Overview
Mental Health Team Manager – Salisbury
Job Description
Salary: £56,344 – £58,582 (Inclusive of 7.5% Market Supplement)
Hours per week: 37 hours
Interview date: Week Commencing Monday 16 February 2026
Whole Life Pathways – Supporting Mental Health
Are you driven by a commitment to improving lives and creating seamless, person-centred care?
We are looking for a compassionate and experienced leader to manage our Mental Health Social Work service in Wiltshire.
Our service supports people of all ages who meet the threshold for secondary mental health care, including children, adults with learning disabilities, and older people. We work closely with health partners and other agencies to provide integrated, high-quality social care interventions that make a real difference.
As Team Manager, you will lead a locality team, providing supervision, guidance, and operational oversight. You will ensure safe and effective responses to risk and crisis situations, manage budgets responsibly, and drive continuous improvement. Your leadership will help shape evidence-based practice and create a culture of collaboration and innovation.
We are looking for someone with a recognised Social Work qualification, registration with Social Work England, and substantial experience in mental health or adult care. Strong leadership skills, knowledge of relevant legislation, and the ability to work across agency boundaries are essential.
If you want to lead a team that truly makes a difference and are passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care, we want to hear from you.
Why us?
Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a ‘One Council’ ethos. That’s why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right. Explore more benefits here!
This position comes with a 7.5% market supplement payment. All market supplement payments are subject to review on an annual basis.
Under the Health and Social Care Act (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, individuals involved in regulated activity must provide a full employment history and detail any gaps. Before clicking apply please complete this full employment history form and once completed please attach it to your application form.
While we welcome applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship, we are not able to issue a defined certificate of sponsorship due to limitations in our sponsorship capacity.
We understand that AI tools can support you in preparing job applications. However, we value authenticity and would encourage you to ensure your submission genuinely reflects your own experiences, skills, and motivations.
Please download and read the role description and person specification carefully before you apply as well as Our Identity .
The council is committed to creating an environment of positive working relationships where everyone feels engaged, supported and able to thrive. Our Identity is a framework which sets out how we are all expected to lead, work and act to deliver our services. We will not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment of any kind. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect which is underpinned by our vision and Our Identity framework.
For more details, contact Caroline Bowen, Head of Wholelife Pathway via email here.
This role may be subject to certain successful security checks; please see the role description for more information.
We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services. Read our statement of commitment to equality and inclusion .
Disability Confident Employer
Application process
Please ensure to regularly check your spam/junk folder for any communication from us regarding your application status. We wouldn’t want you to miss out on any important updates or interview invitations. Thank you!
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
