Job Description
As the Team Manager within the Hampshire Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) Hub, you’ll lead a vital service delivering expert mental health crisis interventions. You'll manage a skilled team, ensure legal compliance and work closely with partners including the Mental Health Trust and Police. Your leadership will shape service delivery, maintain quality standards and ensure person-centred, legally sound responses to Mental Health Act requests. Strong operational oversight, performance monitoring and stakeholder collaboration are key to this pivotal role.
We want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You’ll lead a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values the diversity and breadth of experience, skills and knowledge each member of the team brings.
Here’s what one of our team members has to say:
“I’ve been with Hampshire AMHP service for the past 7 years. I appreciate how responsive, supportive and flexible our AMHP leads are. Apart from amazing working relationships within the team, we have also established great working relationships with our Trust colleagues, and we support each other in achieving better outcomes for people in Hampshire who find themselves in crisis.”
What you’ll be doing:
* Lead with purpose: Support and inspire a dedicated AMHP team, championing wellbeing, high-quality practice and legal excellence.
* Drive quality care: Ensure every Mental Health Act assessment meets the highest standards, with full compliance to legislation and safeguarding frameworks.
* Shape the future: Play a key role in strategic planning and service innovation, ensuring a responsive and effective 24/7 AMHP provision.
* Collaborate with impact: Tackle complex, high-risk cases and build strong partnerships across agencies using your expert legal knowledge.
* Grow talent and performance: Oversee workforce planning, development, and performance, creating a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
* Lead with resilience: Support emergency planning, service continuity, and a forward-thinking approach to challenges and change.
What we’re looking for:
* Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) qualification.
* Qualified Social Worker, Mental Health or Learning Disabilities Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Practitioner Psychologist, registered with the relevant professional body.
* Sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act and Code of Practice.
* Proven leadership in managing complex cases, supervising staff and making senior decisions.
* Strong analytical skills in risk assessment, problem-solving and data interpretation.
* Excellent communicator with experience in report writing and stakeholder collaboration.
* Flexible and organised, able to work shifts as we provide a 24-hour service.
Why join us?
* Professional development: Continuous learning opportunities and supportive supervision.
* Work-life balance: Enjoy a fulfilling career with a good balance between work and home life.
* Employee support: Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
* Enhancements: Our AMHP Team Managers are paid a market supplement of £3,000 per annum, as well as a further allowance.
* Competitive benefits package: Including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
To learn more about this role, please review our Candidate Pack available on our website. Please click on the Apply button for details.
Applicants can expect to hear from us within two weeks of the advertised closing date.
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