Approved Mental Health Professional

Location

Trowbridge, Wiltshire | United Kingdom

Job description

Approved Mental Health Professional

Job Description

Salary: £48,849 - £51,121 (inclusive of 12.5% market supplement)

Hours per week: 37 hours

Rolling advert:  We're continuously reviewing and interviewing applicants weekly for this job posting. We will stop accepting applications when sufficient applications have been received.

Whole Life Pathways - Supporting Mental Health  

Our Mental Health team would like to offer an Approved Mental Health Professional the chance to work within a great environment with a clear emphasis on promoting health & well-being. 

This team is experienced, enthusiastic, and committed to providing social care interventions to those people meeting the threshold for secondary mental health care. The team work closely with the secondary providers in Wiltshire (AWP) and the other adult social care teams when they require access to specialist advice. 

As an AMHP, you will undertake the urgent assessment of adults with suspected social care needs to ensure that customers and their careers are protected from harm. You will also act as duty officer for the team as required, participating in the duty rota, responding effectively to referrals & enquiries and undertake professional supervision of unqualified staff i.e. students where appropriate. 

To qualify for this role, you need to be a registered Approved Mental Health practitioner with extensive relevant or transferable experience in a Mental Health or Adult Care setting. To carry out the role you will need to have a thorough knowledge of social care legislation and policy, including mental capacity and safeguarding adults, Health & Social Care legislation and wider policy context. 

Why us?

Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. That’s why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right.  Explore more benefits here!

This position comes with a 12.5% market supplement payment. All market supplement payments are subject to review on an annual basis.

Please download and read the  role description and person specification carefully before you apply as well as   Our Identity .

For more details, contact Carol Mental Health Team Manager, at [email protected] , or call 017224 32558.

This role may be subject to certain successful security checks; please see the role description for more information.

We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services. Read our  statement of commitment to equality and inclusion .

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