Principal Manager – Adult Social Care Teams

Overview

In this senior leadership role you will steer Mental Health Social Work and the AMHP service, ensuring statutory duties are met while driving service improvement. You will shape delivery through partnership working across health, police and wider systems, balancing safety, legality and outcomes for adults. The position sits within a high-impact, transformative programme focused on collaboration, performance and continuous learning. This is a pivotal opportunity to influence strategy and practice at scale within Salford’s Adult Social Care.

Pay / Benefits

• continued professional development
• strong peer and senior leadership support
• culture of high support and high challenge
• flexible working

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and oversight of Mental Health Social Work and the AMHP service
• Be accountable for service performance, quality, and continuous improvement
• Lead organisational change, improvement programmes and service development aligned to strategic priorities
• Work closely with partners across health, police and wider systems to ensure effective, coordinated delivery
• Use data, insight and evidence to drive high standards of practice and decision-making
• Represent the service at a senior level, including in safeguarding, MAPPA and multi-agency panels
• Ensure services are safe, legally compliant, financially sustainable and focused on outcomes for adults

Key requirements

• Substantial experience within Adult Social Care and statutory mental health services
• Strong knowledge of the Care Act, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and associated frameworks
• Proven track record of leading services through change and improvement
• Ability to operate in complex, high-demand environments balancing risk, performance and system pressures
• Ability to build strong, effective relationships across organisational boundaries
• Clear, values-based leadership with ability to motivate, challenge and support teams
• Comfort with fast-paced work, ambiguity and informed decision-making in complex situations

• Values-based leadership
• Relationship-building across boundaries
• Motivation and staff development
• Data-driven decision-making
• Performance and quality assurance
• Change management and service development

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