Approved Mental Health Professional

Suffolk County Council, Ipswich IP1 2BX

Approved Mental Health Professional

• GBP38,925 - GBP44,305 Grade 6 Senior Social Worker per annum (pro rata for part time)
• 37 hours per week - flexible working options available
• Plus AMHP Honorarium of GBP2929 per annum, paid monthly GBP244 additional hours paid at GBP22 per hour.
  Plus retention payments for 2, 3 and 5 years of service of GBP1,000, GBP1,500 and GBP2,000
• Permanent
• Reference: 13732

We are committed to flexible working. To view the types of flexible or part time working available for this role, please see the Job and Person Profile.

We are looking to recruit 2 permanent qualified AMHPs to join our countywide AMHP Service within Adult Social Care. We are a family-friendly organisation and we want to support you to find a work-life balance, motivating you to be the best social care professional you can be.

Suffolk is only an hour outside London and is increasingly attracting talented people who are choosing a lifestyle that offers opportunities and variety.

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Join a service with Gold Social Work England award for Newly Qualified Social worker of the year and Silver award for our DoLS (Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards) team.

SCC Adult Social Care were rated Overall Good in the recent CQC Inspection in 2023.

We will offer you:

• flexible and hybrid working options
• 3 monthly AMHP supervision
• Bi-Monthly countywide AMHP forums
• AMHP annual appraisal
• support from the AMHP Service Lead, (Operations and Partnership Manager) a Deputy AMHP Lead and an AMHP Manager
• specialist AMHP CPD days, a minimum of 18 hours per year
• additional 3 days annual leave per annum for being an AMHP
• 6 protected days to undertake CPD per year.

We are currently working towards changing the way we deliver the Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) service across Suffolk and as part of the initial stages of this service redesign, we are looking to employ two full time permanent AMHPs to support our countywide AMHP service rotas.

The team

We are a countywide AMHP service that delivers a 24-hour service to Suffolk, working in partnership with Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust. 3 rotas operate during the daytime in Ipswich, Bury St. Edmunds, and Waveney. These rotas comprise staff from both Suffolk County Council and Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust. All of the daytime rotas operate on Suffolk County Council working hours (Monday to Thursday 8.45 to 5.25 - Friday 8.45 to 4.20) outside of working hours there is an emergency duty service that operates a voluntary AMHP rota, which you will have the opportunity to participate in.

Your roles and responsibilities:

• promote a high-performance culture within the AMHP service, that is flexible, innovative, and is responsive to changing priorities and empowers people to deliver excellence, best value, and continuous improvement for the people of Suffolk
• deliver and carry out a high standard of Mental Health Act Assessments and all related work within the role of the Approved Mental Health Professional
• support the AMHP service and managers in responding to the needs of the service and to monitor and review service delivery plans and priorities
• to ensure delivery and the escalation of risks as appropriate.

You will need:

• a social work qualification (diploma/degree) or equivalent or registered Mental Health Nurse with AMHP training
• current and valid registration with Social Work England
• post-qualifying AMHP Certificate
• evidence of Continued Professional Development.

This role supports hybrid working, a broadly even balance between working from home and working from an office base. Please speak with the contact detailed below if you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements.

For more information:

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Jo Bailey (she/her) Operations and Partnership Manager for Mental Health, on

How to apply:

To apply, please visit our website via the button below.

Closing date: 11.30pm, 21 February 2024.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. We are also committed to flexible working.

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