Team Manager - Adult Emergency Duty Team

Team Manager - Adult Emergency Duty Team

We are thrilled to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Social Work Team Manager to join our Adult Emergency Duty Team. Find out more details below!

At Cambridgeshire County Council, we offer an extensive range of benefits designed to support you and your wellbeing. Discover all the details below.

Cambridgeshire County Councils Emergency Duty Team has a fantastic opportunity for a permanent full‑time Team Manager.

We are seeking an experienced Team Manager to manage the Emergency Duty Team (EDT), a shared service across Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council that covers Adults and Children. This post is for an Adults Team Manager and you must be an experienced manager, 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 Councils to provide the out‑of‑hours AMHP service 37 hours per week, mainly from Monday‑Thursday 5 pm to 8 am, Friday 4 pm to Monday 8 am, including bank holidays.

The role involves managing a team of 5 senior social workers and relief social workers, providing supervision and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and policies. The manager also supports the Children part of the service on a rota basis.

To discuss this vacancy, please contact the Service Manager Sam Perrins on Sam.

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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.

• 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 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 will pay you an introduction fee of £350
• Access to development opportunities
  , apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth

In this role, you will lead with purpose, supporting and inspiring a dedicated EDT AMHP team while championing wellbeing, high‑quality practice, and legal excellence. You will ensure that every Mental Health Act assessment is carried out to the highest standard, with full compliance to legislation, safeguarding frameworks, and best‑practice guidance.

You will help shape the future of the service by contributing to strategic planning and service innovation, ensuring a responsive and effective AMHP provision. Working collaboratively across agencies, you will use your expert legal knowledge to strengthen partnerships and deliver joined‑up, person‑centred support.

You will be responsible for workforce development, including workforce planning, professional development and performance oversight, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement. As a leader, you will bring resilience and clarity to emergency planning, service continuity and organisational change.

Your role will also include the supervision and appraisal of individual team members, ensuring professional social care and AMHP practice standards are met and that continuous professional development is embedded and recorded. You will provide consultation and guidance…