Team Manager (AMHP)

Job Details:

Job Reference: HCC624889

Salary Range: £48,948 - £54,423 per annum; plus AMHP Team Manager market supplement of £3000 per annum and a further on-call allowance

Work Location: Elizabeth II Court, Winchester (Hybrid Working - home, community and office based)

Hours per week: 37

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 6 September 2026

Interview Date: w/c 14th September 

The Role:

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 do:

• 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.
  

Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the Team Manager role, team and our values. The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.

Why join us?

• Make a difference: Watch these short videos to find out more about the important work our AMHPs and Mental Health Teams do.
• Career growth: View our career pathways for more information about opportunities within our Adults Social Work service.   
• 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. Find more information here .

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. 

Travel Requirements:

You will be required to travel to various locations within Hampshire or other local authority, and it is essential that you have a current drivers’ licence and access to a reliable vehicle on a regular basis.   

Values Based Recruitment:

We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application. For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.

Additional Information:

Team Manager (AMHP) Candidate Pack

Vetting Requirements:

This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

For general enquiries, please contact View email address on careers.newjob.org.uk
For an informal chat about the role, please contact Ally Mole-Collins on View email address on careers.newjob.org.uk

Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.