AMHP Team Manager

The role

Lead, Innovate, and Make a Difference in Mental Health Services

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) to take on a leadership role within Southwark Council's dedicated daytime AMHP service. As Team Manager, you will provide strategic oversight, expert guidance, and operational management to ensure the delivery of high-quality interventions for individuals in mental health crisis.

You will lead a small, committed team comprising an Advanced Practitioner, two full-time AMHPs, and a Business Support Officer. Additionally, you will supervise and support other AMHPs within the service, ensuring best practice and legal compliance. Your role will be pivotal in shaping service delivery, developing guidance, and maintaining strong partnerships with key stakeholders, including the local Mental Health Trust and Police.

With a focus on operational efficiency, you will manage data reporting, quality assurance, and service development. Your leadership will ensure that Mental Health Act requests are handled effectively, alternatives to compulsory admission are thoroughly explored, and the AMHP service remains responsive, legally robust, and person-centred.

About You

We are seeking an accomplished AMHP with substantial experience in mental health services, a strong knowledge of relevant legislation, and a passion for leadership. You will be a registered Social Worker (Social Work England) or equivalent professional, with current AMHP approval.

Key skills and attributes include:

• Proven experience managing and supervising a professional team.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with experience in report writing and data analysis.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• A commitment to equality, diversity, and anti-discriminatory practice.

You will play a crucial role in service improvement, workforce development, and the implementation of best practices within the AMHP service.

Recruitment timetable

Advert close: 02/05/2025

Shortlisting date: 12/05/2025

Interview date: 20/05/2025

Guaranteed Interview Scheme:

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

* Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
* Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
* If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.

About the Service

Southwark Council's AMHP service plays a critical role in supporting individuals experiencing mental health crises. Operating within Adult Social Care, the team provides interventions and legal guidance to ensure that individuals receive appropriate support in the least restrictive manner possible.

As AMHP Team Manager, you will lead a service that upholds the highest professional standards, working in collaboration with mental health services, other professional organisations and community support networks.

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Ann Witham or Salil Meech Mazumdar on 0207 525 2751. Or contact us on ,

This post requires a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) DBS check at Enhanced level.

Benefits and more information:

In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.