Band 7 PCLS Team Manager - Bath

Job summary

We are seeking a Band 7 Team Leader to join our PCLS team here in Bath. PCLS is soon to undergo an exciting transformation working more closely with colleagues in the voluntary sector to ensure service users get the right support at the right time. This is an excellent opportunity to join the team and lead the team through this period of change and new ways of working.

PCLS supports service users accessing appropriate mental health support at the right time, and is primarily an assessment and signposting service; the team links closely with GPs and other agencies to support service users accessing the right support at the right time and also gatekeeps referrals into secondary services. The Team leader/Manager role is essential for maintaining service oversight and developing and sustaining positive working relationships and pathways between services.

We are looking for a kind, dynamic and passionate leader, with a strong clinical background, who understands the wider mental health system and has strong problem solving skills.

Main duties of the job

To provide leadership, supervision, support and consultation to nursing staff and MDT staff in the team, in line with the relevant clinical pathway as outlined within the operational procedures.Being an inspirational leader, practicing and sharing excellent clinical practice while also motivating others to deliver a high quality service. Balancing competing demands across the range of key result areas, keeping the needs of service user and carers at the heart of service delivery. Able to challenge operational issues effectively to ensure that service users receive the most appropriate support in their recovery journey.

Please see JD/Person Spec and key information leaflet.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust):a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Details

Date posted

07 May 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

342-BNS033-0526

Job locations

Hillview Lodge

Bath

BA2 3NG