Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated AMHP Lead to work full-time in West Sussex. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of social work practice in Adults' Services and be registered with Social Work England.
The pay rate for this locum Approved Mental Health Professional job is negotiable per hour (Assignment rate) and is an initial 3-month contract.
Duties of the AMHP:
- To act as Lead Approved Mental Health Professional with responsibility for the operational management of the 24/7 AMHP service.
- To work as an Approved Mental Health Professional and participate in the rota at a frequency to be agreed in discussion with the Operations Manager.
- To provide consultation for staff on complex cases related to the Mental Health Act where required.
- To lead on and provide expertise in relation to the Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act and
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
- To develop partnership working focussing on user and carer involvement
- To lead on Adult Social Care Performance: Including Quality and Timeliness of Assessments, Casework, audits, Interventions and Risk.
- To co-ordinate the AMHP approval panel and manage approvals and re-approvals
- To oversee and co-ordinate AMHP training
- To have responsibility for ensuring AMHPs receive high quality supervision
- To hold responsibility for maintaining the AMHP register
Requirements of the Approved Mental Health Professional:
- Degree or equivalent in social work
- Current Social Work England registration
- Significant senior level frontline experience within Adults' Services
- Countywide role - Car driver with own license ideal
Contact:
This Approved Mental Health Professional job is advertised by Ronnie Bradford; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
