Team Manager Approved Mental Health Team

Kirklees Council; Salubindza; Hybrid; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in South Africa is looking for an experienced AMHP Team Manager to lead their AMHP Service. The role involves overseeing statutory Mental Health Act duties, managing a skilled team, ensuring effective delivery and quality assurance, and fostering multi-agency partnerships. Candidates should hold AMHP approval with a relevant qualification and have experience in leadership and safeguarding. Flexible working arrangements and professional development opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Flexible/hybrid working

Wellbeing support

Structured supervision and CPD

Qualifications

• Experienced in AMHP practice and leadership.
• Confident in managing complex risks and making decisions.
• Skilled in workforce planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational delivery of AMHP Service.
• Quality assure practices and embed safe systems.
• Strengthen multi-agency working.

Skills

Current AMHP approval

Strong knowledge of MHA 1983/2007

Experience in safeguarding

Skills in rota design and performance management

Ability to build positive relationships

Education

Registered qualification in AMHP practice

Job description

Kirklees Council has an exciting opportunity and is looking for an experienced and motivated AMHP Team Manager to provide operational leadership for our AMHP Service. You’ll lead a skilled team delivering our statutory Mental Health Act (MHA) duty, ensuring safe, lawful, and timely responses across the district and strong day‑to‑day oversight of rota, handover, and quality. You’ll champion a culture of high support/high challenge, staff wellbeing, and continuous improvement—working closely with partners across health, police, and ambulance services to secure the best outcomes for residents.

What you’ll do

• Lead the operational delivery of the AMHP Service, ensuring 24/7 statutory MHA cover with robust daytime oversight and effective interfaces with the out‑of‑hours provision.
• Line‑manage and professionally supervise AMHPs, setting clear standards, coaching for high performance, and addressing under‑performance where required.
• Own the rota, workflows, and handovers so assessments are coordinated, breaches are minimised, and risk is managed proportionately.
• Quality assure practice (audit, reflective sessions, learning reviews) and embed safe systems, lone‑working arrangements, and clear procedures.
• Undertake Mental Health Act assessment to maintain registration
• Use data to drive decisions—monitor demand/capacity, performance, and budget to target resource where it matters most.
• Strengthen multi‑agency working with SWYPFT, YAS, police, acute trusts, and legal advisors to resolve operational blockages and improve pathways.
• Contribute to service development, working closely with the Strategic AMHP Manager (lead) to translate strategy and policy into practical improvements on the ground.

About you

• Current AMHP approval with appropriate registered qualification and registered body.
• Experienced in AMHP practice and line‑management or leadership experience.
• Strong, current knowledge of the MHA 1983/2007, MCA 2005, Care Act 2014, Children Act 1989 and Human Rights Act 1998, and how they interact in urgent/complex scenarios.
• Confident leading safeguarding, managing complex risk, and making defensible decisions at pace.
• Skilled in rota design, workforce planning, and performance management.
• Credible partner who builds positive relationships and resolves issues collaboratively.

Desirable

Experience leading an AMHP hub or out‑of‑hours context; coaching, training and developing AMHPs; using management information to improve outcomes.

What we offer

• A supportive, well‑connected leadership network, structured supervision, reflective practice and CPD (including AMHP refreshers).
• Flexible/hybrid working and strong wellbeing support.
• The opportunity to shape and embed our refreshed AMHP service model, improving handover, resilience and user experience.
• Salary: Grade 14 starting salary £51,356
• Our special leave provisions and family friendly policies combined with flexible ways of working across the council aim to improve worklife balance and service delivery.

If you would like to discuss your interest in this job, please contact Joanne Ferry, Service Manager for Mental Health Services on 01484 221000