Approved Mental Health Practitioner – AMHP #00091B161

The following is essential criteria:

1. Degree in Social Work
2. SWE Registration
3. Right to work within the UK

Full time

Office based – 5 days a week

Looking for ASAP candidates

Must have 2 years + experience

General Role Description

To provide a high quality, integrated, effective, Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) service in line with legal and statutory obligations under the Mental Health Act (MHA, 1983, amended 2007), national guidance and local policy.

The post holder will be a core member of the Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) Service.

They will provide the required S114 (MHA 1983) statutory AMHP cover during the day time hours and will be part of the out of hours back up rota and therefore provide some cover to the Out Of Hours AMHP service as and when required to cover annual leave etc. The role will involve carrying out statutory assessments under the Mental Health Act (MHA, 1983; 2007).

The post holder will be a core member of the Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) Team in Doncaster.

The AMHP Team provides a single route of access to all requests for assessments under the Mental Health Act (1983) (amended 2007) in the Doncaster Borough.

This includes assessments under the MHA (1983) of working age adults, those under 18 years of age or over 65 years of age, and service users who may already be receiving mental health input from specialist services.

The remit of the AMHP Team is to provide a clear management framework and a timely response for the delivery of a service to people who are experiencing a mental health crisis and are assessed to be in need of an assessment under the MHA (1983).

The role of the AMHP will therefore be expected to carry out statutory assessments under the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and related statutory responsibilities arising from their duties as an AMHP.

The functions that AMHP’s discharge under the Act compromise of activities related to the assessment of people with a view to compulsory admission to hospital, the making and administration of Community Treatment Orders and for making applications for acceptance into Guardianship.

The AMHP has overall responsibility for co-ordinating the assessment process, implementing the decision if s/he decides to apply for compulsory admission and arranging for the patient to be conveyed to hospital, as appropriate, having completed the application for admission.

The post holder will also have a small case load of service users placed in specialist placements (locked rehabilitation and secure care), subject to Section 117 of the MHA 1983.

Input into these cases will include monitoring and liaison with inpatient multidisciplinary teams, S117 reviews and active involvement with the discharge planning process (when this becomes appropriate).

Duties and Responsibilities

• To carry out and manage the process of MHA assessments, consistent with legal and statutory obligations including identification and implementation of least restrictive options and identification, engagement and support of Nearest Relatives when undertaking statutory work
• To undertake duties under the Mental Health Act 1983 including, participation (when required) in the Doncaster area Out of Hours 17:00 -08:30 (Mon-Fri) AMHP/Adult Making Safe back-up rota.
• To be the Statutory decision – maker on behalf of DMBC with regard to the AMHP role and responsibility under the MHA
• The post holder will provide specialised advice to colleagues, managers and partner agencies in relation to mental health issues and where appropriate to the application of mental health law.
• To provide support and advice to colleagues in relation to statutory work; including Community Treatment Orders, Guardianship, Mental Health Tribunals and Mental Capacity Act issues.
• To undertake assessments under the Mental Capacity Act and where appropriate initiate Best Interests procedure
• Maintain AMHP status in line with statutory regulations.
• Provide practice placement supervision for trainee SW’s & AMHPs
• To lead and implement clinical practice guidelines, standards and protocols, ensuring the highest quality service user experience.
• To undertake joint working with care coordinators on a small number of complex cases, particularly where social care needs or the use of mental health legislation is under consideration.
• To maintain and collate accurate clinical records on both paper and on the Trust and/or Local Authority computerised system, including the maintenance of electronic case records.
• To be committed to and involved in the development of the service through participation in education and in service training and contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures relevant to their area of work.
• Prepare and present written and verbal reports to the First Tier Tribunal and Hospital Managers hearings and application to Magistrate Court.

You must have:

• A professional qualification in social work
• Social Work England registration.
• Post qualified experience.
• Enhanced DBS/Update service.
• References required for the last 5 years of employment.

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• Free on-going training opportunities upon registering as part of our commitment to you.
• Competitive Rates of pay
• In house payroll, providing weekly payments and support
• Enhanced DBS completed.
• Support and expert advice from an approachable, dedicated and friendly team
• An assigned dedicated & experienced consultant
• Various employment opportunities in your preferred geographical area

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