Team Manager (AMHP) HCC624889

Job summary
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.

Main duties of the job

• 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

About 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 £3000 pro-rata, per annum, as well as a further on-call allowance.
• Competitive benefits package: Including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Applicants can expect to hear from us within two weeks of the advertised closing date.

Other job titles you may be searching for: Social Worker, Senior Social Worker, Community Psychiatric Nurse, Occupational Therapist, OT, AMHP, Mental Health Nurse, Team Leader, Case Manager, Social Care Manager, Welfare Manager.

Details
Date posted: 01 September 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £48,948 to £54,423 a year plus AMHP Team Manager market supplement of £3000pa
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: F0017-26-0159
Job locations: Elizabeth II Court, The Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8UB, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
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Qualifications
Essential

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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Employer details
Employer name: Hampshire County Council
Address: Elizabeth II Court, The Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8UB, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Care Careers, care.careers@hants.gov.uk

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