Approved Mental Health Professional Team Manager

Job description

Contract Terms

Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Salary: PO7C £57,172 – £60,328 per annum

Closing Date: Monday 6^th May 2024

About Haringey

Haringey Council is one of 32 in London. Haringey is an extremely diverse borough, and the Council has set clear ambitious objectives through its borough plan to make Haringey a better place to live, encourage investment and create opportunities that all can share. Haringey’s vision for the future is one of sustainable growth, in housing and jobs and on helping our residents and businesses take advantage of that growth. We have got huge ambitions for Haringey. As the shape of local government continues to change, we are determined to rise to the challenge and find new ways to ensure that our residents enjoy the best opportunities in life. Working at Haringey gives you the opportunity to play a part in meeting those ambitions on behalf of everyone who calls the borough their home.

About the role

The London Borough Of Haringey is looking for a dynamic AMHP lead to manage a busy AMHP service in a multi-culturally diverse & vibrant area of North London. The successful candidate will have an oversight of the borough wide service which covers all groups from children to old age and to risk manage screening of incoming referrals and allocation in a timely manner to the Duty AMHP team, including processing referrals received by the Out of Hours Emergency Duty Team.
The role will include the collection of data /KPIs to inform senior managers of work load and future  service development & planning. To promote collaborative working between multi-agencies/ professionals and to work closely with Trust & Local Authority colleagues raising the profile of AMHP’s and AMHP work.

About you

Experience of working in a demanding office environment with competing demands on the service & your attention, demonstrate ability to prioritise/allocate assessments subject to risk posed and proven ability to prioritise work and to manage self under pressure.
Experience of managing and motivating staff including performance management and staff development to deliver high quality results and carrying out audits.
As an intrinsic part of this role you are required to have a excellent command of English, both spoken & in writing. The ability to converse with ease to a high standard & to have excellent communication skills to mirror to the AMHP team is essential. 

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community. 
Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement up to 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and well-being support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.