Approved Mental Health Professional / Senior Social Work Practitioner

Approved Mental Health Professional / Senior Social Work Practitioner

Salary: £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 state on your application what role / rota you are interested in.

This is a new role created as part of the modernising and organisational changes of mental health services in West Sussex. A key part of the redesign was the implementation of a "Hub and Spoke" model that provides a 24-hour AMHP service, 365 days a year. The post holder will be required to undertake Mental Health Act Assessments as part of a rolling rota shift pattern as well as the role of the lead practitioner on a shift, using their specialist knowledge to triage work coming into the hub.

The successful candidate will be working within a service where the emphasis is the delivery of a timely, responsive and legally compliant intervention, following requests for Mental Health Act assessment. Requests are received from a range of partnership agencies and professionals, as well as members of the public. The ability to triage, risk assess and manage competing demands is a fundamental core requirement. As part of this new service you will have support from the Service Manager and Hub Team Manager.

Regular individual and peer supervision, commissioned specialist training will be available to enable you to maintain your knowledge and remain aware of any changes in legislation to enhance your practice. The Hub consists of a Team Manager and two Hub AMHPs who work 9am-5pm and eight Hub AMHPs who work on a rolling rota, over a 24hr period. Shifts will typically be early and late. You will be expected to work closely alongside colleagues in Crisis Teams, general acute hospitals, Sussex Police, South East Coast Ambulance service (SECAMB) and acute in-patient units. You will be expected to work within organisational, policy and legislative requirements. You will be required to work within the Standard Operational Procedures Policies and Processes.