Mental Health Social Worker AMHP

Directorate: Adult Care, Housing and Public Health

Post Details: Approved Mental Health Professional

Contract details: Permanent, 37 hours per week

Due to staff progression, we have a number of exciting opportunities available.

We are always delighted to receive applications from talented candidates, and we know you don’t want to wait too long to hear back from us - so we are committed to actively reviewing applications as they arrive and will be in touch to arrange interviews with suitable candidates as soon as possible.

Now is the time to come and work for Rotherham Council’s Adult Social Care. For more information about Rotherham Adult Social Care jobs, please visit:

https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/adults-social-care-jobs

Rotherham is on an exciting journey to transform its Adult Social Care service to ensure every adult is supported to maximise their independence and be safe, healthy and well. Our One Rotherham Values ensure we are committed to be Caring, Honest and Proud in everything that we do.

About our Team

The Mental Health social care team is part of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council’s Adult’s and Community Wellbeing Offer. The team comprises of four subsections supporting adults with a functional diagnosis of mental health.

1. The AMHP Team focuses on referrals under the pathway of the Mental Health Act 1983 (Amended 2007). The team works across all age groups and with individuals experiencing both organic and functional mental ill health.
2. The Mental Health front door team is a duty team to respond to the most urgent cases needing support under the Care Act 2014. This service also includes the Mental Health Enablement Pathway, ensuring the duties of The Care Act are adhered to promote and achieve the prevention and wellbeing principle.
3. There are then two community teams that manage all long-term Care Act mental health support and reviews.
4. The team provides proportionate and targeted support to people at the right time to ensure maximum independence. The service is focused on recovery, reablement, empowerment, and social inclusion, emphasizing prevention and early intervention.

About You

We are looking to recruit exceptional Social Workers with the right values, skills, knowledge, and experience to contribute to further enhancing and embedding strengths-based practice; focusing on people and the outcomes they wish to achieve where our ethos is ‘home first’.

If you are a compassionate, innovative, and resilient social worker with the drive to deliver ever-improving performance outcomes for the people of Rotherham, then this is the role for you. In return, we can offer considerable professional growth and development within an environment that is both supportive and stretching, along with a generous benefits package which is outlined in the document attached.

Want to Talk to Us?

For an informal and confidential discussion about this opportunity please contact:

Adrian.Mould@rotherham.gov.uk

Interviews will be held W/C 31st March

It is a great time to join us, and we welcome your application.

Standard Statements:

This post involves working with adults and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.