Adult Social Work Team Manager - Mental Health

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced, qualified Social Worker with the relevant skills and experience to join our workforce as the Team Manger for our Huntingdon and Fenland area. This is a full time, permanent role. We are Mental Health Social Work (MHSW) and cover the Peterborough and Cambridgeshire areas.

You will be leading a team of Social Workers, Senior Social Workers and Support Worker to deliver an effective (statutory) Older Adults Mental Health Social Care service for people who need the support and are ordinarily resident in the area. You will work alongside other Team Managers who cover other areas. You must be AMHP qualified, or willing gain this qualification - you will be supported with this.

We have embraced new ways of working, enabling staff to have flexible and hybrid approaches to working from home and the office. We also understand the value to being with your team in person and the support that this brings.

We are looking for an exceptional Team Manager to join us on our journey.

We are planning to hold interviews for this position during the week beginning Monday the 14th of July 2025.

To discussion this vacancy, please contact the Head of ServiceMichelle Foster on

michelle.foster2@cpft.nhs.uk

For an informal discussion about our vacancies, contact Beth on 01480 372 425 or e-mail welovesocialworkers@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We proudly serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and aim for our workforce to reflect this diversity, benefiting our employees, the organisation, and the communities we serve.

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

This social work role is focused on supporting adults who are experiencing severe and complex mental health difficulties. We work within the multidisciplinary mental health team to provide a social work perspective and support people to move towards recovery, in whatever this means for them. We focus on early intervention and prevention in order to support peoples independence and connections within their communities.

As a social work service, we undertake Adult Social Care Assessments and support planning under The Care Act 2014 to consider peoples strengths and needs and work in partnership with them to source solutions and interventions. We often work with the most vulnerable in society and our social workers are skilled at negotiating complex situations which may require skilled interventions, decision-making and action. We work within current Adult Social Care legislation and complete mental capacity assessments and best interest decisions. We proactively safeguard people in consideration of risks and protect people from harm whilst protecting their Human Rights and empowering people in their decisions.

As a Mental Health Social Work team, we are also skilled in negotiating the local authoritys statutory duties with regards to S117 Mental Health Act 1983 aftercare. This includes completing multidisciplinary S117 reviews as well as pursuing joint support agreements with the ICB.

We are a small and supportive team who meet up regularly in person to support the connections within the team and to support each other in our wellbeing and development.

The posts main base will be at Union House, Cambridge. However, it will be possible for the post holder to spend time at different sites across the county as well as to work from home regularly.

You will be responsible for managing the delivery of a high-quality and effective integrated specialist health and social work service. This service is designed to address the needs of service users and their families promptly, while ensuring compliance with statutory guidelines and service specifications.

Collaboration with local partners is a key aspect of the role, ensuring the effective management and delivery of the Mental Health Social Work provision. You will also oversee the individual team staffing budget, as well as manage a devolved budget for funded care packages, making sure that all systems for delegated financial authority are strictly followed.

As a registered AMHP manager, you will perform duties that include contributing to the AMHP duty system as agreed. It is essential that you ensure duties and obligations under the Care Act are upheld, and that all activities align with CCC/CPFT standards for case note recording and the implementation of the information-sharing agreement.

Additionally, youll be responsible for ensuring compliance with CCC/CPFT mandatory training requirements. You will take the lead in providing professional supervision to Senior Social Workers and Social Workers within the team, ensuring that supervisory activities are thoroughly and appropriately recorded.

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities.If you dont meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please dont be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire County Council

Address

Huntingdon

PE28 4YE

Employer's website

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)