Casual Approved Mental Health Professional - Bristol, United Kingdom - Bristol City Council

Bristol City Council

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Bristol, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

This casual post is for an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) to work on a sessional basis in a busy citywide AMHP duty team in Bristol.

This is a specialist role and it is essential that you have a Post Graduate qualification in advanced Mental Health Practice or equivalent that has been approved by Social Work England and qualifies you to be approved to act as an Approved Mental Health professional.

The service requires AMHPs who can be contacted to work on the rota on either a pre-planned basis or ad hoc as the need arises.

You will be required to undertake assessments under the Mental Health Act in a variety of environments.

The team are based at 100 Temple Street and agile working is available. The team has a Team Manager, Senior Practitioner and AMHPs working across the team.

The duty rota is made up of AMHPs from the Duty Team and AMHPs working in community teams who participate on the rota on a pro rata basis.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation.

For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you'll receive an excellent rewards package membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance.

In addition, you'll be working in a supportive environment where you'll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

We will also provide individual supervision, peer group supervision and training in order to maintain your competence in with Regulation 24 of the Mental Health Act.

How do I apply?

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For further information please contact Imogen Powell (team manager) on
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