Approved Mental Health Professional

Location Cambridge
Job type Permanent
Salary £42,970 - 45,987 per year
Consultant Zehnn Young
Call +44 7723 457338
Reference 223179

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) to work Full Time based in Cambridgeshire.

The salary for this permanent AMHP job is up to £45,987per annum.

Main duties:

  • Carry out the duties of an AMHP in line with the competences, MHA code of practice and local policies and procedures to meet the needs of the people we support and to achieve the best outcomes.
  • Maintain AMHP approval, attend the required training and continued professional development providing evidence as set out in local operating procedures.
  • Actively participate in the continued development the service including quality assurance, supervision, and practice educator for AMHP trainees.
  • To provide written and verbal reports, appropriate for courts and other legal purposes, which are concise, informative and based on complex evidence to support problem solving and resolution.
  • Assess and balance risk and protective factors within a safeguarding framework.
  • Demonstrate person centred skills relating to safeguarding children and adults, self-neglect, mental capacity, and mental ill health.
  • Develop and maintain professional relationships with a broad range of internal and external colleagues in particular, the police, health and voluntary sectors.
  • To represent Cambridgeshire County Council in multi-agency networks, working jointly with them in assessing, planning and implementing integrated care to promote independence and choice.
  • Work in partnership with other organisations at an operational level achieve positive outcomes for service users and carers.
  • Maintain and update knowledge regarding MHA, social policy and AMHP practice be fully informed of organisational policy and procedures and relevant legislation, acting as a resource for the team and helping to develop others.
  • To take a key role in promoting and developing service user empowerment and recognise diversity and anti-discriminatory practice in all professional practice in the team.
  • To take responsibility for own professional development and record CPD.
  • Keep and maintain accurate service user records, in line with professional requirements and departmental recording methods.
  • To take responsibility for own personal safety and safety of others when engaging in off site visits.
  • Carry out duties in a timely manner, in line with CCC Standards, the Professional Capability Framework and CCC’s behaviours – working together, integrity, respect at work, excellence.

Requirements of this AMHP role:

  • A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
  • Understanding of relevant legislation.
  • Registered or eligible for registration.
  • Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP).

Contact:
This AMHP job is advertised by Zehnn Young; 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.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.