Senior Social Worker/AMHP

Location

Wokingham, Berkshire | United Kingdom

Job description

Senior Social Worker/AMHP

Employer: Wokingham Borough Council
Salary: Salary up to £53,829 per annum, depending on experience
Location: Wokingham
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time/Part Time
DBS Check: Enhanced
Closing Date: 24/03/2024 at 23:00
Reference: 704945

Senior Social Worker/Approved Mental Health Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen in Wokingham Borough Council's Integrated Mental Health Service for an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) / Senior Social Worker. We are looking for a self-motivated and legally literate individual, who possesses the AMHP qualification. You will be required to work on the AMHP rota, hold a small caseload and provide support to junior colleagues.

Wokingham CMHT (Community Mental Health Team) is transforming its services and developing a dedicated social care pathway. The Council and Health Trust both recognise the benefits of integration, which include holistic support for people accessing the service, peer support and collaboration on complex casework for CMHT colleagues.

We are ideally seeking a full-time AMHP but are flexible and open to considering part-time candidates too. The role requires good formulation skills and the ability to carry out comprehensive risk assessments, and strengths-based interventions.

The ideal candidate must have a comprehensive understanding of Safeguarding, the MHA, MCA, CA and Human Rights legislation. You must also be a skilled communicator, have excellent organizational skills, and have good IT skills. Additionally, evidence of continuous personal and professional development (CPD) is required. If you are an AMHP who has been out of practice, we may be able to support your re-approval and get you back up and running.

Wokingham CMHT is committed to professional development and has excellent working relationships with health colleagues and colleagues in Adult Social Care.

We can offer you a host of excellent benefits including a generous annual leave allowance of 31 rising to 36 days after 5 years of local government service, plus bank holidays, an excellent local government pension scheme, employee assistance programme, sports and leisure discounts and much more!

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity to join an excellent and dynamic team, please follow the link to the online application form.

For an informal discussion, please contact Sheku Bangura (AMHP Lead)via email   [email protected] or Liz Tait (Assistant Director / Head of Integrated Mental Health) via email [email protected]

Closing Date: Sunday 24th March 2024, 11pm

Interview Date: TBC

Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified.

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.

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£53.83k per annum