About the role
Approved Mental Health Professional Substantive Post 37 hours
North Northamptonshire Council is seeking to recruit an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) from a social work, mental health and learning disabilities nurse or occupational therapist background who is registered with their respective regulator to join a substantive post within the AMHP service.
The AMHP team is responsible for responding to requests for assessments under the Mental Health Act 1983. As an AMHP you would be expected to provide high quality assessments with a clear social perspective, good social work values including a strengths-based approach. This would be alongside meeting the requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Capacity Act 2005, and Care Act 2014. As well as applying relevant Codes of Practice, local policies, and taking into account emerging case law in this area. Commitment to your own professional development, including maintaining up-to-date knowledge of mental health issues is key. Including maintaining CPD & engaging with relevant training opportunities.
The AMHP service runs with a small team of substantive AMHPs alongside other AMHPs who work on a duty basis and predominantly otherwise work within other adult social care teams in North Northamptonshire or West Northamptonshire Councils. We also have AMHP colleagues who are otherwise based with local mental health services. We are a friendly and supportive team.
The AMHP service is currently based at Olympus House, Northampton. The AMHP Team is hosted by North Northamptonshire Council, in partnership with West Northamptonshire Council and provides a service across the whole of Northamptonshire. The daytime AMHP team operates on a duty system with a shift pattern primarily of 9am to 5pm, and 1pm to 9pm, Monday to Friday. Our Emergency Duty Team (EDT) AMHPs provide an AMHP response at other times.
This post is subject to satisfactory references.
The post is subject to an enhanced (Adults and Children) DBS check.
Please refer to our AMHP job description and person specification.
This post currently has a £4000 pro rata market forces supplement which is reviewed yearly.
EADS (Employment and Disability Service) are our specialist supported employment service. If you require any support to access this opportunity or our NNC recruitment process, please contact EADS directly on 07776 550531
For further information / informal discussion please contact: Sarah Jenkins, AMHP Team Manager (mob: 07753 442 033)
Our benefits
We offer:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- agile and flexible working arrangements to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
About us
We are a new unitary council, established in April 2021; we are one of the largest unitary councils in the country. Our vision for North Northants is to be 'A place where everyone has the best opportunities and quality of life'.
Our priorities are:
- helping people live active fulfilled lives
- caring for our young people, providing them with high quality education and opportunities
- enabling a thriving and successful economy
- leading on a green and sustainable environment
- ensuring our communities are connected so they can shape their lives and where they live
- providing modern public services
Our values, as chosen by our staff, are - Customer-focused, Respectful, Efficient, Supportive and Trustworthy.
Your differences make us different - Achieve Together.
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