AMHP Team Manager

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in the UK is seeking an AMHP Team Manager to lead the Approved Mental Health Professional Service across Richmond and Wandsworth. You will provide professional leadership and ensure efficient service delivery while managing a team and overseeing statutory responsibilities under the Mental Health Act. This role offers a salary range of £48,873 - £59,220 per annum, along with other benefits including a £3,000 AMHP allowance and flexible working options.

Benefits

40 days annual leave

Generous pension plan

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Registration as a Social Worker and current AMHP qualification.
• Approval as an AMHP by a local authority within the last 5 years.
• Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the AMHP Service across Richmond and Wandsworth.
• Supervise daytime AMHPs and ensure compliance with standards.
• Carry out Mental Health Act assessments.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Change management

Education

AMHP qualification

Registration as a Social Worker

Job description

You will lead the daytime Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) Service across Richmond and Wandsworth, ensuring high-quality, effective, and efficient service delivery. As AMHP Team Manager, you will provide professional leadership, supervision, and support to AMHPs, oversee statutory responsibilities under the Mental Health Act, and contribute to continuous service improvement. The team consists of 12 core members (1x team manager, 1x assistant team manager, 2x Senior Social worker AMHPs, 6x Social Worker AMHPs, 2x support staff) and AMHPs working in other teams who provide regular input into the AMHP team. The post offers the opportunity for hybrid working – the expectation is that you will spend 40% of your working week within the boroughs, including carrying out assessments or working from a council-based office.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Richmond and Wandsworth AMHP Service, fostering a positive team culture.
• Supervise the daytime AMHPs and ensure compliance with legislation and professional standards.
• Oversee and monitor Richmond and Wandsworth's social supervision responsibilities for conditionally discharged patients under section 42.
• Carry out Mental Health Act assessments on behalf of the service.
• Work in partnership with the Mental Health Trust, Police, Ambulance Services, and other agencies.
• Ensure timely responses to referrals during daytime hours as part of the wider 24‑hour service.
• Maintain performance against national and local targets.
• Promote good communication and ensure accurate, timely case recording.
• Support AMHPs with supervision, annual refresher training and access to legal advice.
• Support AMHP trainees and support succession planning.
• Provide cover for the Lead AMHP when required.
• Be responsive and flexible to the needs of the service.

Qualifications

• Registration as a Social Worker and current AMHP qualification.
• Be approved or have been approved as an AMHP by a local authority within the last 5 years.
• Maintained the AMHP regulations annual training requirements.
• Up‑to‑date knowledge of the Mental Health Act, case law, and MOJ requirements for social supervisors.
• Up‑to‑date knowledge of the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and children and adult safeguarding.
• Experience managing and leading staff and working in partnerships with multiple agencies.
• Strong risk assessment and management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage change and represent the local authority externally.

Salary Range: £48,873 - £59,220 per annum, plus annual £3,000 AMHP allowance and a £3,000 recruitment & retention payment paid every two years. We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received.

We will support your ongoing learning and development through our Adult Social Care Academy and through up‑to‑date AMHP‑focused training. Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via DBS. We offer a wide range of benefits such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.