Team Manager - Mental Health

Our client in North London is looking for an experienced Team Manager to lead a specialist Mental Health Hospital, Forensic & Addiction Services Team within Adult Social Care. This is an exciting leadership opportunity for a qualified Social Worker and practising Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) to oversee a multidisciplinary service supporting adults within mental health inpatient settings, forensic services, and addiction pathways. You will provide operational, professional, and strategic leadership, ensuring high-quality, legally compliant, and person-centred services are delivered while driving service development and performance. Key Responsibilities - Lead and manage a team of Social Workers and AMHPs across hospital, forensic, and addiction services. - Provide oversight of complex, high-risk, safeguarding, and Mental Health Act cases. - Ensure effective discharge planning and smooth transitions between inpatient and community services. - Deliver professional leadership and quality assurance for Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act, and safeguarding practice. - Chair complex case discussions, safeguarding meetings, and multi-agency forums. - Develop strong partnerships with NHS Trusts, secure hospitals, probation services, police, housing providers, and community organisations. - Drive service improvement, performance management, and workforce development. - Monitor budgets, resources, and service delivery to ensure statutory compliance and value for money Requirements To be considered for this role, you will need: - Professional Qualification: MA, BA, BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, CQSW, CSS, or equivalent recognised Social Work qualification. - Registration: Must be registered with Social Work England. - AMHP Qualification Interested? Apply now or get in touch with us to learn more about this opportunity. Why Liquid Personnel? - Free DBS and compliance service - Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly - Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies - Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal - Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge - Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK - “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place* - “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us * Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes. Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement. We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List. BH - 203569 GH - 36655