AMHP Lead - MH/AMHP Team
Job Posted: 9 September 2024
- Contract Term: Permanent
- Location: Newport, Isle of Wight
- Contract Type: Full time
- Salary: Grade 12, £44,357.00 to £46,676.00 per annum
- Industries: Health & Social Care Social Work Working from Home
AMHP Lead (Ref: 2024_1048)
County Hall, Newport, and Agile (Island wide)
Grade 12, £44,357.00 to £46,676.00 per annum
Contact: For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Katherine Smith at 01983 821000 or [email protected].
Vacancy Reference: 2024_1048
Closing Date: 30/09/2024
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37 Per Week
Allowances: Night duty and Standby Allowance
We are excited to offer the opportunity to contribute to the delivery of our passionate and motivated AMHP Team.
We are seeking to recruit Lead Approved Mental Health Professional to join the Isle of Wight AMHP Service.
It is an excellent opportunity for an experienced qualified AMHP, who is ambitious about service development.
As an AMHP Lead for the Service, you will be responsible for providing routine and urgent Mental Health Act assessments (MHA) under part 2 of the MHA (1983). You will be expected to provide triage support for the AMHP service, leading on day-to-day operational activities of the AMHP service and supporting the AMHP Team manager to ensure the service delivers on its objectives. You will also provide and offer training, advice and consultation to multidisciplinary colleagues, regarding the use of mental health law and least restrictive options; to ensure the timely delivery of an appropriate, safe, effective, and responsive and well led AMHP Service that is caring and maximizes people's statutory rights.
Flexible working arrangements can be considered in line with our flexible working policy.
As AMHP Lead the post holder will be responsible for the operational management and leadership of your team, ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the Service. This will include professional responsibility and accountability for ensuring that all key professional/ quality standards and performance indicators for the AMHP Service are met in a timely manner. Leading on the professional support and development of others, you will provide professional supervision for other AMHPs and manage performance in order to ensure quality standards are maintained. As AMHP Lead the post holder will be responsible for a mixture of managerial and senior duties including undertaking of MHA assessments. With an enhanced level of knowledge and expertise in relation to the use of the MHA (1983, as amended 2007).
For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Katherine Smith at 01983 821000 or [email protected].
PLEASE NOTE: Out of Hours Standby and Call Out
You will be required to take part in the Out of Hours Stand-by Duty Rota as and when requested by management
Standby and call out duties are paid in accordance with the IWC Terms and Conditions 2012 document.
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When you join #TeamIWC you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:
- Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
- Local Government pension scheme
- Discounted Solent ferry travel
- Island bus network discount
- Cycle to work scheme
- Staff parking permit scheme
- Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
- National and local discounts & benefits schemes
Relocation: For some vacancies (subject to criteria) a relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available if you are specifically relocating to the Isle of Wight to work with us, or if you choose to commute to the Isle of Wight daily, you may be eligible to have some travel costs reimbursed.
The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.
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The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer. We are proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. We are also a Disability Confident Employer. Along with a number of commitments, this means, providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.
If you have difficulty completing your online application or need further information about how to apply, phone 01983 823134 or email [email protected]. Please note: Only applications completed and submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.
We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. We actively encourage you to revisit our job page and apply to alternate posts that may be suitable.
Closing Date: 30 September 2024
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