AMHP and Safeguarding Service Manager
| Posting date: | 12 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £59,568 to £66,801 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 August 2025 |
| Location: | BS31 1FS |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Bath & North East Somerset Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | RITM0220301 |
Summary
At Bath & North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose – to improve people’s lives.
About the Team
This role sits within Bath and North East Somerset Council’s newly formed Adult Social Care Operations and Safeguarding structures. The team is committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred services that protect and empower vulnerable adults. Working closely with the B&NES Community Safety & Safeguarding Partnership (BCSSP), the team ensures statutory responsibilities are met and safeguarding practices are embedded across all services.
About the Role
We are seeking a registered Social Worker and experienced Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) to lead and develop our strategic AMHP and Safeguarding Assurance service. This is a senior leadership role that combines strategic oversight with operational delivery, ensuring excellence in safeguarding and mental health practice.
Key responsibilities include:
Leading the development and implementation of AMHP and safeguarding strategies aligned with national and local priorities.
Overseeing quality assurance processes to monitor and improve safeguarding and AMHP services.
Managing the AMHP Team Manager and supporting succession planning, including trainee recruitment and development.
Directly managing Safeguarding Adults Managers and Independent Chairs, ensuring expert guidance and thematic work across partnerships.
Embedding Making Safeguarding Personal principles throughout all safeguarding interventions.
Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to promote a culture of vigilance, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Providing assurance to the BCSSP on community safety and adult social care delivery, including AMHP duties
About You
You will be a qualified Social Worker and Approved Mental Health Professional, with a strong background in adult safeguarding and mental health services. You’ll bring strategic insight, leadership experience, and a commitment to best practice.
You will have:
Proven experience in managing safeguarding and AMHP services.
Strong understanding of national safeguarding frameworks and AMHP legislation.
Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across agencies.
A proactive approach to risk management and service improvement.
The ability to lead and inspire teams, fostering a culture of learning and accountability
If you are interested in this post and require more details or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Karyn Yee-Principal Mental Health Social Worker & Service Manager, Karyn Yee-King by email at karyn_yee-king@bathnes.gov.uk.
Interview date: 09/09/2025
No Agencies, Please.
*Please note, BANES Council operates a policy of prior consideration for roles for any individual on the Council’s at-risk register (redeployee). This means should a redeployee express an interest in this role, providing they meet the essential criteria for the role they will be considered ahead of external applicants.
About the Team
This role sits within Bath and North East Somerset Council’s newly formed Adult Social Care Operations and Safeguarding structures. The team is committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred services that protect and empower vulnerable adults. Working closely with the B&NES Community Safety & Safeguarding Partnership (BCSSP), the team ensures statutory responsibilities are met and safeguarding practices are embedded across all services.
About the Role
We are seeking a registered Social Worker and experienced Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) to lead and develop our strategic AMHP and Safeguarding Assurance service. This is a senior leadership role that combines strategic oversight with operational delivery, ensuring excellence in safeguarding and mental health practice.
Key responsibilities include:
Leading the development and implementation of AMHP and safeguarding strategies aligned with national and local priorities.
Overseeing quality assurance processes to monitor and improve safeguarding and AMHP services.
Managing the AMHP Team Manager and supporting succession planning, including trainee recruitment and development.
Directly managing Safeguarding Adults Managers and Independent Chairs, ensuring expert guidance and thematic work across partnerships.
Embedding Making Safeguarding Personal principles throughout all safeguarding interventions.
Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to promote a culture of vigilance, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Providing assurance to the BCSSP on community safety and adult social care delivery, including AMHP duties
About You
You will be a qualified Social Worker and Approved Mental Health Professional, with a strong background in adult safeguarding and mental health services. You’ll bring strategic insight, leadership experience, and a commitment to best practice.
You will have:
Proven experience in managing safeguarding and AMHP services.
Strong understanding of national safeguarding frameworks and AMHP legislation.
Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across agencies.
A proactive approach to risk management and service improvement.
The ability to lead and inspire teams, fostering a culture of learning and accountability
If you are interested in this post and require more details or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Karyn Yee-Principal Mental Health Social Worker & Service Manager, Karyn Yee-King by email at karyn_yee-king@bathnes.gov.uk.
Interview date: 09/09/2025
No Agencies, Please.
*Please note, BANES Council operates a policy of prior consideration for roles for any individual on the Council’s at-risk register (redeployee). This means should a redeployee express an interest in this role, providing they meet the essential criteria for the role they will be considered ahead of external applicants.
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