Choice Support
Team Manager
We are looking for an experienced and compassionate Team Manager to lead a small, established registered care home supporting adults with a primary mental health diagnosis.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you will combine clinical expertise with staff support, quality improvement, and safe service delivery. You’ll help people move forward in their recovery while making sure the home delivers care that is safe, respectful, and well run.
About the service
- 12-bed registered care home
- Adults with primary mental health needs
- Recovery-focused, person-centred support
- Regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
We are looking for an experienced and compassionate Team Manager to lead a small, established registered care home supporting adults with a primary mental health diagnosis.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you will combine clinical expertise with staff support, quality improvement, and safe service delivery. You’ll help people move forward in their recovery while making sure the home delivers care that is safe, respectful, and well run.
Hours:
Full time, 39 hours per week.
Location:
This service is based in Basildon, Essex.
About you:
You’ll need:
- Experience working in mental health services
- Experience in a leadership or management role
- Understanding of CQC standards and inspection requirements
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, and safeguarding
- Confidence in assessing risk and managing complex situations
- Strong communication and leadership skills
- Ability to use electronic care records and basic Microsoft programs
- A kind, respectful, and values-led approach
You’ll also need flexibility to work across a rota, including weekends or nights if required by the service.
Desirable (but not essential)
- Training in de-escalation
- Experience supporting CQC inspections or audits
- Full UK driving licence (depending on location)
We may close this post early if we receive sufficient applications before the closing date. If you are interested in applying, we would ask that you do so as early as possible to avoid any disappointment.
To keep the people we support safe, we follow safer recruitment steps. This includes DBS checks, reference checks and reviewing your work history.
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Choice Support is Disability Confident which is a scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme – all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview. If you consider yourself to have a disability or long-term chronic health condition or if you require any adjustments/support during the application/selection process, please contact us so that we can discuss your needs with you
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