Team Manager – Adult Emergency Duty Team – Police HQ The Hex, Hinchingbrooke Business Park, Brampton Rd, Huntingdon – Hybrid, United Kingdom
Our Benefits
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
- 6 days of protected time each year to support in maintaining your Continuous Professional Development
- A relocation package of up to £8,000 (eligibility applies)
- A pay progression scheme to enable you to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience and skills
- A Refer a Friend Scheme where if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, we’ll pay you an introduction fee of £350
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
For more information and to see our other benefits, take a look at the benefits brochure attached to this advert.
About the role
Cambridgeshire County Council’s Emergency Duty Team has a fantastic opportunity for a permanent full time Team Manager.
We are seeking an experienced Team Manager to manage Emergency Duty Team (EDT) which is a shared service across Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council and covers Adults and Childrens. This post is for an Adult’s Team Manager and you will need to be an experienced manager and registered Social Worker and warranted Approved Mental Health Practitioner to lead this out of hours service
This is a critical out-of-hours management role ensuring the delivery of a safe, high-quality crisis response service for adults. The EDT fulfils the statutory duty of the Council’s to provide the out of hours AMHP service 37 hours per week, covering mainly from Monday-Thursday 5pm to 8am, Friday 4pm to Monday 8am, including bank holidays.
The EDT Team Managers work on a two week Rota. In addition to normal contracted hours, the Emergency Duty Team Managers will provide out of hours management support and advice to the Emergency Team Senior Social Workers on a rotating basis. As Team manager you will be expected to attend some daytime service meetings. To reflect the out of hours element of the role, an EDT allowance of 18% is applied. In addition, an annual AMHP allowance of £2,962 is payable.
This role involves managing a team of 5 senior social workers and relief social workers, providing supervision, and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and policies. Additionally, the manager will also support the Children’s part of the service on a rota basis.
So, if you are a confident leader who thrives on improving lives, influencing practice, and making services the best they can be, this is your next step. Bring your expertise. Lead with purpose. Make a real difference every day for the people we care about.
To discuss this vacancy, please contact the Service Manager Sam Perrins on Sam.Perrins@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or Michelle Foster on michelle.foster2@cpft.nhs.uk.
We are planning to hold interviews for this position during the week beginning the 13th April 2026.
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 are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to reflect this diversity, which we believe is beneficial for our employees, the organisation, and the communities we serve.
About you
You will be a registered and warranted AMHP with substantial frontline experience in both Adult Services and AMHP practice. You bring a deep understanding of the Care Act, the Mental Health Act, and the legislation governing children’s and adult services, with the confidence to interpret and apply the law in complex situations. Your professional background will include a recognised social work qualification—such as DipSW, CQSW, or BA (Hons) in Social Work—and you will be registered with Social Work England.
In this role, you will ensure that all statutory duties are upheld and that practice across the team consistently aligns with CCC/PCC/CPFT standards, including requirements for case recording and the implementation of information‑sharing agreements. You will also take responsibility for ensuring compliance with all mandatory training expectations across the organisation.
You will provide strong professional oversight, offering high‑quality supervision to Senior Social Workers and Social Workers, and ensuring that all supervisory activity is accurately and appropriately recorded. Your leadership style will be grounded in professionalism, clarity, and a commitment to supporting others to deliver excellent, legally robust social work practice.
Essential: Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP)
For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description & Person Specification.
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