Approved Mental Health Professional

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an Approved Mental Health Professional to work full time based in Worcestershire.

The salary for this permanent Approved Mental Health Professional job is up to £55,105 per annum. Main duties:

• To undertake timely Mental Health Act assessments of clients in the community, psychiatric hospitals and any other relevant settings, e.g. Hospital Place of Safety, Police stations, Courts, Prisons and General Hospitals.
• To prepare reports and make applications to the Magistrates Court for warrants under the Mental Health Act.
• In conjunction with the County Councils Legal team and the AMHP Manager, prepare reports and present evidence in relation to the appointment of Acting Nearest Relatives.
• To work alongside the Team Manager to ensure effective management and prioritisation of AMHP referrals.
• To deputise for the Team Manager as required.
• Ensure that professional registration is kept up to date alongside AMHP requirements and take ownership of own professional development, attending training, workshops, courses and meetings.
• To have an understanding of and respect for people’s qualities, abilities and diverse backgrounds, and be able to identify and counter any decision which may be based on unlawful discrimination.
• To consider alternatives to informal or compulsory admission where the eligibility criteria are met, to provide tailored advice and information to the person or carers needs and/or situation referring to other agencies where applicable.
• To prepare reports of AMHP work within established time frames and guidelines and to utilise appropriate paper and electronic recording or work undertaken.
• Where required to wrote court reports and give evidence in relation to adults at risk during legal proceedings.
• To build professional relationships with organisations, agencies and stakeholders to improve and promote joint working and effective service delivery.
• To maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate in appropriate training activities and encourage and support staff in their development and training.

Requirements of this role:

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.
• This post requires registration with the relevant health professional council/governing body (Social Care England).

Contact:This Approved Mental Health Professional 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.

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