AMHP Hub Senior Social Work Practitioner

West Sussex County Council

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Job summary

Salary: NJC Grade 12 £45,441 to £48,474

Working Pattern: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Worthing

Please note that WSCC offer a Relocation Allowance: If you relocate for a role with us then we can offer a tax free relocation allowance of £8,000.

We have 2 permanent dedicated Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) Hub Senior Social Work Practitioner posts available as follows:

*Rolling rota AMHP Grade 12 SSWP. This involves working an 8 week repeating pattern that essentially consists of 7-3 shifts one week and 2-10pm another and includes some weekend hours, bank holidays (additional pay when worked) with an enhancement of 18%.

Please ask to see a copy of the rota pattern if you are interested.

*AMHP Grade 12 SSWP Monday Friday 2-10pm. This is paid a fixed enhancement of £4,471.56 per annum paid monthly at £372.63.

Each of these roles will involve a combination of going out to assess under MHA and working as a lead to take referrals and triage / prioritise according to risk.

The base location for these roles are Bridge House, Worthing but generally these roles are remote working. Please note that the AMHP hub covers the whole of WSCC.

Any questions or for more information please contact Joanne Cooper Team Manager on 07715242490 / joanne.cooper@westsussex.gov.uk

Please state on your application what role / rota you are interested in.

Main duties of the job

Each of these roles will involve a combination of going out to assess under MHA and working as a lead to take referrals and triage / prioritise according to risk.

About us

This is an exciting time to join the County and be part of a new specialist Mental Health Social Work Service, that incorporates Older Peoples and Working Age Mental Health Social Work Teams and a Countywide AMHP Service.

We are building a centre of excellence and are keen to recruit passionate and committed individuals, who hold the same values that we do. We provide a working environment that values professional supervision and offers the right balance between challenge and support. This provides our workforce with what they need to deliver the best possible outcomes for our residents. We work to ensure that innovation and evidence-based practice underpins what we do and that we maintain an environment within which our social workers can develop and progress in their careers. If you have the talent and ambition to achieve the best for the people we serve, then we will support you to progress and develop throughout your social work career.

We offer a comprehensive training programme for the development of our AMHPs, ensuring you have the most up to date knowledge and skills to undertake this essential role. We offer our dedicated AMHP staff regular specialist supervision and an enhanced pay offer for undertaking this important role.

Date posted

13 February 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£45,441 to £48,474 a year Enhancement payments additional to base salary

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

F0052-CAFHE04815

Job locations

Barrington Road

Goring-by-Sea

Worthing

BN12 4SE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description attachment associated with this job listing for all information relating to these positions.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description attachment associated with this job listing for all information relating to these positions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered qualified professional (Social Work, Nurse, OT, psychologist).
Currently authorised as an AMHP (Post-Grad Certificate in Mental Health).
Extensive knowledge of and be able to apply, a range of complex and specialist legislation i.e. the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act, Children Act and other relevant case law.
Valid driving licence.
Extensive experience of working independently undertaking MHA assessments - Essential.
Extensive experience of working in Multi-Disciplinary settings - Desirable.
Experience as an AMHP with extensive knowledge of the Mental Health Act and mental health social work practice.
Practice Educator Award or commitment to undertake the training (or
equivalent).
Able to demonstrate a proven ability (or understanding of the skills and
knowledge required) to work independently as a senior practitioner managing risks and safeguarding.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered qualified professional (Social Work, Nurse, OT, psychologist).
Currently authorised as an AMHP (Post-Grad Certificate in Mental Health).
Extensive knowledge of and be able to apply, a range of complex and specialist legislation i.e. the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act, Children Act and other relevant case law.
Valid driving licence.
Extensive experience of working independently undertaking MHA assessments - Essential.
Extensive experience of working in Multi-Disciplinary settings - Desirable.
Experience as an AMHP with extensive knowledge of the Mental Health Act and mental health social work practice.
Practice Educator Award or commitment to undertake the training (or
equivalent).
Able to demonstrate a proven ability (or understanding of the skills and
knowledge required) to work independently as a senior practitioner managing risks and safeguarding.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.