Approved Mental Health Professional

Salary: £41,511 to £45,718 per annum plus Market Supplement of £2,400 per annum and Weekend payments £30 per shift or Night payments £22 for a short shift and £44 for a full shift.

Grade: L

Contract Type: Permanent

Vacancy Hours: 37 hours per week

Location: Northallerton / Hybrid working covering countywide

Role summary...

Join us as a Hybrid working Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP), this means you have the opportunity to work across both day and out of hours services to complete Mental Health Act assessments across North Yorkshire and York.

As part of this role, you will complete MHA assessments in the community and health based settings working with health colleagues to uphold the least restrictive principal of the MHA. For many years, EDT has run as a generic service covering children's and adults for both NYC and City of York. With the landscape around us changing, we are now in a position where we are able to complete a review of the service and shape something better suited for the future needs of the people of North Yorkshire and City of York.

Duties and responsibilities...

As a hybrid AMHP you will have an EDT contact and the principal responsibility of EDT is to respond to out of hour's requests where professional intervention from the Local Authority is required to make safe until the next working day. This can include safeguarding a vulnerable child or adult completing, Mental Health Act Assessments and Care Act Assessments. As a qualified Social Worker, you will have a broad and detailed knowledge of all statutory functions of Social Care and Health Services (including legislation, policy, and procedures). Whilst on duty you will triage and prioritise incoming work ensuring that the appropriate response is made in line with policy and procedure and using your professional judgement. Working with complex situations that require thorough and robust risk assessments, crisis intervention and decision-making. The core focus of this role is to be the single point of contact for the social care service for children, adults, young people, and mental health.

Whilst your contract base would be County Hall, Northallerton we are supported with modern technology which enables us to incorporate an effective hybrid working model which ensures accessibility to enable flexibility and agility with working from home around the needs of our people, the service, and with the achievement of visible leadership.

This is an opportunity for someone seeking professional development and career enhancement currently working across two Local Authorities and 4 Directorates. A unique working environment practicing generic social work which will further develop your skills in autonomous decision-making and enhance your CPD.

North Yorkshire Council offer a variety of fantastic employee rewards including:

• Local Government pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Commitment to staff training and development
• Discounted gym memberships
• Competitive pay

Key Documents:

Job Description.docx

Total Rewards

Key Dates:

Closing Date - 09 April 2025

Shortlisting Date - 10 April 2025

Interview Date - 15 April 2025

If you are ready for your next challenge, we would like to hear from you!

For an informal chat or to arrange a visit please contact Kim at kim.thwaites@northyorks.gov.uk

***DBS***

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.

We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of adults at risk.

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies. We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

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