Job Title: Qualified Social Worker AMHP – Adults – Surrey
Location: Surrey
Rate: £31.20
Job Description
As an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP), you will assess, plan, and coordinate the care of individuals experiencing severe mental health difficulties, in line with the Mental Health Act. You will work collaboratively with individuals, families, carers, and other professionals to make informed decisions about treatment and care.
What will your responsibilities be?
We are seeking a dedicated professional to conduct Mental Health Act assessments to determine the need for compulsory admission to a mental health facility. You will consider the least restrictive options for treatment and care, adhering to legal and ethical principles. You will work in partnership with service users, carers, healthcare professionals, and statutory agencies to coordinate care and ensure continuity. Your role will involve facilitating communication between multi-disciplinary teams, including doctors, nurses, social workers, and other mental health professionals. You will safeguard the rights, dignity, and well-being of individuals under the Mental Health Act, advocating for service users to ensure their voices are heard in care planning and decision-making. Ensuring compliance with the Mental Health Act, related legislation, and local authority policies is crucial. You will maintain accurate and timely documentation, including statutory forms, reports, and care plans. Additionally, you will provide timely and effective responses during mental health crises, including conducting risk assessments and managing challenging situations. Supporting the professional development of colleagues and providing training on mental health legislation and best practices will be part of your responsibilities. Staying updated on legislative changes, policies, and procedures relevant to the AMHP role is essential.
Benefits:
- Highly paid
- Hybrid working
- Supportive team and manager
Qualifications and Experiences:
The ideal candidate must possess an AMHP qualification and a degree in social work. These credentials are essential to ensure the candidate has the necessary expertise and knowledge to perform the duties of an Approved Mental Health Professional effectively.
How to apply?
If this is a job for you, feel free to click apply below or if you want to learn more about it, please contact 0345 241 9590.
Why Liquid Personnel?
- New ‘Faster Pay’ service getting you paid more quickly
- Twice weekly payroll
- Free DBS and compliance service
- Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
- Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
- Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
- Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
- “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
- “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *
Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. *Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.
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 by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.
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