qualification or evidence of continual professional management development demonstrable experience identified within the section below.
• Substantial adult social care experience at a policy or operational management level with a successful track record as a manager in a social care or health organisation and demonstrable experience in managing and implementing change and performance improvement programmes
• Significant experience in people and performance management and stakeholder and relationship management beyond adult social care
• Dealing with a wide breath of strategy and policy issues and in a multidisciplinary and/or multi-agency setting
• Strategic partnership working with representative citizens and carers to identify policy solutions.
• Skills and knowledge relevant to the service area, carers and prevention and Excellent knowledge of partnership agencies in statutory, voluntary and independent sectors.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents.  You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Strategic Service Manager - Nina Manning

Email: [email protected] 

Telephone: 0116 305 0746

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support. 

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About Leicestershire County Council

At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone. 

Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.

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