AMHP Assistant Team Manager Professional
May 24th, 2022 at 15:27 Jobs Redhill-- £
Language | English | Closes/Deadline | 7 Jun 2022 |
Hours | Full Time | Contact type | Permanent |
Salary | £45,734 - £51,725 per annum
| Job level | |
Recruiter | SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL
| Recruiter Type | Direct Employer |
Description
The starting salary for this role is £45,734 per annum for 36 hours per week, based at Consort House, Redhill, RH1 1YB.
An exciting Assistant Team Manager opportunity has arisen in the Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) service, in the Adult Social Care directorate at Surrey County Council.
We are looking for a dedicated, experienced, and flexible AMHP to join us in the newly created role of AMHP Assistant Team Manager.
About the role
Working alongside the AMHP Team Manager, you will lead a high performing AMHP service, providing professional practice oversight to support and develop excellent statutory AMHP practice. You will provide leadership and management to the development and delivery of our wider mental health service, ensuring that our delivery is of high quality and reflects best practice, in line with our statutory duties. You will provide high quality supervision to AMHPs across the service and support the development of Trainee AMHPs.
About you
You will be an excellent communicator and demonstrate both the skill and ability to manage and support the day-to-day running of a large, busy and dynamic team, prioritising daily challenges effectively. You will be confident in making sound practice decisions that respond flexibly and quickly to changing needs and emergencies that arise. You will be able to develop effective partnership relationships with individuals, carers and families and positive relationships with external stakeholders.
To be shortlisted for an interview your application will clearly evidence:
- Hold extensive knowledge of Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, and Human Rights Act, as well as the associated Codes of Practice.
- Significant post qualification experience and have some management experience, including some experience in a social care setting.
- A key accountability of the role is developing staff practice and therefore applicants must be able to demonstrate evidence of providing effective professional supervision to AMHPs and less experienced colleagues.
- A willingness and ability to travel across Surrey in accordance with the demands of the work and job profile.
- Professional qualification in social work and registered with the relevant registration authority and adhere to their standards for conduct, performance and ethics.
- Be a practising and approved AMHP.
If you think you have the right skills, experience, and qualifications for the role alongside a high degree of personal drive and enthusiasm, then this could be the job for you.
At Surrey, our values and behaviours are just as important as our skills and abilities. They shape who we are as an organisation. Find out more about the values we follow.
For more information please find the full job description below and refer to this before submitting your application. We also invite you to read our Life at Surrey handbook to see insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.
Additional Information
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 07/06/2022 with interviews to follow.
Please note that you will have to complete a written exercise as part of the interview process.
An enhanced DBS ‘Disclosure and Barring Service’ check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children’s and Adults’ Barred List checks will be required for this role.
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