AMHP Advanced Practitioner

Job ref:    RO-92320                                   

Location: Sudden Resource Centre, Silk Street, Rochdale, OL11 3EU

Salary: £42,403 to £46,464 per annum

Grade: 9             

Working Hours: 37 hours per week, 148 hours mapped over a fixed 4 weekly rota pattern (see below)

Contract Type:  Permanent                        

Closing Date: 9^th May 2024

Interview Date: To be confirmed

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A rare opportunity exists to join Rochdale AMHP Hub as an Advanced Practitioner Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP), delivering Rochdale Borough Councils’ statutory responsibilities and functions under the Mental Health Act (MHA) 1983 (as amended 2007).

The Job:

This post holder will be one of a team of four fulltime, Advanced Practitioner AMHPs. The post holder will mainly focus during working hours on the Mental Health Act responsibilities; with some additional work in developing policies and procedures relevant to the service, building links with partners and contributing to the development and profile of the team.

The hours are 37 hours per week based on the following:

140hrs on front line AMHP duty weekdays 9Mon-Fri), from 9am - 7pm (10-hour day excluding breaks).

The eight hours remaining of fulltime hours is divided as two 4-hour working days where staff may be based at home, to complete documentation/reports/training related to the service (subject to management agreement and needs of the service).

Working hours are organised as compressed as allows for non-working/rest days as part of the weekly rota pattern in place. This supports staff wellbeing working in a demand-led service.

Professional Requirements:

Qualified social worker

Registered with Social Work England

Qualified practising AMHP

Knowledge and Skills Required:

With significant experience in the Approved Mental Health Professional role, the post holder will be legally literate in terms of application of the MHA, and allied legislation relevant to the AMHP role. In addition, the post holder will have the knowledge skills and experience to assess and prioritise referrals according to risk, and to decide on the level of response required.

The post involves working as part of a small team and the successful candidate will have strong cooperative skills, including demonstrable dependability and adaptability to changing demands. In addition, hold a sense of professional accountability and enhanced communication skills.

The post holder will have the ability to work collaboratively with wider colleagues in the Integrated Neighbourhood Teams, and partners such as the Community Mental Health Teams, Health, Police, and Housing, and have knowledge; skills and experience in the application of prevention and strengths based approaches.

The Offer:

Joining a supportive team.

Day to day there is support of a hub manager, back up management team and access to legal advice when required.

Regular individual and peer group supervision specific to the AMHP role.

Links with management through the AMHP business meeting.

Support to maintain the annual 18 hours AMHP related training required to maintain competence, required by the 2008 AMHP regulations.

Applicants, who are already a qualified Best Interest Assessor (BIA), will have the opportunity to take part on the BIA rota.

BIA training, Practice Educator training, plus opportunities to support AMHP student placements, ASYE and Social Work student placements are all available and encouraged.

For further information contact Caroline Mercer-Smith, Social Care and AMHP Manager, Telephone 01706 676600.

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